Tidepools magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 art, photography, writing, and music contest.
Thank you to everyone who submitted their work for consideration and to the judges who volunteered their time to review this year’s submissions. We are grateful for the community’s continued support of the arts.
Contest winners will receive notification, including instructions to claim their prize, via the email listed on their entry form. All winning entries will be published in the 59th issue of Tidepools slated for release in early June. Contributors are also invited to present their work with the community at the launch party tentatively scheduled for the evening of June 2.
Look for Tidepools magazine in local shops across the Peninsula.
Youth Art 0-9
First Place - Marigold and the Angel Dog by Tzivia Reeder from Port Hadlock-Irondale
Second Place - Coast Guard Dude by Liliana Wengrin from Port Angeles
Third Place - Under the Sea by Calder Frank-Barton from Port Angeles
Youth Art 10-13
First Place - Rockstar by Jude Stigler from Port Angeles
Second Place - Spooky Season by Sophie McDaniel from Port Angeles
Third Place - Kit’s Corner by Elyse Kim from Sequim
Youth Art 14-17
First Place - Sodapop by Mikey Monet from Port Angeles
Youth Writing 10-13
First Place - Snowstorm by Cora Powless from Port Angeles
Second Place - Fire by Alice Johnson from Port Angeles
Third Place - All Hail the King by Anouk Atwater from Port Angeles
PC Student Art & Digital Art
First Place - Kayaking Away from the Farmer’s Market by Karlie Viada from Carlsborg
Second Place - AI Nature Girl by Catherine Barrows from Chimacum
Third Place - I Am Growing by Nathalie Lalonde from Port Angeles
Honorable Mention - Bailadora by Lydia Morris from Port Angeles
Honorable Mention - Strawberry Blonde by Karlie Viada of Carlsborg
PC Student Photography
First Place - Basement Birthday by Eliza Pettigrew from Port Angeles
Second Place - Seattle Reflections by Nathan Barber from Port Angeles
Third Place - Among the Fae by Sam Chonko from Port Hadlock
Honorable Mention - Eclectic Fantasy by Courtney Smith from Port Angeles
Honorable Mention - The World Above Us by Mya Raunig of Vancouver
PC Student Writing
First Place - Rain like this by Alena Grafstrom from Beaver
Second Place - The Sunny Side of the Mountain: skʷiw̕əl ʔə tsə sqʷəq by Mary Hofer from Port Angeles
Third Place - Heavy Pockets by Alena Grafstrom from Beaver
Honorable Mention - Night for Art by Olivia Tejeda from Port Angeles
Honorable Mention - Chrysalis by Jessica Oversby from Forks
Adult Art & Digital Art
First Place - Flicker by George Seifert from Port Townsend
Second Place - The Dragon and the Frog by Cammry Lapka from Port Angeles
Third Place - Amy’s Garden by Terry Anderson from Sequim
Honorable Mention - Solo Dance by Marilou Laisnez from Sequim
Honorable Mention - We are Family by Malik Atwater from Port Angeles
Adult Poetry
First Place - I Know Heaven by Trudy Roush from Port Townsend
Second Place - The Sixth Estate by Stirling Hall from Sequim
Third Place - For My Beloved Wife, Shelly, On Her Birthday by Dennis Kelly from Port Ludlow
Adult Prose
First Place - Sentinel of Sellman's Creek by Chris Kleinfelter of Port Angeles
Second Place - Silent Symphony by Nick Burnette from Port Angeles
Third Place - The Current That Runs Through Us by Katherine See Kennedy from Port Angeles
Adult Photography
First Place - Dew-Covered Sage Plant at Woodcock Master Gardener Demonstration Garden by Mark Klinke from Carlsborg
Second Place - Family at Fountain by Amy McIntyre from Port Angeles
Third Place - Fresh Snow on the Sub-Alpine Fir Trees at Hurricane Ridge by Amos Almy from Port Angeles
Honorable Mention - Misty Morning with Guinea Fowl by Pam Bauer from Port Townsend
Honorable Mention - Sunset Giving Way to Milky Way at Second Beach Mark Klinke from Carlsborg
Music
First Place - Winter Queen by Ginny Holladay from Sequim
Second Place - Déjà vu by Dakotah Cole from Forks
About Tidepools
Tidepools Magazine has been published annually at Peninsula College since 1964 and features original art, photography, poetry, prose, and music created by residents of the North Olympic Peninsula in Clallam and Jefferson counties in Washington State. Tidepools is created in collaboration by Peninsula College students who edit, design, layout, and publish the magazine while learning about publishing, marketing, community relations, and gaining an appreciation of literature and the arts. Tidepools is made possible with support from the Associated Student Council, the Peninsula Daily News, and The Buccaneer.