Writing Contest
Students attending the Middle School Writers Workshop are encouraged to submit one piece of their writing to be entered in the writing contest. Students may submit writing in one of six different categories. The judges will review the submissions and will select two award-winners from each category. One final award will be presented to the student whose writing rises above all others. To learn more about the contest, please read the submission guidelines.
Winners from the 2011 Middle School Writers Workshop:
Golden Pen Award
Myiah Hassevoort
Baldwin Street Middle School
"Suffering" — Poetry
Argumentative Essay
First Place
Jessica Havens
Baldwin Street Middle School
"The Truth About Credit Cards"
Honorable Mention
Maguire Blouw
Baldwin Street Middle School
"When Is Beauty Too Much"
Feature Writing/Journalism
First Place
Madison Bogard
East Rockford Middle School
"The Seven Deadly Sins"
Honorable Mention
Madeline Hendrickson
Hopkins Middle School
"Landscape"
Personal Experience Essay
First Place
Abigail Kromminga
Grand Rapids Christian Middle School
"Hard Knowledge"
Honorable Mention
Anh Nguyen
Kelloggsville Middle School
"Somewhere I Belong"
Poetry
First Place
Shelby Olesky
East Rockford Middle School
"My Magic Shoes"
Honorable Mention
Kelsie Thornell
West Side Christian School
"A Rolling Meadow"
Fiction—Realism
First Place
Hannah Kuite
Holland High School
"Shooting Wishes"
Honorable Mention
Anna Buckingham
Eastern Middle School
"As Long as It's Mine"
Fiction—Fantasy
First Place
Rachel Fanning
ATYP Kent ISD
"The Silhouette of the Sand"
Honorable Mention
Logan Johnson
Lakeshore Middle School
"Super"
