Young Writers Earn Impressive 36 Scholastic Writing Awards
Congratulations to the 36 Hutchison girls who earned Scholastic Writing Awards at the recent Nonprofit Alliance for Young Writers’ Southeastern competition.
Our girls demonstrated a mastery of storytelling and creativity in genres as varied as science fiction, humor, short story, and poetry.
The five girls who received Gold Keys will move on to compete nationally in March.
Gold Key
Zoe Ford ’23; Short Story
Juliana Judge ’22; Poetry
Millie Mencke ’20; Personal Essay/Memoir
Kristin Nunn ’22; Short Story
Eve West ’21; Short Story
Silver Key
Madison Borkowski ’22; Flash Fiction
Amanda Campbell ’22; Poetry
Keller Crosby ’24; Short Story
Lara Eason ’24; Poetry
Madison Fisher ’22; Critical Essay
Betsy Grimes ’22; Critical Essay
Nuha Hasan ’24; Short Story
Myanne James ’20; Fiction/Fantasy
Anne Wilkes Skipworth ’20; Flash Fiction
Hamna Tameez ’22; Poetry
Honorable Mention
Zain Amro ’23; Short Story
Elizabeth Austin ’20; Flash Fiction
Alex Beard ’23; Science Fiction/Fantasy
Annabelle Bridgforth ’22; Fiction/Fantasy
Sara Kate Burnett ’22; Humor
Caroline Couch ’20; Flash Fiction
Caroline Erb ’22; Flash Fiction
Brooke Fair ’23; Short Story
Hannah Gail Flatt ’23; Short Story
Helen Gillespie ’20; Flash Fiction
Molly Reeves Gooch ’22; Poetry
Bella Harriman ’22; Short Story
Caroline Grace Hathcock ’22; Fiction/Fantasy
Lillie Hollabaugh ’22; Humor
Helen Kastner ’23; Poetry
Madison Morris ’20; Journalism
Breland Myers ’22; Humor
Sarah Jane Richey ’22; Poetry
Morgan Schrier ’22; Poetry
Shubhi Singh ’22; Short Story
Virginia Tabor ’20; Short Story
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