Literary Analysis
7-8
1st: Moani P. (8) “You Are Not Greater Then Time”
(No 2nd or 3rd place winners)
9-10
1st: Sijin C. (10) “The Smudge That Couldn’t be Wiped: An Analysis of “Liquid Paper””
2nd: Anya T. (9) “The Vanity Mirror of Self Image”
3rd: Maya G. (10) “Miracle Fruit”
11-12
1st: Rimi K. (12) “Harmony vs. Discord: Paradox and Personification in Marvell’s Soul-Body Poetry”
2nd: Vincci K. (11) “Live for the Chase”
3rd: Cora F. (11) “American Shame”
Personal Essay
7-8
1st: Moani P. (8) “Stuck”
2nd: Kira L. (8) “My Ride or Die”
(No 3rd place winner)
9-10
1st: Annaliese P. (10) “Finding the Walnut”
2nd: Hailey M. (10) “Scars of Strength”
3rd: Sijin C. (10) “Bangkok at Dawn: Where Guarded Hearts Meet Open Gates”
11-12
1st: Peter H. (11) “History, Politics, Media, and Me: from Indoctrination to Liberation”
2nd: Vincci K. (11) “Twisted Vengeance”
3rd: Logan L. (12)
Short Story
7-8
1st: Violet M. (8) “Red Park Bench”
2nd: Vivian M. (8) “Anemone”
3rd: Ella O. (8) “Nova’s Stars”
9-10
1st: Desiree T. (10) “What is Love to You?”
2nd: Maiken A. (9) “Cold Echoes”
3rd: Aina Y. (10)
11-12
1st: Halo D. (11) “It Was Maroon”
2nd: Asher H. (11) “The Metal Nightingale”
3rd: Maggie C. (12) “Dreams”
Poetry
7-8
1st: Violet M. (8) “Wolf To The Slaughter”
2nd: Anna C. (8) “Broccoli”
3rd: Sofia L. (7) “Frozen Secrets”
9-10
1st: Sophia P. (9) “Dying of Thirst”
2nd: Dora J. (10) “A Letter to Nostalgia”
3rd: Hailey M. (10) “Terms of Acceptance”
11-12
1st: Tiffany I. (11) “Venomous Voices”
2nd: Nikki M. (12) “Taqing is not an act: A Vow to the Earth”
3rd: Cora F. (11) “Red Grapes”
