I am so proud to announce the winners of our Write On! Fiction and Poetry Prizes! This was a highly competitive submissions period and we received so many excellent pieces from young writers all around the world. It was a tough decision for our judges! Congratulations to all of our winners and many thanks to everyone who entered. It was a pleasure to read your work!
You can read a selection of the winning entries published on Word Smorgasbord literary journal.
More exciting news: the Write On! Youth Drama Prizes for short plays are currently underway! Learn more and submit your work here!
And now, without further ado...
Write On! Fiction Prize
Ages 12 & under
Gold: Suntali Donahue, “The Dream Portal”
Silver: Alex Zhong, “Hawk and Willow”
Bronze: Ada Sheeran, “Survivors”
Honorable Mention:
- Logan Chan, “The Fox and The Owl: A Tale of Cleverness”
- Benjamin Webb, “The Three Little Figs: A Fairytale Adaptation"
Ages 13-18
Gold: Victoria Saltz, “Escape”
Silver: Anjali Zyla, “The Merry-Go-Round”
Bronze: Andrew Huang, “The Crash”
Honorable Mention:
- Sydney Anderson, “The Little Blue Dragon”
- Aidan Chisholm, “Steps”
- Vichar Lochan, “You”
- Kanchan Naik, “To Mourn a Flower”
- Daisy Wang, “Five Years Later: Bitter Is The Night”
Write On! Poetry Prize
Ages 12 & under
Gold: Macy Li, “One in a Million”
Silver: Elisabeth Baer, “Purple Moon”
Bronze: Samitha Nemirajaiah, “Whisper, Trees”
Honorable Mention:
Silver: Elisabeth Baer, “Purple Moon”
Bronze: Samitha Nemirajaiah, “Whisper, Trees”
Honorable Mention:
- Rosalie Chiang, “Dear Mom”
- Anika Johnson, “Take Care, Take Care”
- Luca Pasquini, “I am from…”
Ages 13-18
Gold: Cameron Moore, “Teach Your Kids to Swim”
Silver: Kanchan Naik, “Summer Angel”
Bronze: Cara Levicoff, “An Exposé on Time”
Honorable Mention:
Congratulations again to all of our winners -- it is my extreme pleasure and delight to share your work with the world! And thank you again to everyone who entered our contest and opened your minds, hearts and imaginations to our judges. We hope you go forth and create more marvelous writing to share with the world!
"Write with passion. Write with love." -Ray Bradbury
Silver: Kanchan Naik, “Summer Angel”
Bronze: Cara Levicoff, “An Exposé on Time”
Honorable Mention:
- Marina Baker, “Growing Pains”
- Michelle Bless, “Falling Down”
- Sam Jacovitz, “Butterfly Effect”
- Sameed Sayeed, “Tomorrow Never Came"
Congratulations again to all of our winners -- it is my extreme pleasure and delight to share your work with the world! And thank you again to everyone who entered our contest and opened your minds, hearts and imaginations to our judges. We hope you go forth and create more marvelous writing to share with the world!
"Write with passion. Write with love." -Ray Bradbury
