Congratulations to all of the winners of the 2019 YouthInk writing contest! This year, over 40 Orinda middle school students submitted entries inspired by the writing prompt “It Matters.” We are proud to announce the winners of contest for 2019:
2019 WINNERS
First Place ($250):
Eloise Anagnost, The Girl in the Box
Second Place ($125):
Holly Carysforth, Free?
Third Place ($75):
Kirsten Parker, Hidden
Honorable Mention: (alphabetical order)
Mia Balonick, The Highway
Kaylin Chang, The Power of Words
Audrey Dugan, Safe
Josslyn Grover, Flying Free
Indie Lee, Onwards
Tahra Minowada, The Sound of Nothing
Jade Peng, Paper Promises
Chiara Sponzilli, Everything In This World Matters
Hazel Weiner, The Way Things Used to Be
Jialei Zhang, Playing It By Heart