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Justin Baker

“As Any Mother Would” (personal essay/memoir), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2021.

Isabel Becker

Semi-finalist (poetry), Poetry Nation National Amateur Poetry Competition, 2022.

Shayne Cleeve

“Their Masterpiece” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2021.

Andrew Deng

“Virus: The Rebirth” (science fiction/fantasy), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2021.

Kieri Keys

“Permanent Marker” & “Ambidextrous” (poetry), Scholastic Writing Awards Gold Key, 2022.

“Him or Me” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2021.

“Broken Record” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2020.

Meghan Lai

“Quarantine Quandaries” (dramatic script), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2022.

Anika Lippke

“Igneous” (flash fiction), National Flash Fiction Day Contest Finalist, 2022.

“Ode to the Violet Gel Pen” (poetry), TeenInk online, February 2022.

Svanfridur Mura

“Ce” (flash fiction), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2022.

“Eden Bades Farewell, or an Exodus” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2022.

Olivia Palker

Finalist (fiction), Bluefire $1,000 for $1,000 Words Contest, March 2022.

“Bleeding Hearts” (flash fiction), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2022.

“Wear Your Sunscreen” (personal essay & memoir), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2022.

“The Perfect Person” (personal essay & memoir), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2022.

“How to Memorize Touch” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Gold Key, 2021.

“Nightmare” (science fiction/fantasy), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2021.

Neil Pandey

“The Handmaid’s Tale: The Subconscious Language of Gardens and Cigarettes” (critical essay), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2022.

Ambika Sharma

“The Tide of Death” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Gold Key, 2022.

“The Kingdom of Thánatos” (science fiction/fantasy), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2020.

Lily Sternlieb

“Siblings Sonnet- 4:1-16” (poetry), Inside of Me, 2022.

“Siblings Sonnet- 4:1-16” (poetry), Lives Poets Society National High School Poetry Contest Topical Winner, 2022.

Poetry, Navigating the Maze, 2022.

“Siblings Sonnet- 4:1-16” (poetry), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2022.

“My Grandfather’s Garden” (personal essay/memoir), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2021.

“Pandemic Puppies” (personal essay/memoir), Scholastic Writing Awards Gold Key, 2o21.

“We Write the Words We Cannot Say” (dramatic script), Scholastic Writing Awards National Gold Medal & Gold Key, 2020.

The Essence of Being Mr. Porcher (novel writing), Scholastic Writing Awards Gold Key, 2020.

“A Dead Man’s God” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2020.

“Nostalgia” (poetry), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2020.

NCTE Promising Young Writers Program – Certificate of Recognition, 2020.

“A Writer’s Eulogy” (poetry), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2019.

“Interpretations” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2019.

“Glory Night” (flash fiction), Scholastic Writing Awards Silver Key, 2019.

“Stuck Inside My Head” & “The Entertainer” (poetry), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2019.

Brian Yun

“Meditations on Rain” (short story), Scholastic Writing Awards Honorable Mention, 2022.