2022 Teen Creative Writing Contest

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Teen Creative Writing Contest

Congratulations to the winners of our 2022 Teen Creative Writing contest. Teens from across the Library District submitted poetry and prose to compete in this year's competition. The judges were hard pressed to decide upon the winning entries with so many high quality entries. 
 

6-8 Grade Prose Winners 

1st "Transitions" by Lydia Marie Wells 6 Kanapaha Middle School
2nd "What Gold Cannot Buy" by Callie Gimenez 6 Homeschool
3rd "Once Upon A Time Disturbance" by Sigrid Noah 7 Oak View Middle School

 

6-8 Grade Poetry Winners

1st "Overthrow" by Sigrid Noah 7 Oak View Middle School
2nd "The Masked Crow" by Nora Tomov 8 Oak View Middle School
3rd (tie) "Bully's Words" by Layla Loges 7 Homeschool
3rd (tie) "Discordant Directions" by Sigrid Noah 7 Oak View Middle School

 

9-12 Grade Prose Winners

1st "The Peculiarities of Dorian White and Valery Gray" by GeriAnne Meals 11 St. Francis Catholic Academy
2nd (tie) "How To Succeed in Writing Without Really Trying" by Lena Larsen-Bourdeau 11 Gainesville High School
2nd (tie) "A Painter In the Basement" by Yara Cartagena 9 Gainesville High School
3rd "Bubblegum Pink" by Chloe Hebblethwaite 10 Gainesville High School

 

9-12 Grade Poetry Winners

1st "Foreign" by Rianna Griffith 10 Gainesville High School
2nd (tie) "Dear Ron" by Yara Cartagena 9 Gainesville High School
2nd (tie) "Icarus, My Love" by GeriAnne Meals 11 St. Francis Catholic Academy
3rd "I Just Want to See The Colors" by Rianna Griffith 10 Gainesville High School

 

The full text of all winning entries can be read below in the PDF of the 2022 Teen Writing Contest. Enjoy! 

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By Meaghan on May 13, 2022