Elementary School Winners
Grade 3 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Noah Levi | A Letter From My Jersey | BCHA |
| 2nd Prize | Jackson Svartz | Dear Jack | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Kohelet Lubin | Letter From Buttercup | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | David Lysenko | Lego Table | BCHA |
Grade 3 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Vincent Ferro | Sharks | Davenport Ridge |
| 2nd Prize | Rian Muthamizhchelvan | My Steps into a New Land | Hart Magnet School |
| 3rd Prize | Sophia Ciocoiu | My Forever Home | Hart Magnet School |
| Honorable Mention | David Wugalter | Israel | BCHA |
Grade 3 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Nicholas Milewski | Legos Everywhere | Davenport Ridge |
| 2nd Prize | Lev Kurbanov | Stars | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Chaise Faizakoff | Corn Maize | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | Avi Redlich | Chanukah | BCHA |
Grade 4 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Priscilla Toss | A Girl Can Dream | Mater Salvatoris |
| 2nd Prize | Camilla Horsting | Athena's Discovery | Mater Salvatoris |
| 3rd Prize | Sonali Powell | The Legend of Teddy | Roxbury |
| Honorable Mention | Pheobe Bovay | Popstar in Disguise | Davenport Ridge |
Grade 4 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Max Kaimowitz | The Ice Cream Thief | BCHA |
| 2nd Prize | Maytal Moreen | My Trip to New York | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Suriya Nayini | Shorter School Day | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | Rebecca Ostroff | The Haunted Mansion Ride | BCHA |
Grade 4 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Eliza Ostroff | When Leticia Went Back | BCHA |
| 2nd Prize | Eitan Ostrovsky | For I Don't Have Friends | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Max Kaimowitz | Lightening | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | Grace Angel | Beach Music | BCHA |
Grade 5 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Eliana DiMattia | Grayness | Northeast Elementary |
| 2nd Prize | Masha Ulyanov | Willow, Oh Willow | Northeast Elementary |
| 3rd Prize | Amelia Willett | Ugly Lunch | Davenport Ridge |
| Honorable Mention | Nathalie Albornoz | Game Escape | Davenport Ridge |
Grade 5 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Yoni Notik | My Power of Yet | BCHA |
| 2nd Prize | Sally Hennessey | No More Pictures on the Wall | Mater Salvatoris |
| 3rd Prize | Tzvi Lamm | Power of Yet | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | Eliana DiMattia | Bless This House | Northeast Elementary |
Grade 5 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Sally Hennessey | Titanic | Mater Salvatoris |
| 2nd Prize | Eli Lamm | The Season of Leaves | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Shia Mosenkis | Midnight Hero | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | Eli Weisser | The Big Game | BCHA |
Middle School Winners
Grade 6 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Ameyaa Agrawal | Walking in Maya's Shoes | Dolan Middle School |
| 2nd Prize | Mia Cooper | To Be Seen or Not To Be Seen | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Noa Zizmor | Help Me with My Hair! | BCHA |
| Honorable Mention | Sophie Brand | Quinn and the Mystery Forest | BCHA |
Grade 6 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Leo Kiley | The Frightening Flash Flood | Rogers International |
| 2nd Prize | Nathan Banyas | The Big Game in Florida: A Score | Rogers International |
| 3rd Prize | Francesca Frost | Letting Go | Rogers International |
| Honorable Mention | Felix Morfoot | My First NBA Game: A Slam Dunk | Rogers International |
Grade 6 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Yisroel Speter | Autumn is a Sorcerer | BCHA |
| 2nd Prize | Eva Bomash | I Am... | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Elizabeth Kanev | Constellation | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Sophie Brand | Autumn is a Cop | BCHA |
Grade 7-8 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Ashley Peart | Our Forever Began in Winter | Rippowam Middle School |
| 2nd Prize | Gargi Bagwe | The Lost Opportunity | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Evy Gullette | The Birchbark Canoe | Home School |
| Honorable Mention | Prisha Jilhewar | Self(ie) Portrait | Strawberry Hill School |
Grade 7-8 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Colette Chu | Worse Than the Titanic | Chu Home School |
| 2nd Prize | Reya Kotha | The Cruise | Scofield Magnet Middle |
| 3rd Prize | Kaylani Gonzalez | Influence | Rippowam Middle School |
| Honorable Mention | Hilary Ho | Mitochondria | Dolan Middle School |
Grade 7-8 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Rudrh Nair | Bibliophilia | Turn of River Middle |
| 2nd Prize | Victoria Angel | Frustration | BCHA |
| 3rd Prize | Evan Montague | As Time Passes By | Dolan Middle School |
| Honorable Mention | Aarna Agrawal | Inimitable | Dolan Middle School |
High School Winners
Grade 9-10 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Darcy Churchill-Joell | Our Perfect Night | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Ava Homicki | The Sky's Secret With Me | Westhill High School |
| 3rd Prize | Ruby Jimenez | A Friend: A Tale of Isolation to Connection | Westhill High School |
| Honorable Mention | Ritaj Nouh | School of Elemental Magic | Westhill High School |
Grade 9-10 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Isha Kotha | Boulders | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Princess Stessy Hyppolite | My Testimony | Stamford High School |
Grade 9-10 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Angela Russell | Let It Fly | Westhill High School |
| 2nd Prize | Marvi Pabrekar | ...Alone | Westhill High School |
| 3rd Prize | Darcy Churchill-Joell | A Drawing of Hope | Stamford High School |
| Honorable Mention | Ritaj Nouh | The Smell of Blood | Westhill High School |
Grade 11-12 Fiction |
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| 1st Prize | Djemima Duvernat | Confession of the Girl with the Mask | Westhill High School |
| 2nd Prize | Keira Lubliner | Trapped | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Jayden Lubin | The Man I Bumped Into | Stamford High School |
| Honorable Mention | Joseph John Salvatore | The Percentage of Twofold | Stamford High School |
Grade 11-12 Nonfiction |
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| 1st Prize | Keira Lubliner | Learning to Love | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Emily Sherman | Saying Goodbye | Greenwich Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Mey Silvey | Canim Dedum: My Dear Grandfather | Stamford High School |
| Honorable Mention | Ella Leferman | Dandelions in the Sidewalk: Finding Power in Unexpected Places | AITE |
Grade 11-12 Poetry |
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| 1st Prize | Tamara Segal | When the Wolf Cries | Westhill High School |
| 2nd Prize | Elias Constanza | Snow | AITE |
| 3rd Prize | Desiree Nieves | Who Am I | Stamford High School |
| Honorable Mention | Emma Bernfeld | The Monster in the Dark | AITE |
Eligibility
Students in grades 3-12 who live in or attend school in Stamford.
Categories
Fiction
Invented by the author's imagination or made up.
Nonfiction
Memory of actual event or report or opinion. If source materials are used they should be listed at the end of the piece.
Poetry
An expression of feelings and ideas using distinctive style and rhythm.
Entries judged separately for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grades 7-8, Grades 9-10, Grades 11-12.
Submissions
Each student may submit only one entry per category.
Each student may submit entries in two categories only.
Originality
Entries must be original work of one individual author.
Length
Fiction entries limited to 1500 words.
Non-fiction limited to 1500 words.
Poetry limited to two pages.
Entries that exceed the limit will not be submitted to the judges.
Format
Entries must be in English, typed, single-spaced, using a simple 10-point font.
NO color text.
NO illustrations.
NO staples.
Word docs only.
Procedure
Entry form must be attached to the online submission form.
Only Word docs will be accepted.
Please use the name of your entry as the name of your Word doc.
A separate entry form is required for each submission.
Deadline
All entries must be submitted no later than February 9, 2024.
Winners will be notified prior to the award ceremony this spring.
Criteria
There may be four winners in each category: First, second, third place, and one honorable mention.
Creativity (50%)
Insightful content based on personal experience and/or issues of personal interest. Originality and appropriateness of topic are essential.
Structure (25%)
Organization: Clarity of thought, clear focus, coherent expression, development of theme (opening, development, closing).
Fiction: Present and resolve conflict or problem affecting characters.
Non-Fiction: Logical development with supporting arguments or examples.
Poetry: Indicate understanding of format and structure, and demonstrate command of the elements of poetry.
Technique (25%)
Accuracy in grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Ability to use punctuation conventionally or for effect. Language appropriate to subject and audience. Proper use of vocabulary - appropriate choice of words. Variety of sentence structure. Presentation should be neat, easy to follow, easy to read, with clear, clean margins.
Entire form must be completed to qualify.