Around 350 teen writers turned in stories for the 2012 "It's All Write!" short story writing contest. Click on the titles below to read the stories or get the entire [2012 "It's All Write!" Book]. Middle School Winners: 1st Elise Blaauw "Expressionless" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 2nd Sarah Kopacz "Like Summer Rain" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 3rd Kristen Hayden "Shades" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] High School 9th/10th Grade Winners: 1st Hannah Blaaux "The Glass Cage" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 2nd Leon Pescador "When the Sky Falls" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 3rd Madeline Woods "The Rapid Evolution from Dumpee to Dumper" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] High School 11th/12th Grade Winners: 1st Madeleine Bradford "Everything but Wings" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 2nd Josie Benson "Black Walnut" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 3rd Vanessa Decker "Sadie's Eyes" [PDF] [Text-Only Version] 2012 finalists in the three grade categories: Middle School: Ted Beeson [”The Tale of Sir John”] [Text-Only Version] Charles Berofsky [“The God of the Arts”] [Text-Only Version] Elise Blaauw ["Expresionless”] [Text-Only Version] Kristen Hayden ["Shades”] [Text-Only Version] Owen Hughes ["Stranger’s Tea”] [Text-Only Version] Cynthia Jia ["The Cottage”] [Text-Only Version] Eli Kirshner ["A Foreign Port”] [Text-Only Version] Michael Kivel ["Phoenix”] [Text-Only Version ] Sarah Kopacz ["Like Summer Rain”] [Text-Only Version] Sofia Kwok ["The Flower Girl"] [Text-Only Version] Katie Mina Lee ["Wishes, Wishes, Wishes"] [Text-Only Version] Vivie Li ["Finding Me"] [Text-Only Version] Steven O’Brien ["The Corrupt A. I."] [Text-Only Version] Madline O’Connor ["Indifferent Doom"] [Text-Only Version] Samuel Elijah Parkhurst ["The Battle of Shatizu Castle"] [Text-Only Version] Isabel Ratner ["Believe”] [Text-Only Version] Laurel Spaccarelli ["The Strange Lady"] [Text-Only Version] Meghan Sullivan ["Dear Louis”] [Text-Only Version ] Emily Tyner ["The Trap Door in the Stage”] [Text-Only Version ] Matthew H. Ward ["The Desert”] [Text-Only Version] Kassidy Zimmer ["The Hive”] [Text-Only Version] High School 9th/10th Grade: Rebekah Barfield ["Justice Among the Pines"] [Text-Only Version] Helen Blaauw ["The Glass Cage"] [Text-Only Version] Emily Clark ["The Color Red"] [Text-Only Version] Rebekah E. Cline ["Secrets of the Greatest Age"] [Text-Only Version] Meaghan Haling ["Lucky Archer" ] [Text-Only Version] Mary Hasty ["Thesus"] [Text-Only Version] Maria Meier ["Stolen by the Wind"] [Text-Only Version] Leon Pescador ["When the Sky Falls"] [Text-Only Version] Dana Shin ["Bits and Pieces" ] [Text-Only Version] Wendy Weston ["Beloved"] [Text-Only Version] Madeline Woods ["The Rapid Evolution from Dumpee to Dumper"] [Text-Only Version] Vincent Zahm [“Invincible”] [Text-Only Version] Sherry Zhang ["Ensnared Within the Binding Phantasm"] [Text-Only Version] High School 11th/12th Grade: Elizabeth Ballou ["Caedmon’s Hymn"] [Text-Only Version] Josie Benson ["Black Walnut"] [Text-Only Version] Michael Bloniarz ["Grand Central Station"] [Text-Only Version] Madeleine Bradford "Everything but Wings" ["Everything but Wings"] [Text-Only Version] Sarah Chavey ["Montana"] [Text-Only Version] Lauren Childs ["Hello Again"] [Text-Only Version] Rishindra Chinta "ETA: 2:30 PM" Vanessa Decker [ "Sadie’s Eyes"] [Text-Only Version] Margaret Abigail Flowers ["Roy’s Round Top Saloon and Dance Hall"] [Text-Only Version] Ashwin Fujii ["Kai and the Sea"] [Text-Only Version] Ioana Grosu ["Lovers in July"] [Text-Only Version] Alyssa Holmes ["Custody"] [Text-Only Version] Susan LaMoreaux ["Sewing up the Seams"] [Text-Only Version] Clare Nowak ["Jack of Many Suits"] [Text-Only Version] Hannah Pham ["Comb-overs and Other Rituals"] [Text-Only Version] Rhiana Simon ["Cooing of the Mourning Dove"] [Text-Only Version] Danielle Rini ["Capital Vices"] [Text-Only Version] Jacob Thackston ["1985"] [Text-Only Version] Show Menu Menu Library News Locations & Hours Support AADL Friends Bookshop Employment Volunteering Contact Us Annual Reports Partnerships Library Board Strategic Planning AADL Policies WLBPD Services Ask Us Library Cards Meeting Rooms Events Classes & Workshops Lectures & Panels Storytimes & Playgroups