2018 Winners + Finalists

Congratulations to all the talented writers and filmmakers who had their work shown live at Ocean Fest! Awards were presented by City of Tacoma council member Ryan Mello, with judges and sponsors present. See their work here:

ALL POETRY FINALISTS   |   ALL FILM FINALISTS

Film Winners

High School:

1st Place: Kalinda Nguyen (Lincoln)

2nd Place: Isaac Barnett (Lincoln)

3rd Place: Jacob Hanigan (Bellarmine)

Middle School:

1st Place: Myles Johnson (Jason Lee)

2nd Place: Jovanni Walker (Meeker)

Poetry Winners

High School

1st Place: Bailey Black (Annie Wright)

2nd Place: Grace Amdal (Oakland Alternative)

3rd Place: Nay’Shawn Bryant (Lincoln) and Madeline Christensen (Bellarmine)


Middle School

1st Place: Michelle Merlo Mendoza (Jason Lee)

2nd Place: Whitney Lopez (Jason Lee)

3rd Place: Elliot Smith (Jason Lee)