2022-2023 WriteNow! Award Ceremony

The 2023 WriteNow! High School Writing Contest features original writing in poetry, short story, creative non-fiction, and persuasive essay from high schoolers across the Northeast Metro. On May 4th, 2023, WriteNow! award winners and their friends, families, and teachers, gathered together to celebrate student writing. Scroll on to read and celebrate the work of ALL this year's award winners.

Grades 9 & 10

Poetry

Award of Excellence: Nadyne Sattar, “A Debate on Mortality” PDF

Award of Excellence: Amishi Medicherla, “Caravan 192” PDF

Award of Merit: Amishi Medicherla, “The Healer” PDF

Honorable Mention: Zawa Carney, "A Cup of Coffee” PDF

Creative Nonfiction

Award of Excellence: Gabriella Kraai, “When Blood Boils” PDF

Award of Merit: Cadence Pompilio, “More Than Just a Memory” PDF

Honorable Mention: Matthew Brown, "Twin Cities Riots of 2020" PDF

Persuasive Essay

Award of Excellence: Joy Shadrack, “Ethnic Hair: Distinguishing or Distracting?” PDF

Short Story

Award of Excellence: Lydia Armstrong, “We Are All Dying” PDF

Award of Merit: Nadyne Sattar, “No Child” PDF

Honorable Mention: Evalyn Suchy, “In my Mind” PDF

Spoken Word

Award of Excellence: Joy Shadrack, “Shatter”

Grades 11 & 12

Poetry

Award of Excellence: Magnolia Taylor, "'Calamity Again' Again?” PDF

Award of Merit: Zoe Roettger, “Ode to Boba” PDF

Award of Merit: Celia Fuhrman, "Tissue Paper” PDF

Honorable Mention: Mariam Elias-Danjuma, “Igbo Kwenu” PDF

Honorable Mention: Cove McCabe, “Sense of Humanity” PDF

Creative Nonfiction

Award of Excellence: Arianna Vann-Cook, “Sore Thumb” PDF

Award of Merit: Ming Wei Yeoh, "Similarities and Differences” PDF

Honorable Mention: Olivia Bjorklund, “Darkness Turns Into Sunshine” PDF

Persuasive Essay

Award of Excellence: Ellie Burns, “A Threat to Nature: The Dangers of Eco-Terrorism" PDF

Award of Merit: Lydia McFarlane, "Your Appearance Does Not Matter” PDF

Honorable Mention: Magnolia Taylor, "Your World is in Your Hands” PDF

Short Story

Award of Excellence: Ming Wei Yeoh, “Summer, When We Were Young” PDF

Award of Merit: Violet Redstone, “Little Bird” PDF

Honorable Mention: Zora Hynnek, “It Was Just a Dream” PDF

Spoken Word

Award of Excellence: Zoe Roettger, "Betwixt Me and Christmas”

Award of Merit: Zoe Roettger, “The Fire Within that We Let Go”

Honorable Mention: Cellan Novack, “The Sights and Sounds of No-One in Particular”

"Shatter":

 

"The Sights and Sounds of No-One in Particular":

 

"The Fire Within that We Let Go":

 

"Betwixt Me and Christmas":

 

A special thank you to all of the school coordinators involved and judges!