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2011 Celebrate the Arts Writing Contest: Winners Announced

The Arts Council of Westerville, the Westerville Public Library and the Suburban News Publications invited participants of all ages to submit original work for consideration. This writing contest is one of many events organized by the Arts Council to mark April as “Celebrate the Arts” month in Westerville.

Winners Announced!

Category: Grades K-2

1st Place: Snow by Gabriana Steele
2nd Place: Honeyfluff Meets Drillbit by Max Chambers
3rd Place: Grace Finds A Home by Madison Moore
Honorable Mention: My Father by Jenna Pallaci

Category: Grades 3-5

1st Place: Cherry Pancake by Brant Henson
2nd Place: Quartzite by Matthew Reece
3rd Place: The Toaster by Kyle Hazell
Honorable Mention: March Trips to Arizona by Camron Hubble

Category: Grades 6-8

1st Place: The Very Special Man by Maggie Harden
2nd Place: Ryan's Guitar by Michael Wade
3rd Place: The Adventure of My Lifetime by Julia Grant
Honorable Mention: Escape by Amber Edgar

Category: Grades 9-12

1st Place: The Great Recyclable Spork: My Journey to the Ends of the Earth by Alyssa Leonard
2nd Place: Through a Stranger's Eyes by Taryn Nugent
3rd Place: The True Story of the Cow Who Jumped (err ... rather flew) over the Moon by Peter Troutner
Honorable Mention: Matches by James VanLandingham

Category: Adults Ages 18 & Up

1st Place: Made of Steel by Jan Bednarczuk
2nd Place: A Message from Ancient Days in Iambic Pentameter by Trevor Wolf
3rd Place: Whale Watch at Stelwagon Bank off Provincetown, MA by Mary Hockenbery
Honorable Mention: Oh the Noise, Noise, Noise, Noise! by Jennifer Hayes Ryjewski

More Information

Want to read the winning submissions? Reserve a copy of the Celebrate the Arts: Writing Contest 2011 publication from the Westerville Library! Or check out the 2009 and 2010 winners and reserve a copy of past publications!

For winning entries, honorable mention entries and pictures of the writers, check out the Westerville News and Public Opinion article!