The WBCA is proud to sponsor this annual contest giving high school students the opportunity to express their voices creatively and to be recognized for their efforts. Students in grades 9-12 in the White Bear and Mahtomedi school districts (as well as other students who live in these geographic areas) are invited to enter original writing in the following categories: poetry, essay, short story and one-act play. Submissions will be judged in two age categories: grades 9-10 and grades 11-12.

AWARD CEREMONY & READING
Thursday, May 8th, 2008, 7-9PM
WBCA in the White Bear Armory
2228 - 4th Street, White Bear Lake
Map/Directions

2008 WriteNow! Winners
Congratulations to the 2008 award winners and thank you to everyone, including teachers, judges, school administrators, volunteers and sponsors, without whom this writers contest would not have been possible. A special thank you to Roberta Johnson for chairing the Writers Contest.

**Click on a "Title" to read the winning work as a Word document.**

Poetry Grades 9/10 (Judges - Dylan Garcia-Wahl, Mary Kolles, Anne Picard)
Award of Excellence
Maggie DeSmet -“My Pledge”
Award of Merit
Charlotte Tauer - “It”
Sara Yonker - “Alcohol”
Honorable Mention
Julia Reich - “Market Day”

Poetry Grades 11/12 (Judges - Dylan Garcia-Wahl, Mary Kolles, Anne Picard)
Award of Excellence
Kara Dekko - “Bravado the Cowardly Knight”
Award of Merit
Kaitlin Muth - “Three Generations”
Honorable Mention
Kara Dekko - “More Than it Seems”
Kaitlin Muth - “On Today’s Show”

Short Story Grades 9/10 (Judges - Julie Klassen, Brian Lutterman, John Reinan)
Award of Excellence
Maddie Marcotte - “A Strange Day in July”
Award of Merit
Natalie Woodberry- “The Angel of Hollydale Orphanage”
Honorable Mention
Nick Theis - “Dino Hunter”

Short Story Grades 11/12 (Judges - Julie Klassen, Brian Lutterman, John Reinan)
Award of Excellence
Kaitlin Muth - “All in Beige”
Award of Merit
Trevor Ludden - “A Fragile Heart”
Honorable Mention
Trevor Ludden - “The Old House”

Essay Grades 9/10 (Judges – Sue Narayan, Mark Nicklawski, Maiya Willets)
Award of Excellence
Nick Howe - “Nels and his failed love life”
Award of Merit
Bria Johnson - “A Global Disaster”
Honorable Mention
Shelby Mae Sorenson - “Disney movies: Are they appropriate?”

Essay Grades 11/12 (Judges – Sue Narayan, Mark Nicklawski, Maiya Willets)
Honorable Mention
Dresden Gagne - “Jane Eyre: A Truly Feminist Novel”
Award of Merit
Marjorie Odegard- “Lessons from Zora Neale Hurston”
Award of Excellence
Sarah Schlotter - “Depictions of Slavery in Poetry and Prose”

One Act Play Grades 9/10 (Judges - Claudia Haas, Jane Scott, Maiya Willets)
Award of Excellence
Ashley Belisle - “The Waiting Room”

One Act Play Grades 11/12 (Judges - Claudia Haas, Jane Scott, Maiya Willets)
Award of Excellence
Sarah Schlotter - “Cowbay Ballads”
Award of Merit
Midori Neaton -“Pink Shoes”

Suzi Hudson & Roberta Johnson

2007 WriteNow! Writer's Contest
Congratulations to the 2007 award winners and thank you to everyone, including teachers, judges, school administrators, volunteers and sponsors, without whom this writers contest would not have been possible. A special thank you to Roberta Johnson for chairing the Writers Contest.

POETRY Grades 9/10
Award of Excellence
Jessica Patricelli -“My Big Blue Elephant Ride”
Award of Merit
Kara Dekko - “Haunted House”
Bryant Richardson - “The Entity of Fear”
Honorable Mention
Jennifer Maas - “As the Flags AFre lying”

POETRY Grades 11/12
Award of Excellence
Kelsey Boegel - “Benjamin”
Elliot Malcolm - “The Ballad of Johnny D. Nadeau and his 22”
Award of Merit
Kaitlyn Muth - “Untitled”
Honorable Mention
Kelsey Boegel - “John”
Joseph Franklin - “The Cold”

Elliot Malcom

SHORT STORY Grades 9/10
(Judges - Julie Klassen, Brian Lutterman, John Reiran)
Award of Excellence
Allison Bjork - “One Night in Chicago”
Award of Merit
Colleen Ek-Panger- “Clouds or a UFO?”
Honorable Mention
Paul Crossett - “Angels Give the Best Hugs”
Allison Edberg - “Escape”

SHORT STORY Grades 11/12
(Judges - Julie Klassen, Brian Lutterman, John Reiran)
Award of Excellence
Elliot Malcolm - “Everyone Bounces Back"
Award of Merit
Trevor Ludden - “Untitled”
Honorable Mention
Joseph Franklin - “Felix”

Trevor Ludden

ESSAY Grades 9/10
(Judges - Claudia Haas, Mark Nicklawski, Maiya Willets)
Award of Excellence
Josh Wyman - “21 Guns”
Award of Merit
Kaitlyn Waller - “Never Growing Up”
Honorable Mention
Rachael Carlesgaard - “Taking for Granted”

ESSAY Grades 11/12
(Judges - Claudia Haas, Mark Nicklawski, Maiya Willets)
Award of Excellence
Melissa Brown - “A Real College Application”
Kaitlyn Muth - “What’s in a Score?”
Honorable Mention
Trevor Ludden - “One Day”
Award of Merit
Trevor Ludden- “Everyday Heroes”

ONE ACT PLAY Grades 11/12
(Judges - Claudia Haas, Jane Scott, Maiya Willets)
(No Entries grades 9/10)
Award of Excellence
Elliot Malcolm - “Liar, Liar, Pants on Fiar”
Honorable Mention
Elliot Malcolm - “Dead Poet’s Society”
Award of Merit
David McCallum -“The Control Room”

2006 WriteNow! Writer's Contest
There were over 170 entries submitted in 2006 in categories that included poetry, essay, short story and one-act play." The judges were Julie Klassen, short story; Brian Lutterman, short story; Mary Kolles, poetry; Anne Picard, poetry; Maiya Willets, essay and one-act play; Claudia Haas, one-act play; Sue Narayan, essay; Mark Nicklawske, essay; Marilyn Sklar, one-act play; Jane Scott, one-act play; David LaRochelle, short story; and Dylan Garcia-Wahl.

The WBCA held an Award Ceremony and readings by the winners at the White Bear Lake High School South Campus Theatre in White Bear Lake. Congratulations to all the students who submitted entries in 2006!

The Board and Staff of the WBCA wish to thank Missy Ward and Marilyn Sklar for co-chairing the event, along with all of the students, teachers, judges, volunteers and financial contributors who made this program possible. A special thank you to the Mahtomedi and White Bear Lake High School’s for co-sponsoring this event and the White Bear Lake High School for making the South Campus Theatre available for this ceremony.

2006 WriteNow! Winners

Poetry - Grades 9/10
Award of Excellence
Trevor Ludden -“The Stream Not Taken”
Award of Merit
Kaitlin Muth - “Tedium”
Honorable Mention
Rachel Grayden - “The Old Woman”
Pat Doty - “Random Consistency”
Zakery Carlsgaard - “The Awakening Giant”

Poetry - Grades 11/12
Award of Excellence
Anita O’Neill - “Eight”
Jennisue Wesch - “Little Soldier”
Lindsey Kahn - “One Thing”
Award of Merit
Andrew Bloomberg - “The Mississippi River from the Washington Avenue Bridge in Minneapolis” and “An Old Man Sits on a Bench”
Honorable Mention
Emily Baierl - “You There”

Short Story - Grades 9/10
Award of Excellence
Kelsey Boegel - “Un Baile con La Muerte”
Award of Merit
Marta Walsh - “Move Forward”
Honorable Mention
Trevor Ludden - “Untitled”
Sarah Schlotter - “Living In Dreams”

Short Story - Grades 11/12
Award of Excellence
Scott Meslow - “Diane”
Award of Merit
Andrew Bloomberg - “The River”
Lindsey Kahn - “Blinded by Imperfection”
Honorable Mention
Kahn, Lindsey - “Meeting My Birthmother”

Essay - Grades 9/10
Award of Excellence
Martha Souder - “Ten Mile Lake”
Award of Merit
Tony Rappa - “The Hole”
Honorable Mention
Jenna Dewitz - “Unexplainable Cruelty”

Essay - Grades 11/12
Award of Excellence
Becca Pine - “The Condemnation of Society”
Award of Merit
AnnMarie Celiberti - “America-Rated R”
Honorable Mention
Becca Pine - “The Mission of the Theater”

One Act Play - Grades 11/12 (No Entries grades 9/10)
Award of Excellence
Andrew Bloomberg - “The Train to Madison”
Award of Merit
Elliot Malcolm -“Cor Cordis Fraguentum”

ENTRY GUIDELINES

Submissions Deadline: March 14, 2008
Download 2008 Application(Microsoft Word Document)

POETRY
1 poem per page, up to 3 poems per person.
ESSAY
Minimum 500 words; maximum 1,000 words. Note word count at end of essay.
SHORT STORY
Minimum 500 words; maximum 1,000 words. Note word count at end of story.
ONE-ACT PLAY
No word requirement.
GUIDELINES
• Make three copies of each entry. All entries must be typed.
• Do not place your name or address on your entry.
• Complete and attach an Entry Form to each entry. Include your grade (9, 10, 11, 12) on each Entry Form. Entry Forms are also available from participating English teachers.
• Submit entries to your participating English teacher or to the White Bear Center for the Arts, 2228 4th Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110

PLAGIARISM
The act of appropriating the literary composition of another author, or excerpts, ideas, or passages therefrom, and passing the material off as one's own creation. When submitting essays, poetry, short stories or one-act plays, students must produce writing which is original, and in fiction, students should develop original plot and character development . All entries should be produced by the person submitting the entries. Any entries found to contain plagiarism will be disqualified from the competition.