The winners of the 2025 IDAHO magazine Fiction Contest, sponsored by Rediscovered Books, have been selected.

Here they are:

First Place—“Jack’s Journals,” by S.G. Copeland of Wallace

Second Place—“Sariah and the Desert Rose,” by Mark Ready of Clarkston, Washington

Third Place—“Bill’s Project,” by Les Tanner of Caldwell

Honorable Mention—“Showdown at Eagle City,” by Kyle Cossairt of Coeur d’Alene

The winners receive cash prizes and handmade Tensegrity Awards (pictured). Their stories are being posted on this website, and entries for the 2026 Fiction Contest already have begun to arrive.

You can see more information about next year’s contest and read past winning entries here.