Tidepools Magazine is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 art and writing contest. Thank you to all who were fearless enough to contribute your creative works. We received so many quality submissions, we wish we had space to publish them all. Our editors are still reviewing submissions for inclusion in the 2021 issue, so if your entry isn’t listed below, it may still be selected for publication.
Our editors would like to extend special thanks to our teams of judges who are made up of local artists, writers, photographers, musicians, and educators from the community and who volunteered their time to collaborate and select our winners.
The newest issue is slated for release in May and will be available in local bookstores across the Peninsula. We’re excited about the possibility of holding an in-person awards ceremony this June—details are forthcoming.
The winners are…
Adult Art & Digital Art
1st Place: HeArt Installation by Kari Hardin
2nd Place: Flow, Tabitha Pindell
3rd Place: Peruse by Ken Dry
Adult Photography
1st Place: Cline Spit Kayaker by Steven Jones
2nd Place: Lake Crescent Reflections by Dann May
3rd Place: Frog in Bloom by Al Phillips
Adult Poetry
1st Place: “A Visit to Bubba” by Nan Toby Tyrrell
2nd Place: “During a Festival for Patron Saints in Romania” by Donna Morris
3rd Place: “Homeless” by Connie Kinyon
Adult Prose
1st Place: “Forever Days” by Stephen Workman
2nd Place: “Miss Kitty’s Fraud – 1892” by Mary-Ann Miller
3rd Place: “Argument” by Kristan Mabrey
PC Student Art & Digital Art
1st Place: Self-Portrait by Sophia Mahan Buonamici
2nd Place: Around the Rocks the Rugged Rascals Run by Sophia Mahan Buonamici
3rd Place: The Kraken by Angela Miller
PC Student Photography
1st Place: Dragonfly in Midair by Emily Matthiessen
2nd Place: The Pond Crowd by Emily Matthiessen
3rd Place: Morning Haze by Angela Miller
PC Student Writing
1st Place: “Blinker” by Emily Loucks
2nd Place: “Loss” by Lillian Eyl
3rd Place: “Hevel” by Emily Loucks
Music
1st Place: “Light of Day” by Kayohti
2nd Place: “Someday” by Pharaoh & Valentine
3rd Place: “Jenna” by Katie Cobb
Youth Art 0-9
1st Place: Shipwreck Under the Sea by Veronica Shaefermeyer
Youth Art 10-13
1st Place: Alien Art by Ewan Mordecai-Smith
Youth Art 14-17
1st Place: When I Close My Eyes by Liberty Lauer
Youth Writing 0-9
1st Place: “Sugar Rush” by Anouk Atwater
Youth Writing 10-13
1st Place: “Sacrifice” by Noah Isenberg
Youth Writing 14-17
1st Place: “Autumn Reflection” by Liberty Lauer
About Tidepools Magazine
Tidepools Magazine has been published annually at Peninsula College for over fifty years and features original fine art, digital art, photography, poetry, short prose, and music created by residents of the North Olympic Peninsula. The magazine is typically run and edited by PC students with support from the Associated Student Council, the Peninsula Daily News, and The Buccaneer.