Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Bryan + College Station Public Library System Unearth a Story Adult Writing Contest! Thank you to everyone who participated, and look forward to next summer’s contest.
Please enjoy the winning short stories!
- 1st Place – “Standard Operating Procedures for the Uncharted and Underpaid” by Michaela Coleman
- 2nd Place – “Andrew’s Jungle” by Angelique Morvant
- 3rd Place – “Brightly Wrapped Snacks” by Dan Wier
The contestants wrote according to the following prompt:
In the depths of an uncharted jungle, an expedition comes face to face with dinosaurs that hunt with chilling intelligence. When disaster strikes, a greater danger reveals itself—and the very predators they tried to escape may be their only hope of surviving what’s coming.
