569 writers sent their stories to the 2017 "It's All Write!" Teen Writing Contest! Below is a list of the 2017 winners and finalists.
2017 Winners in Flash Fiction:
6th-8th Grade Winners:
| 1st | Lily Patterson | "25 Pills" |
| 2nd | Madeline Gupta | "The Color Blue" |
| 3rd | Jeremy Klooster | "The Cycle" |
9th-10th Grade Winners:
| 1st | Julianna Eng | "A Hymn from a Mother" |
| 2nd | Seun Ajepe | "They Came for My Tusks" |
| 3rd | Jessica Xu | "The Orange Tree" |
11th-12th Grade Winners:
| 1st | Darby Baird | "Unseen" |
| 2nd | Mackenzie Konschuh | "The Monsters in Us" |
| 3rd | Miranda McCarthy | "Open New File" |
2017 Winners in Short Story:
6th-8th Grade Winners:
| 1st | Billie Hoffmann | "Dans le Trou de Lapin (Down the Rabbit Hole)" |
| 2nd | Delaney Christy | "5 Million 270 Thousand Seconds" |
| 3rd | Amber Yu | "Why I Loved You" |
9th-10th Grade Winners:
| 1st | Adam Whitbeck | "The Sky and the Land" |
| 2nd | Sophie Nadel | "The Traveling Hat" |
| 3rd | Julia Somma | "His & Hers" |
11th-12th Grade Winners:
| 1st | Anya Svintsitski | "Watchman" |
| 2nd | Sara Roza | "Leave the Doors Open" |
| 3rd | Kaleigh Perkins | "California" |
2017 Finalists in Flash Fiction:
Finalist 6-8 Grade:
| Cate Weiser The Black Diamond | Melia Austin Dear Future Me |
| Aidan Quinn Believe It Or Not | Tyler Diehl Kidnapped |
| Anonymous The Hiding Place | Logan Yoon Rumors |
| Anonymous The Fox and the Hound | Elyse Thomas Dreams in Tehran |
| Duncan Powell Tomorrow | Caroline Plotner That Kind of Day |
| Anonymous The Watch |
Finalist 9-10 Grade:
| Rajunea Stevens Mer & His Mother | Alexis Greca Stardust |
| Sonja Benjamins-Carey Stories | Leah Fleming The Day of Roaches |
| Alexandra Grossman The Charred Remnants of a Childhood | Anna Rinvelt Shadowless |
| Anonymous Choices | Livvy Dayney Under the Bed |
| Anonymous Falling | Benjamin Vanderhyde The Tale of a Mouse |
Finalist 11-12 Grade:
| Brendan Wayne Mysterious Transmission | Anonymous The First Attempt |
| Nicholas D'Oria Belphegor and Geometry | Anonymous Wearing the Pants |
| Owen Brooks Peter's Beard | Stina Trollbäck Sunny Socks |
| Cierra Taber Tag | Katie Watson Iris |
| Kamryn Thomas A Shiver in Her Spine | Soo Yun Gangnam Style |
| Anya Bothner The Ninth | Anonymous Served |
| Sofia Amanda Bening Savior |
2017 Finalists in Short Story:
Finalist 6-8 Grade:
| Sabrina Guo Activism | Anonymous Where I Belong |
| Emma Hudson Taxi | Maya Miller Trudie's Goose |
| Catherine Bui Swim with the Mermaids | Diane Glasford Stars on Our Side |
| Max Janevic The Spotlight | Aidan Quinn Logan's Reality |
| Avani Hoeffner-Shah Too Late | Sydney Thompson Time and Time Again |
| Leo Nelson The World Beyond | Sofia Brimhall Frostbitten Memories |
| Serafina Sabatini Unforgettable |
Finalist 9-10 Grade:
| Seth Wimberly The Tragedy of Promise | Christina Diaz The Funhouse |
| Jarod Werner Capgras Delusion | Elliana Branchesi Rap Songs and Purple Hair |
| Destiny Piela Medical Supplies and Insubordination | Marissa Minor Hero of the Shadows |
| Emily Hampton The Betrayal | Chelsea Macasaet Frozen Food |
| Sofia Aleem Beauty in Plain Sight | Hannah Kat Cohen Yellow Jackets in Contrast to Red Armbands |
| Julianna Eng Streetlights |
Finalist 11-12 Grade:
| Gwen McCartney Bucket Kicker | Adrija Bhattacharya DECK |
| Anonymous Enouement | Mechelle Horelick Migration |
| Angeles Parada Pagar el Pato | Annasofia Padua Night Shift |
| Allyson Koda The Job | Annie Ning Daffodils |
| Isabel Sicree Special Delivery | Anya Bothner Play it Again |
| Mary Collins Interlude | Alaina Pellar-Kosbar Good Luck |
| Zoë Stephan Blank Screen, Blank Walls |