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Family Writing Contest Winner

By Simon Friedman
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by Helen H.
Apr 28, 2025

Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Simon Friedman has won our essay contest on the theme Family with his piece "The Limits of Compassion."

Staff Review
Theresa Kopper

Family Writing Contest Winner

By Theresa Kopper
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by Helen H.
Apr 9, 2025

Johnson County Library is pleased to announce that Theresa Kopper has won our short story contest on the theme Family with her piece "Unyielding."

Theresa lives in Olathe. By day she designs water & wastewater treatment systems. At night, she writes stories for her children and sisters. Sometimes they read them.

For the little creatures who keep us resilient

My name is Will. I am nine years old and tall for my age. Once, I ate so many mandarins I got scurvy.