Edina Reads Writing Contest 2024
The popular Edina Reads Writing Contest celebrated its fourth year in 2024.
Read the Sun Current’s April 17, 2024 article about the event by clicking on the image.
Congratulations to this year’s winners!
K-2 Prose
1st: “A Field Trip to the Cat World” by Evelyn Coronado
2nd: “Ballet Recital” by Hadley Rose Tygesson
Honorable Mentions: “Giraffe Games” by Soren McShane
K-2 Poetry
1st: “!!!Shhh Come With Me” by Dubey Aadvik
2nd: “It Was My Birthday” by Fiona Gray
Honorable Mentions: “Prime” by Cal Finn, “See You Tomorrow Doggy” by Jayne Hwang
3-5 Prose
1st: “The Orb of Awakening” by Hunter Daniels
2nd: “Oscar and Alphonse” by Mithila Iyengar
Honorable Mentions: “The Forest of Stars (a short Warriors based story)” by Grayson Faulstick, “Y3K” by Kate Reynolds
3-5 Poetry
1st: “Whispers of the Heart” by Audrey Liu
2nd: “Dawn and Dusk” by Stephanie Langsweirdt
Honorable Mentions: “Pain” by Patrick Soto, “Winter vs Summer” by Eva R. DeBuse, “Frozen Yogurt” by Felicity Shiek
6-8 Prose
1st: “Melanie” by Triada Nelson
2nd: “The Other Side” by Eleanor Griskevicius
Honorable Mentions: “Just Like I Planned” by Clara Thornton, “Mondays” by Mayu Ashenafi, “Time Spent Away - My Life's Story (As of Age Eleven)” by Isabela Brix
6-8 Poetry
1st: “The Wall (When I see the black wall my heart drops . . . )” by Avianna Fettig
2nd: “On stage, I can be someone else . . .” by Julia Peterson
Honorable Mentions: “Piano” by Sonali Krishnan, “2 haiku poems” by Alix Ayers, “Summer” by Charlotte Brock
9-12 Prose
1st: “The Blackest Sea” by Cecilia Jancourt
2nd: “Ivan's Anthem” by Carmela Cadja
Honorable Mentions: “Children of the Lost” by Nasteha Abdiaziz, “Birdie” by Zeina Al-Ramahi
9-12 Poetry
1st: “lyric for the women of 1789” by Sadie Slobin
2nd: “Painting Your Self Portrait” by Gabrielle O'Neill
Honorable Mentions: “Melodies of the Wild” (“Nature’s Symphony”) by Aqbaal Mohamed, “The Clock” by Asher Kaufman
Adult Prose
1st: “The Will” by Philip DeBerg
2nd: “The Kingdom” by Barbara Swanke
Honorable Mentions: “The Loyal Companion” by Rebecca Peterson, “Betty Rubin” by Linda Maki
Adult Poetry
1st: “Quiet Catastrophe” by Areti Georgopoulos
2nd: “Aging?” by John Sorteberg
Honorable Mentions: “Love Haikus” by Areti Georgopoulos
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Reading Event
The reading of winning entries will be held on April 15 in the Dragseth Auditorium at South View Middle School.
AGE GROUPS
Kindergarten - 2nd grade
3rd - 5th grade
6th - 8th grade
9th - 12th grade
Adults (18+)
CATEGORIES
Poetry
Short Story
Student Planning Committee - 2024
Co-Chairs: Katerina Duda and Nora Hart