The annual Youth Contest Awards were presented for the first time this year at the Kansas Book Festival in Topeka on September 16. This is the largest turnout of youth and their families that we have had. Many thanks to Tim Bascom and the Kansas Book Festival committee for collaborating with us to celebrate our young writers.
Thanks also to POD Print in Wichita for providing the books of winner entries!
Here are the 2023 results.
Thanks also to POD Print in Wichita for providing the books of winner entries!
Here are the 2023 results.
Fiction: Grades 3-4
1st – Isabella Johnson, “The Great Goal”
2nd – Fawaz Khan, “Oregon Trail”
3rd – Sawyer Slaughter, “My Friend Bob”
Fiction: Grades 5-6
1st – Ellis K. Lewis, “A New World”
2nd – Matthew Wen (D2 Member), “Bob’s Ordinary Day”
3rd – Avery Cao, “Leader”
HM – Meredith Facer, “The Diary of Linda Clockenhour”
HM – Avery Cao, “44th Annual Hunger Games”
HM – Sophia Yu, “Darkness”
Fiction: Grades 7-8
1st – Christina Dinh, “Her Shades of Blue”
2nd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Chapter One: Meeting My Clone Twin”
3rd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “The Picture”
HM – Addison Buck, “The Dream of Freedom”
HM – Maanya Mohan, “The Genius”
Fiction: Grades 9-12
1st – Garrett Li (D2 Member), “Emerald Ocean”
2nd – Arielle Li (D2 Member), “Realization”
3rd – Brennen Constable, “It Snowed Today!”
HM – Alison Helsel, “Am I Dreaming?”
Non-Fiction: Grades 3-4
1st – Ivy Sun, “First Day at Worlds of Fun”
2nd – Isaac Casper, “Plants”
3rd – Vikram Kapoor, “Ninjas of the Night”
Non-Fiction: Grades 5-6
1st – Avery Cao, “The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf”
2nd – Madison Forge, “Living in Council Grove”
3rd – Abigail Kerschen, “Tamika’s Game”
HM – Sophia Yu, “Lead and Water”
HM – Eli Sun, “Artificial Intelligence Argumentative Paper”
HM – Avery Cao, “Travis Kelce”
Non-Fiction: Grades 7-8
1st – Maanya Mohan, “Writing”
2nd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Preserve the Unique Prairie Ecosystem”
3rd – Grace Olejnik, “Is it All Worth it for a Cheap Pair of Jeans?”
HM – Adain Smith, “The Impact of Langston Hughes”
HM – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Appreciating Backyard Birds”
Non-Fiction: Grades 9-12
1st – Arielle Li (D2 Member), “A Second Home”
2nd – Amy Beth Wilson (D5 Member), “Outrunning a Storm”
3rd – Garrett Li (D2 Member), “Qatar’s Controversial World Cup”
HM – Susannah Wilson (D5 Member), “Romance”
Poetry: Grades 3-4
1st – Camilla Daraiseh, “Lions”
2nd – Avyukta Bhavnani, “Art”
3rd – Ivy Sun, “What Would Happen”
HM – Journey Conyers, “Girl Scouts”
HM – Avyukta Bhavnani, “Magic”
Poetry: Grades 5-6
1st – Caroline Ebberts, “Summer Rain”
2nd – Natalie Antonios, “Alone”
3rd – Roarke Harper, “The Silent Lake”
HM – Claire Deleon, “A Mirror”
HM – Srihan Gorantla, “Hope’s Comeback”
Poetry: Grades 7-8
1st – Emrie Gossett, “The Cycle”
2nd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “My Pets”
3rd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Lightning”
HM – Adain Smith, “The Highway”
HM – Maanya Mohan, “Cycles”
HM – Adain Smith, “The Calm Before the Storm”
Poetry: Grades 9-12
1st – Brennen Constable, “The Carefree Poet’s Eulogy”
2nd – Jonathan Agard, “Where the Stars Reside”
3rd – Madison Schaecher, “The Sun”
HM – Garrett Li (D2 Member), “America’s Pastime”
HM – Maggie Hahn, “The Mouse and the Guinea Pig”
HM – Molly James (D2 Member), “Summer is Here”
Bajaj Youth Writer of the Year: Madeline Male
1st – Isabella Johnson, “The Great Goal”
2nd – Fawaz Khan, “Oregon Trail”
3rd – Sawyer Slaughter, “My Friend Bob”
Fiction: Grades 5-6
1st – Ellis K. Lewis, “A New World”
2nd – Matthew Wen (D2 Member), “Bob’s Ordinary Day”
3rd – Avery Cao, “Leader”
HM – Meredith Facer, “The Diary of Linda Clockenhour”
HM – Avery Cao, “44th Annual Hunger Games”
HM – Sophia Yu, “Darkness”
Fiction: Grades 7-8
1st – Christina Dinh, “Her Shades of Blue”
2nd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Chapter One: Meeting My Clone Twin”
3rd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “The Picture”
HM – Addison Buck, “The Dream of Freedom”
HM – Maanya Mohan, “The Genius”
Fiction: Grades 9-12
1st – Garrett Li (D2 Member), “Emerald Ocean”
2nd – Arielle Li (D2 Member), “Realization”
3rd – Brennen Constable, “It Snowed Today!”
HM – Alison Helsel, “Am I Dreaming?”
Non-Fiction: Grades 3-4
1st – Ivy Sun, “First Day at Worlds of Fun”
2nd – Isaac Casper, “Plants”
3rd – Vikram Kapoor, “Ninjas of the Night”
Non-Fiction: Grades 5-6
1st – Avery Cao, “The Northern Rocky Mountain Wolf”
2nd – Madison Forge, “Living in Council Grove”
3rd – Abigail Kerschen, “Tamika’s Game”
HM – Sophia Yu, “Lead and Water”
HM – Eli Sun, “Artificial Intelligence Argumentative Paper”
HM – Avery Cao, “Travis Kelce”
Non-Fiction: Grades 7-8
1st – Maanya Mohan, “Writing”
2nd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Preserve the Unique Prairie Ecosystem”
3rd – Grace Olejnik, “Is it All Worth it for a Cheap Pair of Jeans?”
HM – Adain Smith, “The Impact of Langston Hughes”
HM – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Appreciating Backyard Birds”
Non-Fiction: Grades 9-12
1st – Arielle Li (D2 Member), “A Second Home”
2nd – Amy Beth Wilson (D5 Member), “Outrunning a Storm”
3rd – Garrett Li (D2 Member), “Qatar’s Controversial World Cup”
HM – Susannah Wilson (D5 Member), “Romance”
Poetry: Grades 3-4
1st – Camilla Daraiseh, “Lions”
2nd – Avyukta Bhavnani, “Art”
3rd – Ivy Sun, “What Would Happen”
HM – Journey Conyers, “Girl Scouts”
HM – Avyukta Bhavnani, “Magic”
Poetry: Grades 5-6
1st – Caroline Ebberts, “Summer Rain”
2nd – Natalie Antonios, “Alone”
3rd – Roarke Harper, “The Silent Lake”
HM – Claire Deleon, “A Mirror”
HM – Srihan Gorantla, “Hope’s Comeback”
Poetry: Grades 7-8
1st – Emrie Gossett, “The Cycle”
2nd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “My Pets”
3rd – Madeline Male (D2 Member), “Lightning”
HM – Adain Smith, “The Highway”
HM – Maanya Mohan, “Cycles”
HM – Adain Smith, “The Calm Before the Storm”
Poetry: Grades 9-12
1st – Brennen Constable, “The Carefree Poet’s Eulogy”
2nd – Jonathan Agard, “Where the Stars Reside”
3rd – Madison Schaecher, “The Sun”
HM – Garrett Li (D2 Member), “America’s Pastime”
HM – Maggie Hahn, “The Mouse and the Guinea Pig”
HM – Molly James (D2 Member), “Summer is Here”
Bajaj Youth Writer of the Year: Madeline Male
Emilie Moll, a junior member from Emporia, took on the job of Youth Contest Manager this year. Emilie did a fantastic job producing our book and contest certificates.
Thank you to POD Print for sponsoring our Youth Contest. POD gifted a copy of the youth awards book to each child who placed in the contest.
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