2025
Professional Writing
Winner: Beyond the Rifleman – LtCol Ryan Pallas
Honorable Mention: Reimagining an Affirmative Order for the Indo-Pacific – Dr. Nathan Finney
Creative Writing
Winner: Fig Wasps – Robert Miner
Honorable Mention: Floaters – Pat Mulderrig
Emerging Writer
Winner: Do We Need a Hero: Building Heritage and Culture in the US Space Force – Maj Nicholas Mahanic
Awards: Winners and Honorable Mentions Archive
2026
Professional Writing
Winner: Controlling Command — Dr. James Giordano and Dr. Elise G. Annett
Honorable Mention: Restructuring by Reassembly— LTC Brad Hardy, PhD
Creative Writing
Winner: Service/No Service — JGP MacAdam
Honorable Mention: The Burning Question — Daniel J. Lehnherr
Emerging Writer
Winner: The Intelligence Nobody Could See — Sarah Clark
Honorable Mention: Chemical and Biological Warfare during the Rhodesian Bush War — CPT Matthew David Turner, MD