Ray Bradbury Creative Contest
About the Contest
Each year, Waukegan Public Library hosts an annual creative contest for artists and authors in honor of Waukegan native Ray Bradbury.
This year, writers and artists are challenged to create a work of art – poem, short story, or visual piece – that explores outer space. Ray Bradbury used his imagination to help readers soar past the earth’s atmosphere in the unknown – and now it’s your turn.
2017 Winners
This year, we received over 90 submissions for short stories, poems, and visual art. We are pleased to announce the winners:
Elementary School
Short Story Winners:
Jonathan Zhang, Hermes and Time
Bryan Li, Arrival
Julianne Ma, Allie and the UFO
Middle School
Short Story Winners:
Angelina Chau, The Waters of Xiil
Manav Shah, Rebirth
Grace Arnold, The Harvest
Poetry Winners:
Jade White, Empty Space
Luke Hsiao, A View From Outer Space
Visual Art Winners:
Kate Salinas, The Universe Around Me
Nancy Miiranda, A New Hope
High School
Short Story Winners:
Morgan Douglas, Lost in Space
Claire Lin, The Secret of Raum Odyssee
Christopher Hippensteel, The Creature
Poetry Winners:
Cindy Song, string theory
Esha Shrivastav, Palette
Sophie Regina, Stargazing
Visual Art Winners:
Emily Her, In the Heart of it All
Isabelle Rivas, The Future Past
Mickayla Narez, Galactic Void
Adult
Short Story Winners:
Margaret Young, In the Dark
Jennifer Tiedemann, Rosemary
Timothy McGlen, The Spaceship
Poetry Winners:
Troy Cunio, Love is Hard When You’re Actually a Space Alien
Rachel Conde, Swahili