2014 Scholastic Writing Awards results
American Voices nominees, Gold Keys, Silver Keys, and Honorable Mention honorees listed below
There are experiences when language arts experts–teachers, professors, authors, etc.–are in awe of those they’re supposed to be mentoring. Judging this year’s Scholastic Writing Awards entries was one of those experiences. Terrific job, young authors of Arizona!
Here are the State of Arizona 2014 Scholastic Writing Awards results.
American Voices nominees
Five of Arizona’s Gold Key works (across categories) have been selected as 2014 American Voices honorees, judged as the five best works from this year’s entrees. Congratulatons to these five authors!
Anvita Gupta “The Chipped Peacock” ~Personal Essay/Memoir
Devin Farr “Sour Milk, Diamonds” ~Poetry
Nicole Dominiak “Gifts, Ghosts, and God” ~Short Story * American Voices Medal Winner
Alice Zhao “In the End, You and I” ~Personal Essay/Memoir
Kathleen Wu “Two Years Later: Illegal Immigration in Arizona” ~Persuasive
Gold Key works
| Name | Work Title | Category |
| Jahnavi Akella | Just Monotony | Short Story |
| Dylan Angle | Missing In Action | Poetry |
| Hannah Bernier | Bystander, Would You Believe Me? | Poetry |
| Adwoa Buadu | It’s A Lovely Day For Fighting, Isn’t It? | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Natali Chausovskaya | The Bridge | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Trey Connelly | A Good Old Murder Mystery | Humor |
| Navya Dasari | Crescendo | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Navya Dasari | Next To Normal: Mood Disorders, Medicine, And Society | Persuasive Writing |
| Navya Dasari | Moving, Answers, An Apology, Passion | Poetry |
| Navya Dasari | Spice and Summer: A Food Memoir | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Vy Doan | Rain | Flash Fiction |
| Vy Doan | La Lune, You | Poetry |
| Nicole Dominiak | Gifts, Ghosts, and God | Short Story |
| Tal Eitan | “Music Hath The Power To Soothe The Savage Breast.” | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Audrey Ennis | The Preference Of Darkness | Flash Fiction |
| Devin Farr | Sour Milk, Diamonds | Poetry |
| Mackenzie Fritz | Lullaby | Short Story |
| Angelica Garcia | Suspension Of Disbelief, Last Smile | Poetry |
| Anvita Gupta | A Chipped Peacock | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Madison Hinze | Blasphemy (A Slam Poem) | Poetry |
| Hannah Jarvis | Faith (Bridge), I Am One, Fairytale, Already | Poetry |
| Alejandra Katz | A Hellish Problem | Humor |
| Myra Khan | This Strange Thing We Call Happiness | Short Story |
| Sunskruthi Krishna | Murder | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam | No Heads Were Broken During The Extent Of This Climb | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam | The Presents And The Gone | Flash Fiction |
| Haley Lee | The Way We Burned | Senior Portolio |
| Haley Lee | To Critics Of The Artist, Heroes, In Closing, Restless Energy | Poetry |
| Haley Lee | The Balancing Act | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Madeline Lee | Two Poems | Poetry |
| Gloria Martinez | The Mahogany Dealer | Poetry |
| Gloria Martinez | Sleeping Boy | Poetry |
| Gloria Martinez | Abandoned Memories | Flash Fiction |
| Nailah Mathews | Cupid’s Bow, Safe In Ruin, A Poem For Tate When She Is… Sad, Once I Loved You, Being Human | Poetry |
| Nailah Mathews | Selfish Things | Dramatic Script |
| Nailah Mathews | Renegade. | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Stirling McDaniel | A Message To Humanity | Persuasive Writing |
| Anthony Mirabito | Fireflakes, Ten Roses Made My Bouquet, A Cold Cloak | Poetry |
| Anthony Mirabito | The Nerezza | Dramatic Script |
| Kolbe Riney | Hidden Tiny Things; Yellow, Blue; The Problem With My Lungs | Poetry |
| Kathleen Wu | Two Years Later: Illegal Immigration In Arizona | Persuasive Writing |
| Kathleen Wu | Life In Rainbow | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Misako Yamazaki | The Death Of Me | Short Story |
| Alice Zhao | In The End, You And I | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Cassidy Zinke | The Young Dreamer | Short Story |
Silver Key works
| Name | Work Title | Category |
| Jacob Abukhader | The Start | Poetry |
| Nick Adams | Scott | Poetry |
| Oscar Aguirre | Si Se Puede | Poetry |
| Arianna Anderson | Revealed | Poetry |
| Lauren Arrowsmith | Him | Poetry |
| Anthony Bao | Terror In The Bog | Short Story |
| Richard Bao | My Struggle On The Battleground | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Richard Bao | The Outcast | Flash Fiction |
| Katie Barnhart | Reflection, Regret, Home, Linked, The Hidden Enlightened | Poetry |
| Maxwell Bartlett | The Proposal, Darkness, The Storm | Poetry |
| Maxwell Bartlett | The Elephant in the Room | Persuasive Writing |
| Seth Barton | Angst | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Lizeth Blanco | The Unknown | Flash Fiction |
| Darci Botsch | Synthesis | Poetry |
| Raina Burchett | Free Bird | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Tori Cejka | A Toast To The Host | Journalism |
| Natali Chausovskaya | The Cure For Insomnia | Short Story |
| Hyeji (Julie) Cho | Farewell To The South, The Box Of Broken Dreams, Unholy Trinity | Poetry |
| Spencer Claus | Ma | Short Story |
| Christopher Clements | No Life Worth Living | Short Story |
| Alex Cohen | Gloucester, Massachusetts, Metal, Schoolyard | Poetry |
| Navya Dasari | Bridging Divides Or Banning Discussion? | Journalism |
| Navya Dasari | Please, The Buried, A Celebration, Trust | Poetry |
| Navya Dasari | In Deserts, Safety Net, Disease | Poetry |
| Megan Dressler | King of Gods | Flash Fiction |
| Megan Dressler | One Thousand and One Pieces | Flash Fiction |
| Megan Dressler | The Hipster Manifesto, Ones and Sixes, Starlight Scars, Molly Hogan, Somewhere on the 23rd Floor | Poetry |
| Alexandra Elbert | Chewing Bubble Gum In The Rain | Poetry |
| Alexandria Ellis | Brothers Are An Audacious Orange, Hoa‘s Nang Lu?ng (energy), Cotton Candy Blitz , Mr. Riley’s Monotetra, Human Reversals | Poetry |
| Audrey Ennis | The Words Of A Diary | Short Story |
| Kimberly Fiock | The Mirror | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Antonio Flores | Young Men | Poetry |
| BrieAnna Frank | Fourteen Years Later: The Columbine Shooting | Journalism |
| BrieAnna Frank | University Of Arizona’s Rainbow Graduation Raises Eyebrows | Journalism |
| Justin Garner | Balance | Flash Fiction |
| James Glasscock | Open Closure | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Tiffany Gong | Internal Conflicts Pertaining To Realistic Situations | Poetry |
| Callie Gregory | A Mothers Love | Poetry |
| Heather Griffin | The Juggler | Poetry |
| Taylor Hammond | What We Have The Power To Do | Poetry |
| Tyler Hatfield | Simply Hard | Poetry |
| Anna Hawkins | Lament-An Elegy for the Fairy Tale | Poetry |
| Angela Hemesath | Cranberry Holidays | Humor |
| Madison Hinze | What Is Good Enough? (a Slam Poem) | Poetry |
| Madison Hinze | Wilted Petals | Poetry |
| Madison Hinze | A Whole New World | Journalism |
| Emily Horton | Failure Phobia | Persuasive Writing |
| Hannah Jarvis | Still Life, An Essaie | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Connor Jennison | Hiding In The Shelter | Journalism |
| Hyunjeong Jun | Teddy, Eastbound, Aristeia | Poetry |
| Evelyn Karis | Hola, me llamo Elvira. | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Lina Khan | Woebegone | Flash Fiction |
| Sue Kim | Numbers | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Sunskruthi Krishna | A Single Moment Transformed | Flash Fiction |
| Nichole Kyprianou | The Peculiar Time of Russellville | Flash Fiction |
| Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam | Hadley ; Oh My, Amelia! | Poetry |
| Kimaya (Kimy) Lecamwasam | Jehan’s Hair | Flash Fiction |
| Bodo Lee | Scattered Dreams | Poetry |
| Daphne Li-chen | Trapped By A Rose | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Chase Lortie | The Nature Of Humanity | Poetry |
| Katherine Lu | A (Blind) Science; Perpetuum; Broken Compass (A Song) | Poetry |
| Lauren Ludwig | We Are All Equal | Poetry |
| Christina Luu | Color Me Author | Senior Writing Portolio |
| Brigitta Mannino | I Should Have Taken The Stairs | Short Story |
| Gloria Martinez | The Honorable Lion | Poetry |
| Nailah Mathews | Chasing Infinity | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Nailah Mathews | Stall The Demons | Short Story |
| Stirling McDaniel | Insane Asylum | Flash Fiction |
| Sarah Mckee | Tantrums And Tiaras | Persuasive Writing |
| Anthony Mirabito | The Devil’s Bane | Poetry |
| Anthony Mirabito | The Hole of My Heart | Poetry |
| Anthony Mirabito | The Inquisitor | Flash Fiction |
| Anthony Mirabito | A Burly Perrywinkle and Half-Naked Egyptians | Short Story |
| Salah Moharram | Measles Of Mankind | Persuasive Writing |
| Jordyn Ochser | Birth Of Courage, Cigarette Burns, Knife Life, The Vagabond, Birth of Grief | Poetry |
| Daniel Olson | Chained | Short Story |
| Yash Pershad | Waiting | Flash Fiction |
| Sydney Portigal | Too Rockstar For Starbucks | Flash Fiction |
| Mandri Randeniya | Waves | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Andrew Rangel | Night Has Fallen | Short Story |
| Lauren Russell | Hopeless | Short Story |
| Emma Rymarcsuk | A Tear Drop From The Heavens, Ode To The Sun, Ode To The … Moon | Poetry |
| Gabriel Salmon | Cartesian Tremor | Poetry |
| Maci Segal | We Need A Title To This Story | Dramatic Script |
| Aubrey Shuga | Abolish the Electoral College | Persuasive Writing |
| Archanna Smith | Lullaby, Those Eyes, Patchwork | Poetry |
| Raven Stevens | I Miss You | Poetry |
| Diana Urena | The Red Tunnel | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Shreya Venkatesh | The Intruder | Flash Fiction |
| Bailey Vidler | Hellfire Love | Humor |
| Kade Williams | I Am Only 15 | Poetry |
| Kaitlynn Williams | An Open Letter To Gun Control Advocates | Persuasive Writing |
| Kathleen Wu | The Red Book | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Misako Yamazaki | Harry Potter’s Positive Influence | Persuasive Writing |
| Jaylia Yan | A Pageant Girl | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Justin Zhu | Finding The Inspiration | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Justin Zhu | The Call For Courage | Journalism |
| Cassidy Zinke | The Exchangement Of Knowledge | Short Story |
Honorable Mention works
| Name | Work Title | Category |
| Hira Ali | Tears | Flash Fiction |
| Anissa Aparicio | Through The Years | Flash Fiction |
| Anthony Bao | Fluffinufigus | Short Story |
| Maxwell Bartlett | Behind The Door | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Maxwell Bartlett | I’ll Make You Read | Poetry |
| Maxwell Bartlett | The Virtual Gridiron | Persuasive Writing |
| Cameron Brickley | Best Friends | Short Story |
| Nate Brooks | The Forgotten Rider | Poetry |
| Maryia Bryant | Dreaming In Gregorian | Poetry |
| Ashley Burt | Rebellion | Short Story |
| Ana Karen Carranza | Fight Ready is Like My Second Home | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Brooke Cassaday | Grow Up | Poetry |
| Isabel Ceja Ceja | I Know | Poetry |
| Ilija Chabarria | What We Once Needed To Know | Poetry |
| Jean Chung | To Be Or Not To Be A Bartender? | Persuasive Writing |
| Christopher Clements | Déjà Vu! | Short Story |
| Natalie Cravens | Guaranteed Inhumanity | Persuasive Writing |
| Navya Dasari | A Genetic Investigation Of Cancer | Journalism |
| Navya Dasari | Teen Apologist, u.s.a., Body Language | Poetry |
| Cameron Divine | Thoughts and The Hidden Simplicity | Poetry |
| Nicole Dominiak | The Egotist Considers Her Ego | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Megan Dressler | Dear Attention | Flash Fiction |
| Danna Durney | Holding Out For A Hero | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Mariah Edington | Life | Poetry |
| Grace Elsie | Famous | Poetry |
| Grace Elsie | Breakable | Poetry |
| Audrey Ennis | Death Rose | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Riley Evanson | The Seed | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Diane Fine | Talent | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Kimberly Fiock | The Line | Flash Fiction |
| Nick Forney | Waiting | Poetry |
| Jay Garcia | My Fury | Poetry |
| Grace Gay | The Death Of A Star | Flash Fiction |
| Ryan Gilburne | Airball | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| James Glasscock | Prelude/The Meeting/The Angel Leaves The Dream/Remember | Poetry |
| Alejandro Gonzalez | Stay By Me | Short Story |
| Alejandro Gordillo | My Last Words… | Flash Fiction |
| Kayvon Gorji | March Of 1999 | Flash Fiction |
| Kelly Guerra | Two Years Later… | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Elizabeth Hammer | Pink Poodle | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Samantha Hayes | I Wish To Be Famous | Poetry |
| Samantha Hayes | If The World… | Poetry |
| Madison Hinze | There’s A Pill For That | Poetry |
| Anthony Huang | Eternity | Flash Fiction |
| Sara Huddleston | Miracle Baby/ Perspective Of A Girl | Poetry |
| Valerie Huntington | Barbie Pool Party | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Kazhra Kelcho | It Goes On | Poetry |
| Myra Khan | The Night Of The Dark Horseman | Flash Fiction |
| Grant Knight | Severe Food Allergies: A Social Concern | Persuasive Writing |
| Sunskruthi Krishna | Best Friends | Short Story |
| Grayson Lee-kin | The Plague, Red Robes | Poetry |
| Grayson Lee-kin | Olympus’s Cliffs, A hero’s Lament, Character Defined, Sun and Moon, The Metal Woods | Poetry |
| Lan Julia Liang | Frequent Flier | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Rachel Linehan | Victimization | Dramatic Script |
| Stephanie Long | I Remember | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Frida Lopez | I Do Not Believe In Religion | Poetry |
| Brigitta Mannino | Can I Take Your Order? | Flash Fiction |
| Blake Markovic | Those Who Suffer | Poetry |
| Kelly Martindale | Scientists Are Adventurers | Persuasive Writing |
| Gloria Martinez | Alone | Poetry |
| Michaela Mason | “Skip” | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Nailah Mathews | Young Enough | Flash Fiction |
| Jimmy Mckinley | Baseball | Poetry |
| Lillian Melzer | Destruction’s Sword | Poetry |
| Matt Merritt | Fluorescent Moonlight, Games, Namesake, Sleeping To Dream, Constellations | Poetry |
| Adam Nissen | Hell: A Travel Guide | Humor |
| Olivia Osborn | What We Once Needed To Know | Poetry |
| Yash Pershad | A Buzz In the Capital | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Yash Pershad | A Dist-“herb”-ing Tale | Humor |
| Katie Polcyn | The Aftermath, Days Go By, Letting Go | Poetry |
| Sydney Portigal | Can You Smile At A Funeral? | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Sydney Portigal | The Shoes | Short Story |
| Jonie Pretto | Birds Chirping Love, My Love For You, A Best Friend, Promises, The Story Of Us | Poetry |
| Chloe Raissen | Dear Cody | Dramatic Script |
| Anita Ramaswamy | In Defense Of Public Schools | Persuasive Writing |
| Anirudh Ranganathan | A Struggle For Immigrants In The U.S.A. | Persuasive Writing |
| Kolbe Riney | Stymie | Humor |
| Jullienne Rae Robiso | Drowned | Flash Fiction |
| Sandy Romero | American Dream | Poetry |
| Maxwell Rosenberg | Employee Termination Based On Social Media Activity | Persuasive Writing |
| Caroline Ross | Exhale | Flash Fiction |
| Aakanksha Saxena | The 11th Avenue Cemetery | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Taylor Shewchuk | The Importance Of 6 Million Mistakes | Persuasive Writing |
| Julia Simmons | My Psalm | Poetry |
| Krishna Sinha | Love, Mind, And Soul | Poetry |
| Krishna Sinha | Screening: Preventing Another Sandy Hook | Persuasive Writing |
| Krishna Sinha | What Love Thought | Short Story |
| Lydia Spire | A Life of Ordinary Courage | Poetry |
| Lydia Spire | Yet Still | Poetry |
| Henry Uhrik | George The Giant | Short Story |
| Madison Waaler | The Leap | Short Story |
| Matt Ward | Ignorance; Hypnosis; Propaganda | Poetry |
| Samantha White | My Hero | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Shaniah Whitehair | The Long Walk | Short Story |
| Kaitlynn Williams | Larry And The Saints | Short Story |
| Maison Winkler | Machiavelli and Mao | Persuasive Writing |
| Catherine Woner | With Hope | Senior Writing Portfolio |
| Alicia Wu | Lily’s Hope | Dramatic Script |
| Alicia Wu | Piccadilly | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Kathleen Wu | Love, Finding, Yardsticks | Poetry |
| Kathleen Wu | Dad, Trumpets, Soapbox | Poetry |
| Misako Yamazaki | Goodbye My Love, You Are, My Drug, Clandestinely, The Abyss | Poetry |
| Misako Yamazaki | In The End, Sonnet I, Sonnet II, Sonnet III, Sonnet IV | Poetry |
| Misako Yamazaki | Sonnet V, Sonnet VI, Preferences, Self-inflicting, Heartbreak | Poetry |
| Andrea Yang | Escapee | Short Story |
| Ryan Yiu | Wendigo Psychosis | Short Story |
| Cassidy Zinke | A Banset’s First Kiss | Short Story |
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