2021 Young Writers Contest winners

PINE PLAINS — The following students are the winners of the FRIENDS of the Pine Plains Library 2021 Young Writers Contest. The students, who are from the Pine Plains Central School District, were announced in June by the FRIENDS, and The Millerton News would like to join the community in congratulating them all on their hard work and creative skills.  

Grades six through eight

Poetry

First place, Ren Babcock, grade eight, “Echoes.”

Fiction

First place, Alina Fouts, grade six, “A Twisted Truth.”

Second place, Kaylei Murphy, grade eight, “The Driveway.”

Third place, Ren Babcock, grade eight, “Beginning With A Closed Window.”

Honorable Mentions, Hunter Boyles, grade six, “Reginald”; Samantha Douglass, grade six, “One Crazy Day.”

Creative Non-Fiction

Memoir

First place, Gabriella Torre, grade eight, “My Poppy Flower.”

Second place, Bridgette Roach, grade eight, “You’re So Careless: A Lesson on Relationships.”

Third place, Mackenzie Miller, grade eight, “Straight No Wait I’m Gay: Realizing That I’m Not Straight.”

Honorable Mentions, Brooke Alexander, grade eight, “A March For Freedom”; Lily Archer, grade eight, “Heading Down A Rocky Road’; Ren Babcock, grade eight, “The Spontaneous Stissing Mountain Hike”; Patrick Cronin, grade eight, “My First Trip To The ER”; Lia Flowers, grade eight, “A Gift From God”; Avery Lamando, grade eight, “A Day To Remember”; Jayla Lilley, grade eight, “The Perfect Porcelain Doll”; Hydra Miles, grade eight, “Moving Away”; Madison Rego, grade eight, “Competition Session Begins”; Emily Rivas, grade eight, “Living In Fear And Chaos”; Melanie Roach, grade eight, “The Origins Of My Family’s Pets”; Alana Marie Scofield, grade eight, “Broken Friendships.”

Grades nine through 12

Poetry

First place, Cameron Decker, grade 10, “When The Apocalypse Comes.”

Second place, Jared Heggenstaller, grade nine, “Silence.”

Third place, Aaminah Syed, grade 12, “Happiness Is Like The Wind.”

Fiction

First place, Jared Heggenstaller, grade nine, “Words On Wind.”

Academic non-fiction

First place, Aaminah Syed, grade 12, “Why Should We Buy Sustainable Fashion Instead of Fast-Fashion?”

Second place, Sage Douglass, grade 12, “Hills Like White Elephants.”

Creative non-fiction

First place, Aaminah Syed, grade 12, “Most Embarrassing Moment.”

Second place, Jared Heggenstaller, grade nine, “One Of Many.”

Third place, Sage Douglass, grade 12, “Triumph Over Struggle.”

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