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 |