2003 Young Writers Conference

							                  2003 Young Writers Conference
                       WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
POETRY
High School Division
1st Place    LAURA R. HERNANDEZ, Fredericksburg, VA   “I Remember the Crystal Clear Waters”
2nd Place    ADRIANA COHEN, Palmyra, VA               “Pure Innocence”
3rd Place    JAIME NORRIS, Wirtz, VA                  “Library-The Melting Pot of Information”

Middle School Division
1st Place    ALLISON INMAN, Fork Union, VA            “The Time Machine”
2nd Place    JESSICA LUCAS, Roanoke, VA               “What I See”
3rd Place    MOLLY WEBB, Rocky Mount, VA              “Logically Speaking”

FICTION
High School Division
1st Place    AUDREY C. BALL, Fredericksburg, VA       “Child’s Play”
2nd Place    ASHLEY L. BROWN, Powhatan, VA            “Opportunity”
3rd Place    MATTHEW W. REGES, Clearbrook, VA         “The Nature of Duty”

Middle School Division
1st Place    BRITTANI N. FLEMING, Richmond, VA        “Andrew”
2nd Place    HANNAH S. TAYLOR, Williamsburg, VA       “Chalkboard Middle School”
3rd Place    DAKOTA S. SPRINGSTON, Arlington, VA      “The Seven Gems of Stegosaurus”

NONFICTION
High School Division
1st Place    LAURA R. HERNANDEZ, Fredericksburg, VA   “Skinks: Pleasantly Unusual Pets”

Middle School Division
1st Place    ERIC J. BALL, Fredericksburg, VA         “Wilderness Survival”
2nd Place    DAKOTA S. SPRINGSTON, Arlington, VA      “The Battle of Hall’s Hill”
3rd Place    FRANCES C. RIDDERHOF, Richmond, VA       “The Effects of Television on
                                                            Today’s Society”
                       2004 Young Writer’s Conference
                              Contest Winners
POETRY
High School Division:
   1st Place MATT REGES of Clearbrook, VA            “Angel Hair”
   2nd Place ADRIANA COHEN of Palmyra, VA            “Another Day”
   3rd Place LAURA HERNANDEZ of Fredericksburg, VA   “Until Tomorrow”

Middle School Division:
   1st Place TARYA FRANTZ of Palmyra, VA             “Odd Calling”
   2nd Place JESSY SEGAL of Midlothian. VA           “The Breeze of Temptation”
   3rd Place LINDSEY LONG of Shepherdstown, WV       “My Tree and Me”

FICTION
High School Division:
   1st Place MATT REGES of Clearbrook, VA            “The Trouble with Rogues”
   2nd Place AMANDA CHISHOLM of Trevillians, VA      “The Medallion”
   3rd Place ANNE JENKINS of Roanoke, VA             “Last Try for Sasha”

Middle School Division
   1st Place JESSY SEGAL of Midlothian, VA           “The Different Girl”
   2nd Place DAKOTA SPRINGSTON of Arlington, VA      “The Seven Gems of Stegosaurus”
   3rd Place TARYA FRANTZ of Palmyra, VA             “Ivious”

NONFICTION
High School Division:
   1st Place LAURA HERNANDEZ of Fredericksburg, VA   “The Straw Wrapper Incident”
   2nd Place MATT REGES of Clearbrook, VA            “The Big Game”

Middle School Division
   1st Place HAYLEIGH PHILLIPS of Rocky Mount, VA    “Eating Disorders”
   2nd Place REBECCA PARK of Yorktown, VA            “Luck in America”
   3rd Place DAKOTA SPRINGSTON of Arlington, VA      “The Day They Caught the Sniper -
                                                            Or Did They?”
                    2005 Young Writer’s Conference
                          WRITING CONTEST WINNERS
HIGH SCHOOL
POETRY
1st Place “Home is Where the Heart is”    Bianca L. Craft                Fredericksburg, VA
2nd Place “Fall’s Circle”                 Emily S. Perdue                Palmyra, VA
3rd Place “Shift”                         Chelsea D. Heim                Buchanan, VA

FICTION
1st Place “Milky Ways”                    Laura R. Hernandez             Fredericksburg, VA
2nd Place “Street Rat”                    Matthew W. Reges               Clearbrook, VA
3rd Place “Running from Everything”       Kourtney Pearl Kleber-Covati   Buchanan, VA

NONFICTION
No High School Entries


MIDDLE SCHOOL
POETRY
1st Place “Stained Glass”                 Anna Marie Bninski             Charlottesville, VA
2nd Place “Red Rain in my Forest”         Kathryn Audrey Lawryszek       Roanoke, VA
3rd Place “I Always Wanted a Pet”         Carla M. Craft                 Fredericksburg, VA

FICTION
1st Place “Cherry Tarts”                  Kathryn Audrey Lawryszek       Roanoke, VA
2nd Place “A Kitten and Jewels”           Anna E. Hernandez              Fredericksburg, VA
3rd Place “The Storm Force”               Dakota Scott Springston        Arlington, VA

NONFICTION
1st Place “Arlington, An Exciting Place
               to Be In the Civil War”    Dakota Scott Springston        Arlington, VA
2nd Place “I Will Never Forget”           Anna E. Hernandez              Fredericksburg, VA
3rd Place “Castle by the River”           Kathryn Audrey Lawryszek       Roanoke, VA