2024 Young Writers Exposition Winners
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Prose
- First Place - The Legend of the Grand Canyon by Sawyer Oberman, Sheridan Elementary, 5th Grade
- Second Place - Alien Abduction by Reilly Walker, Sheridan Elementary, 5th Grade
- Third Place - A Very Special Trip by Anneliese Hoffman, Boyne City Elementary, 2nd Grade
- Honorable Mention - It’s Mine! by Ophelia Braddock, Central Elementary, 1st Grade
Poetry
- First Place - “Too Much” by Alex Haase, Sheridan Elementary, 5th Grade
- Second Place - “Warm Nights” by Alex Larocco, Concord Academy, 5th Grade
- Third Place - “One Autumn Day” by Maria Robinson, Saint Francis Xavier, 5th Grade
- Honorable Mention- “The Day is a Rainbow” by Helene Norcross, Blackbird Elementary, 2nd Grade
MIDDLE SCHOOL
Prose
- First Place - War Reminiscence by Cyril Sagan, Saint Francis Xavier, 8th Grade
- Second Place - Down By the River by Clover Leverett, Saint Francis Xavier, 8th Grade
- Third Place - Kablamich by Sean Sullivan, Saint Francis Xavier, 6th Grade
Poetry
- First Place - "This State We Call Home" by Sadie Tebeau, Petoskey Middle School, 7th
- Second Place - "In the Spotlight" by Zoe Kaufman, Petoskey Middle School, 6th Grade
- Third Place - "Unrecognized, Ignored, Beautiful" by Grace Sullivan, Saint Francis Xavier, 8th Grade
- Honorable Mention - "All About Me” by Payton Yeskey, Boyne Falls Public School, 6th Grade
HIGH SCHOOL
Prose
- Best in Show - The Government Issued Manual for you State Sponsored Child by Henry Burris, Petoskey High School, 9th Grade
- First Place - To Lose Yourself by Georgia Kreiter, Boyne City High School, 9th Grade
- Second Place - Ghastly Women by Elise Tebeau, Petoskey High School, 10th Grade
- Third Place - Abigail by Evelyn Sharapova, Petoskey High School, 10th Grade
Poetry
- Best in Show - “Adolescence in the Age of Destruction” by Evelyn Sharapova, Petoskey High School, 10th Grade
- First Place - “My Personal “Where I’m From” Poem” by Sophia Eaton, Boyne City High School, 10th Grade
- Second Place - “Lee Barlowe” by Josie Wilson, Boyne City High School, 11th Grade
- Third Place - “The Apple Jar” by Lucille Uy, Boyne City High School, 12th Grade
Thank you to our event sponsors and partners!
McLean & Eakin Booksellers of Petoskey • Petoskey News-Review • Little Traverse Literary Guild
The Bob Schulze Fund for Creative Writing at Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation
If you have questions about the 2024 Young Writers Exposition, please contact Bobby Yarger at
231-347-4337 / bobby@crookedtree.org.