One of the ways we support emerging writers is through the Tri-Valley Writers Scholarship. Each year our branch donates $250 and the California Writers Club statewide organization matches it to provide a $500 scholarship to be awarded to a Las Positas student.
2025 LPC Scholarship Winner
The 2025 winner is Peggy Duncan. Peggy will be at LPC one more year before transferring to another college to finish her B.A. She plans a career in public relations, perhaps as a publicist for artists and writers (pictured with Daniela Fritter, treasurer). Congratulations to this worthy student!
2024 LPC Scholarship Winners
Two Las Positas College students received writing scholarships at the 2024 award ceremony. During the COVID years, one scholarship went unclaimed, so two were presented this year. The two recipients are Mikayla Henry (pictured with Rose Owens, president) and Skye McMullen (photo unavailable). Congratulations to these two worthy students!
2022 LPC Scholarship Winner
The 2022 recipient of Tri-Valley Writers’ Las Positas Scholarship is Cate Goldsberry. Cate said, “I am so honored to have been selected for this scholarship. I have been writing since elementary school! I’m currently working on a novel, a few short stories, and several original songs. My favorite genres are horror and fantasy.”
2018 LPC Scholarship Winner
The 2018 recipient of Tri-Valley Writers Las Positas Scholarship is Sara Riensche. She is studying Language Arts at LPC. Sarah, who plans to be a teacher, is excited about the ways writing and storytelling can be used in the classroom. She says, “Writing has been a passion of mine for several years, and I am very grateful to receive the Tri Valley Writers Scholarship. I am going to transfer to CSU East Bay and major there in Liberal Arts: Teacher Prep. I plan to teach elementary school. My ultimate dream is to teach language arts to children and inspire them to a lifetime of writing.”
2017 LPC Scholarship Winner
This spring Tri-Valley Writers TVW sponsored a scholarship at Las Positas College. On May 17, 2017, Suzannah Collins was awarded the Tri-Valley Writers Scholarship at a ceremony held at the college. Suzannah is studying to be a translator. She says, “I’m fascinated with the origin of words and love to read and write. A career in translation fits with my goals to travel, be financially independent, and have a flexible work schedule. Later I plan to transfer to a four-year state college where I will continue learning Spanish, then Mandarin.” Congratulations to Suzannah! We wish her well in her studies.