2016 Writing Contest Winners

Congratulations to the eighteen young writers who received awards in ASFA’s statewide literary contests last year (see the list of winners below)! As usual, we received hundreds of submissions and, as usual, there was far more excellent writing than there were awards to be given. All students who entered the contest (and the teachers who sponsored them) are to be commended for their commitment to the craft of writing, and we wish them well in their future creative endeavors!

2016 YOUNG WRITERS’ LITERARY AWARDS WINNERS

The Young Writers’ Literary Awards is a statewide contest for students in grades six through eight.

Fiction

1^ST PLACE:
“Reset” by Olivia Davies
student of Martin Lewis at Westminster School at Oak Mountain (Birmingham)

2^ND PLACE:
“The Time Piece” by Jamie Miller
student of Sherri Blevins at Plainview High School (Rainsville)

3^RD PLACE:
“Red Rain Boots” by Ella Taylor
student of Rachel Weaver at Liberty Middle School (Madison)

Poetry

1^ST PLACE:
“The Ballad of the Homefront” by Emily Moore
student of Luci Tucker at Helena Middle School

2^ND PLACE:
“Sun-kissed Skin” by Autumn Canty
student of Kathy Troncale at Hewitt-Trussville Middle School

3^RD PLACE:
“Once” by Calvin Engstrom
student of April Russell at Liberty Middle School (Madison)

Creative Nonfiction

1^ST PLACE:
“My First Kill” by William Donald
student of Joy Miller at Highlands School (Birmingham)

2^ND PLACE:
“Good and Evil” by Eigen Nathan H. Escario
student of Leigh Matthews at Liberty Park Middle School (Vestavia Hills)

3^rd PLACE:
“The Quest of Heritage” by Madison Scott
student of Sherri Blevins at Plainview High School (Rainsville)

ASPIRING MINDS POETRY CONTEST WINNERS

The Aspiring Minds Poetry contests are designed to spotlight talented high school poets—and their teachers—in specific regions of the state.

Region I: Lauderdale, Colbert, and Lawrence counties

1^ST PLACE:
“When the Wind Touched the Sun” by Brandon Rieff
student of Kipp Cain at Florence High School

2^ND PLACE:
“Be a Man” by Anna Robertson
student of Kipp Cain at Florence High School

3^rd PLACE:
“Fate” by Elizabeth Patterson
student of Kipp Cain at Florence High School

Region II: Birmingham City Schools

1^ST PLACE:
“Diamonds of the Deck” by Zachary Pruitt
student of Yolaine Joseph at Ramsay High School

2^nd PLACE:
“Better Days” by Alexandria Reynolds-Wells
student of Yolaine Joseph at Ramsay High School

3^rd PLACE:
“Pink Power!” by LaTyshiana Davis
student of Yolaine Joseph at Ramsay High School

Region III: Hale, Perry, Greene, Tuscaloosa, Bibb, and Marengo counties

1^ST PLACE:
“Stonewalls” by Sarah Goodman
student of Jody Evans at Tuscaloosa County High School

2^nd PLACE:
“Memories” by Emma Beeler
student of Jody Evans at Tuscaloosa County High School

3^rd PLACE:
“Our Perfect Art” by Tristen Wallace
student of Vanessa Dukes at West Blocton High School

 

The Alabama Humanities Foundation, the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, co-sponsors this project.