2026 - "Courage looks like..."

• Reminder to be Brave - Crista Gordon

• Seezok - Eric Reynolds

• Letter to my Son - Kaden Goodrich

• The First Step - Jezika Avila

• The Tevah - Madeline Pain 

• Hope for a Hero - Dante Padigimus 

Special Thanks to Ashley Regional Medical Center for sponsoring the prizes for the competition and for sponsoring the upcoming Fall ’26 Edition of Beyond the Margins.

Thank you to our judges, Cara and Jake, for taking time to support creative writing in the community!