2020 "It's All Write!" Teen Writing Contest

The Ann Arbor District Library is excited to host its 28th annual “It’s All Write!” Teen Writing Contest in Spring 2020! Young Adult authors take part as judges each year, who then read and select the winning stories. Stories are judged in three different categories: Grades 6-8, Grades 9 & 10, and Grades 11 & 12. The top three writers in each age group receive fabulous prizes. This is an ever-growing, international contest. Winners will be announced at our Teen Writing Festival on Sunday, June 9 from 1-3pm at the Downtown Library.

Congratulations to our 2020 winners in all categories!

2020 Winners in Flash Fiction:

6th-8th Grade Winners:

1st	Riya Rao	"The Tenth Birthday Gift"
2nd	Yufei Fu	"School Days"
3rd	Liah Igel	"A Few Clicks"

9th-10th Grade Winners:

1st	Shanelle Felipe	"Button"
2nd	Grace Lee	"The Sounds"
3rd	Delaney Christy	"Pandora's Garden"

11th-12th Grade Winners:

1st	Lola Simon	"The Boys"
2nd	Anonymous	"Dark Regrets"
3rd	Emma Blanchet	"Roommate"

2020 Winners in Short Story:

6th-8th Grade Winners:

1st	Jeremy Parker	"Sunset"
2nd	Anita Gaenko	"The Girl With the Sunflower Shoes"
3rd	Anonymous	"Shikata Ga Nai"

9th-10th Grade Winners:

1st	Emma Washburn	"Hemingway"
2nd	Norah Armijo	"The Convict"
3rd	Anonymous	"Milk and honey"

11th-12th Grade Winners:

1st	Maggie Lareau	"Bright Red Buoys"
2nd	Kat Andrews	"April Showers Bring May Flowers"
3rd	Vanessa Abraham	"Pilgrimage"

2020 Winners in Poetry:

6th-8th Grade Winners:

1st	Devin Sanders	"Caged"
2nd	Bhavana Veeravalli	"Honey-Milk Glow"
3rd	Anonymous	"Blossoming Shadows"

9th-10th Grade Winners:

1st	Jeannie Kim	"Planting Peonies"
2nd	Ha Tran Tran	"A Love Letter for Home"
3rd	Rina Huang	"Miss"

11th-12th Grade Winners:

1st	Kathryn Lakin	"Survived By... 12/22/2011"
2nd	Elyse Thomas	"star-spangled black girl"
3rd	Danae Younge	"If I Could Pinch a Moment in Time"

View 2020 Finalist Stories

View All 2020 Submissions