Tri-Valley Writers Presents
7th Annual High School Writing Contest
“My Story, My Vision”
A dozen students from Tri-Valley high schools were recently honored for their essays, poetry and short stories that won awards in a contest sponsored by the Tri-Valley Writers, a branch of the California Writers Club. The students were recognized at a Sunday ceremony in the Livermore Library on May 20, 2018.
The keynote speaker was Mitali Perkins. She has written ten novels for young readers, including “You Bring the Distant Near,” which won the Walter Dean Myers Honor Award and was nominated for the National Book Award. According to Perkins, students can use their writing to bring people together or to divide them. She said writing is a powerful tool and encouraged students to use it for pleasure, peace-making, and protesting.
“It takes great courage for students to submit writing to strangers to evaluate and comment on it,” Tri-Valley Writers President Patricia Boyle said. “I’m proud of the students who entered the contest and took the risk of sharing their work.”
Award Winners by Category
Essay
First place: Nivriti Krishnamurthy for “The Bird That Showed Me Beauty” (Dublin)
First place: Meghna Pamula for “The Permanence of Plastic” (Dougherty Valley)
Third Place: Arushi Avachat for “of honey and spice” (Foothill)
Honorable Mention: Ananya Varshneya for “In My Eyes” (Dublin)
Poetry
First Place: Melanie Kim for “The Colors of Jingxi” (Monte Vista)
Second Place: Annie Pollak for “Years” (San Ramon Valley)
Third Place: Jill Lee for “missing april showers, missing may girl” (Dougherty Valley)
Honorable Mention: Yuwei Dou for “Bike Riding” (Amador)
Short Story Fiction
First Place: Yuwei Dou for “Becoming Nancy” (Amador)
Second Place: Chloe Jeon for “The Silver Brooch” (Amador)
Third Place: Janice Liu for “Cherish” (Dublin)
Honorable Mentions:
Cassidy Cheng for “The Real Award” (Foothill)
Alison Wu for “Leafless Trees” (Amador)
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Judges
Essay: Anne Koch and Patrick Coyle
Poetry: Hanstedt and Lisa Small
Short Story: G. Karl Kumfert and Sharon Svitak
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