The International Wizard of Oz Club announced the 2024 winners of our annual art and writing contests Saturday, Sept. 28 at Oz, the National Convention held in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Fred Otto Prize for Fiction

First Place:
The Fairy King in Oz
Jesse Jury
Mount Vernon, WA 98273

Second Place:
The Final Fate of the Phanfasms
Aaron Solomon Adelman
Pethaḥ Tiqwah, Israel

C. Warren Hollister Prize for Non-Fiction

First Place
Ozma’s Enduring Appeal 120 Years Later
Leighton Suen
Staten Island, NY

Second Place
Puzzle Adventures in Oz
Tyler B. Wright
New Haven, MO

Rob Roy MacVeigh Prize for Art

 

First Place
A Gathering of Ozians
Rob Lauer
Suffolk, VA

 

 

 

 

 

Second Place
Glinda
David Valentin
Forest Hills, NY

Thanks to all those who entered. All contest submissions have been forwarded to the appropriate editors for consideration in future Oz Club publications.