2022 YWE Winners

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    2022 Young Writers Exposition Award Winners

     

    Elementary School

    Poetry:

    1st Place: “On the Farm” by Resse Hoffman – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    2nd Place: “Four Seasons” by Alana Springborn – 2nd Grade, Homeschool

    3rd Place: “Baseball” by Cayden Wortman – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    Honorable Mention: “Poem of a Pig” by Joshua Mercer – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    Honorable Mention: “Perfect” by Griffin Dunn – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    Prose:

    1st Place: “The G.O.A.T. Squad” by Will Marshall – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    2nd Place: “Kraken” by Mathew Parker – 5nd Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    3rd Place: “Billy” by Ethan Smock – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    Honorable Mention: “The Cliff” by Griffin Dunn – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    Honorable Mention: “Emily’s New Blessing” by Reese Hoffman – 5th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

     

    Middle School

    Poetry:

    1st Place: “Whispers Behind Me” by Lillian Lamarche – 6th Grade, Harbor Springs Middle School

    2nd Place: “The Great Fire” by Tara Brantly – 7th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

    3rd Place: “Ode to a Dying Planet” by Elise Tebeau – 8th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

    Honorable Mention: “Pets” by Danny Murphy – 8th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    Prose:

    1st Place: “The Monster Inside My Head” by Avery Sears – 7th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

    2nd Place: “The Other Half” by Helena Harris – 6th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

    3rd Place: “Home Run” by Cole Wortman – 6th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

     

    High School

    Poetry:

    Hanna-Renkes/Jan Smith Literary Award: “Tick Tock” by Lucy Uy – 10th Grade, Boyne City High School

    1st Place: “Falling Deeply Into America -Խորապես ընկնելով Ամերիկա” by Sadie Liddy – 12th Grade, Petoskey High School

    2nd Place: “Roof Work Bullets” by Kaitlyn Hammerle – 12th Grade, Boyne Falls Public School

    3rd Place: “Just a Sip” by MaKayla Ramsay – 9th Grade, Harbor Springs High School

    Honorable Mention: "Exorcism of a Moth" by Anna Cockfield – 12th Grade, Petoskey High School

     

    Prose:

    Hanna-Renkes/Jan Smith Literary Award: “You” by Sadie Liddy – 12th Grade, Petoskey High School

    1st Place: “Moons Captivated by the Amber” by Ealleannore VanNortrick – 10th Grade, Concord Academy Petoskey

    2nd Place: “Moonlight Bridge” by Thalia Svatora – 9th Grade, Harbor Springs High School

    3rd Place: “One Big Jump” by Liam Withey – 11th Grade, Petoskey High School

     

    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 • Walloon Writers Review

     

     

     

    If you have questions about the 2022 Young Writers Exposition, please contact Kate Wagner at

    231-347-4337 / kate@crookedtree.org.