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MISFITS, a non-profit group
working to encourage and enhance literacy in Minnesota, is sponsoring our
11th annual Writing Contest.
Kudos
Thanks to all the participants
who sent in entries - keep them coming! And mucho thanks to our
judges Jody Wurl, Charlotte Nickerson and Joel Arnold.
~ Jodie Gustafson,
Writing Contest Coordinator
2009 Writing Contest Winners
Out of 47 accepted entries -
congratulations to our esteemed winners!
| Open Division Awards (28
entries) |
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Scott Imes Award: Spied
Her by Steve Ruthenbeck (Okabena MN) |
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1st Place: |
Ruth, A.I. by Deborah Walker (Palmers Green,
London, England) |
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2nd Place: |
A
Suitable Offering by Rebecca Roland
(Albuquerque, NM) |
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3rd Place: |
Ziza's Song by A.M. Rose (Metairie, LA) |
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| Poetry Division Awards
(6 entries) |
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1st Place: |
Tindra's Song by Kristen McHenry (Seattle,
WA) |
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2nd Place: |
Night’s Cloak by Ginger M. Nielsen (Racine,
WI) |
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3rd Place:
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Amazing by Angela Stumpf (St. Paul, MN) |
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| Youth Division Awards |
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Division 1 ~ Ages 11 and Under
(3 entries) |
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1st Place:
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Flight by Jenna Bryn Melanson
Cottonwood Valley Charter School, Socorro, NM |
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2nd Place: |
Living Forever by Corina Lottman
Diller-Odell Elementary School, Diller, NE |
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3rd Place: |
Bringing Down Bear by Rebecca Papanicolaou
Palmers Green, London, England |
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Division 2 ~ Ages 12-13
(3 entries) |
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1st Place: |
The Book of Azcabbath by Olivia Caldwell-Nepveux
Evergreen Country Day School, Evergreen, CO |
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2nd Place: |
Souls by Connie Lee
Westbrook Intermediate School, Friendswood, TX |
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3rd Place: |
The Book by Melissa Hofmann
Evergreen Junior High School, East Salt Lake City, UT |
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Division 3 ~ Ages 14-16
(7 entries) |
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1st Place:
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For the Empire by Theora Tiffney
Olive Grove Charter School, Santa Barbara, CA |
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2nd Place: |
Dreamcatcher by Chris Shaw
Bethlehem Central High School, Delmar, NY |
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3rd Place: |
Everafter by Joan Bedinger
Campbell High School, Smyrna, GA |
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