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Teen ETCH Writing Contest: Eras

Congratulations to Teen ETCH Creative Writing Contest winners!

Poetry

Third place is awarded to Charlie Anna Mary Ratcliffe for “Adoring an Artist
Second place is awarded to Elianna White for “Everything”
First place is awarded to Noah Orine for “The Wonderseeker”

Grades 11-12

Third place is awarded to Scott White for “The Car”
Second place is awarded to Kaelin Caporicci for “Between the Lines”
First place is awarded to Lily Bitton for “Leaving”

Grades 9-10

Third place is awarded to Holly Smith for “Shoot the Arrow”
Second place is awarded to Melanie Kruis for “A Dangerous Adventure”
First Place is Divya Dasgupta “The End of an Era”

Grades 7-8

Third place is awarded to Erich Lacsamana for “Women in Time”
Second place is awarded to SaniaZehra Abedi for “What the Eras Taught Me”
First place is awarded to Ishanvi Nair for “Queen of Thorns”

Prizes were awarded for both short story and poetry submissions. Prize values are approximately $90 for first, $70 for second and $50 for third place. Chances of winning are dependent on the number of completed entries received.

Guelph Public Library would like to thank Vocamus Writers Community for their continued partnership and Kiwanis Club of Guelph for their donation of $1,000 towards the prizes and book launch event.

For More Information:

Jeremy Luke Hill
Vocamus Writers Community Publisher and Managing Director

Meg Forestell-Page
Guelph Public Library Supervisor of Community Engagement

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Poetry

First Place: “Gunslinger” by Rory Phelan
Second Place: “Smiles” by Hiba Khan
Third Place: “Falcon of Fire” by Elianna Wylie

Grades 7 to 8:

First Place: “A Song of Souls” by Lauren Zheng
Second Place: “The Dawning” by Piper Caporicci
Third Place: “The Corruption of Progress” by Liam Ruddock

Grades 9 to 10:

First Place: “The Obituary” by Lily Bitton
Second Place: “Little Bunny” by Charlie Ratcliffe
Third Place: “Fire Damage” by Hana Alice Maherali-Caruso

Grades 11 to 12:

First Place: “My First Friend” by Athavi Nishaanthan
Second Place: “They Called Me Katrina” by Julia Pelitis
Third Place: “All the Glitters” by Gwynne Valentine Ross

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Grades 7 to 8 Winners

First Place: “The Book Carrier” by Alexis Jurchuk
Second Place: “Inoculation Challenge” by Piper Addison Caporicci
Third Place: “The Tale of Porcelain Throne” by Olivia Wang

Grades 9 to 10 Winners

First Place: “The Livestream” by Paisley Thomason
Second Place: “Emma and Lilah” by Lily Bitton
Third Place: “A Broken Promise” by Ailish O’Donnell

Grades 11 to 12 Winners

First Place: “Loved” by Athavi Nishaanthan
Second Place: “Statement” by Pearl Aalbers-Davey
Third Place: “I Spy” by Aisha Zubair

Honourable Mentions

“Sunlight in a Jar” by Hiba Khan
“The Desmariate Virus” by Eden Muller
“The Fallacy of Joy” by Mabel Taiwo
“Corona Virus Blues” by Hana Maherali-Caruso

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Grades 7 to 8 Winners

First Place: “Welcome to the Island” by Olivia Gyuran
Second Place: “Injected” by Kaelin Caporicci
Third Place: “Emerald Island” by Paisley Thomason

Grades 9 to 10 Winners

First Place: “Monster” by Athavi Nishaanthan

Second Place: “World in a Box of Matches” by Joseph Schuurman
Third Place:“Sunshine” by Sadie Pattison

Grades 11 to 12 Winners

First Place: “Windward” by Bea Aalbers-Davey
Second Place: “We are Many” by Aluki Chupik-Hall
Third Place: “Rules for the Road when Travelling Europe” by Darcy Tyrrell

Honourable Mentions

“The Chase” by Katelyn Heyboer
“Goodbye” by Leah Symons

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