H2H Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
April 7th, 2024
O’Byrne Chapel at Reid Castle
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY
About The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards has served for over one hundred years as the nation’s longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. The Awards are administered nationally by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and locally through partnerships with regional affiliates.
The Hudson-to-Housatonic Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is administered through a partnership with Writopia Lab, and serves communities north of New York City: Fairfield and Litchfield counties in Connecticut; and Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties in New York.
This year, teens from public, private, or home schools throughout America submitted more than 300,000 original works to the Awards’ 29 categories of art and writing. The H2H Writing Region received more than 2,900 writing submissions and awarded 574 teens a total of 112 Gold Keys, 319 Silver Keys, and 584 Honorable Mentions. All Gold Keys have gone on to further adjudication at the national level. National honors will be announced on the artandwriting.org website on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024.
Submissions to the Awards are adjudicated blindly—jurors do not know the identity of student artists or authors. Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice.
The growing list of accomplished young writers recognized by The Awards has included Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lena Dunham. Outside the arts, Awards alumni employ their creativity to become successful in any number of ways—leaders in fields including journalism, medicine, finance, government and public service, the law, science, design, and more.
About Writopia Lab
Founded in 2007 as a 501(c)3 non-profit, Writopia Lab fosters joy, literacy, and critical thinking in children and teens from all backgrounds through creative writing.
Every day at Writopia Lab, we witness the transformative power of being heard. Because of this experience, we are dedicated to giving teen writers the opportunity to be read—and celebrated—as part of the broader literary community. To help make this possible, we administer the H2H Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Writopia Lab coordinates submissions, organizes the adjudication, and presents the Awards Ceremony for regional recipients.
Writopia Lab is a nationwide community of young writers that runs school-year and summer programs at locations in the metropolitan regions of New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area—as well as online and in-person programming throughout the United States and abroad. For more information about Writopia Lab’s programs, please visit WritopiaLab.org.
American Voices Nominees
Each year five American Voices Nominees are selected from the H2H Writing Region to exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice. During the national re-adjudication of all regional Gold Key works, the region’s American Voices medal recipient will be chosen from among these nominees.
Valencia Massaro, for The Mall (Short Story)
Claire Nam, for Lakȟóta Language Revitalization: We Must Save Our Dying Tongues (Critical Essay)
Zahra Sadoughi, for Dark Space (Poetry)
Lauren Zhang, for Magnolia Tree (Short Story)
Emily Zhang, for bloodred white & blue (Poetry)
The Village Bookstore Middle School Prizes
The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville, NY is proud to present six prizes for middle school writers! These $50 prizes aim to empower and embolden middle school writers who demonstrate exemplary skill and promise in their writing abilities, and to encourage their interest in and love for the craft.
Elizabeth Devine, for You'll Always Forget; I'll Always Remember (Personal Essay/Memoir)
Serine Lee, for Queen of Decay (Poetry)
Quinn Jones, for Quinn Jones; an Obituary (Poetry)
Natalia Levicky, for Once Upon a Time No More (Flash Fiction)
Gigi Vincentz, for Stages of Sisterhood (Poetry)
Yuhan Zhou, for Why Is Protecting Endangered Species Important? (Critical Essay)
Lyla Sheedy, for Every Awakening (Science Fiction and Fantasy)
Special Thanks
To our keynote speaker: Rita Feinstein.
To our esteemed jurors, for providing their valuable time and expertise.
To Writopia Lab’s volunteer staff, interns, and student families.
To Joe Wallace and The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville, NY, for sponsoring six prizes for middle schoolers. Among the few independent neighborhood bookshops remaining in the region, The Village Bookstore features a great selection of books and gifts. Their knowledgeable staff is committed to the local community and welcomes special orders! They are located across from the Jacob Burns Film Center, at 10 Washington Avenue, Pleasantville, New York.
Our Keynote Speaker
Rita Feinstein is the author of the young adult novel Meet Me in the Fourth Dimension (Page Street YA) and the poetry collections Everything is Real and Life on Dodge (both from Brain Mill Press). Her work has appeared in multiple literary journals, including Willow Springs, Salamander Magazine, and Beloit Poetry Journal, and has been nominated for Best of the Net and Best New Poets. She lives in Washington, DC with her husband, who is a lawyer, and her dog, who is not. You can learn more about Rita at ritafeinstein.com and follow her on Twitter/X @RitaFeinstein or Instagram @longlostdragonprincess.
The Recipients
Gold Key Recipients
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Jude Al-Mufti Caroline Almeida Veronica Antov Laurel Aronian Frieda Belasco Juliette Blue Natalie Brill April Bukovich Iris Chen YINUO CHEN Chloe Cho Leehyun Choi Seowoo Choi Madeline Chu Minwoo Chung Amanda Ciminello Chloe Clarke Caroline Costello Piper Costello Tamsin Coulthard Lauren Crispino Elizabeth Devine Paige Dewbrey Roshan Dhand Amity Doyle Savvy Dreas Derek Du Julian Du Caroline Fogel Rikki Frankel Warren Fu Xiwen Gong Alex Gross Hazel Hantman Sarah Horton Joyce Huang Naomi Jeske Emma Jones Quinn Jones Maren Keane David Kim Tane Kim Farrah Koester Alexander Lee Evan Lee Remy Lee Serine Lee Natalia Levicky Illaria Liedtke |
Alexa Loera Grace Lu Gabriella Luma Claire Maher Ashley Malkin Eva Mandelbaum Valencia Massaro Oona McPhearson Aarohan Mehta Alan Mello Andrew Nam Claire Nam Jiho Park Olivia Popp Eleanor Raveis Aitana Rodriguez Knox Rodriguez Lily Roen Leo Roth Piper Rothman Mila Rymarczyk Zahra Sadoughi Natasha Samant Serra Savasoglu Lyla Sheedy Owen Simon Simone Snow Anne Studnicky Sadie Tamburri ZiYao(Sophia) Tang Adeline Thompson Jordana Treisman Sarah Trivedi Anika Vaidheeswaran Gigi Vincentz Charlotte Walter Le Wang Reese Wang Sien Wang Qian Wei Donovan West Emma Wolff Ziyi Yan Emma Yeon Aaron You Emily Zhang Lauren Zhang Keira Zheng Yuhan Zhou |
Silver Key Recipients
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Jordanne Alexander Veronica Antov Laurel Aronian Angelina Ayoubi Jeonghoon Ban Olivia Barsky Maria Sol Bea Isla Berninger lucie Bohnsack Vidhan Bokaria Mia Bornstein Carina Bosacco Lexie Boyce India Braine Claire Breslow Eleanor Brown Sonali Browning Estiven Cabrera Jiachen Cao Claire Chan Grace Chen Iris Chen YINUO CHEN Sydney Chin Grace Chinchilla Chloe Cho Leehyun Choi Carissa Chung Ellis Chung jaden coridon Ian Cressman Mabel Cullen Gianna DeBono Yahya Deggouj Kelly Deng Lana Deng Roshan Dhand Charlene Dong Veronica Donohue Derek Du Julian Du Jerry Fan Olivia Farmer Blake Feinstein Amy Feng Longfei Feng Bronwyn Fitzgerald Paige Foran Rory Frasch Greta Garcia Natalie Garson Eugenie Gericke Gabriela Gigliani-Alcantarilla Layla Giroux Marnuely Gonzalez Grace Gordon Ella Grann Nick Grippo Alex Gross Jonathan Guzmán Danya Herman judah hochman Will Horton Anthony Hu Eddy Huang Joyce Huang Judith Huang Kayley Huleatt Rebecca Humphries Jiwon Hwang Kiera Ignatz Jaiden Jackson Julia Jakubcin Jungwoo Jang Yeoho Jeong Naomi Jeske Emma Jones Quinn Jones Marius Kaljuvee Haarrathi Kanna Astrid Kelly Ellie Keum Adam Khan Daniel Kim Seungmin Kim Tane Kim Daniel Klane Farrah Koester Zane Kohn Steven Kwon Sean Kyung Inaara Lalani Alex Lebrija Alexander Lee Chloe Lee Evan Lee Jason Lee Audrey Li Scarlett Li Grace Liebman Illaria Liedtke Jeffrey Lin Natalie Lord Grace Lu Emma Sophie Luo Iris Ma Claire Maher Ashley Malkin Emma Mao Sarah Mao Ben Martell Lachlan McCracken Ruby McDowell Oona McPhearson Aarohan Mehta Alan Mello Amy Meng Max Messinger
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Riley Meyer Ava Milani Asa Miller Zoe Monschein Juliette Murphy Sadie Murphy Serra Nalbantoglu Claire Nam Lea Nasr Zachary Neilson-Papish Ambika Nott Corinne Owen Azra Ozgen Catherine O’Connell Ellie O’Rourke Mia Pagano Andrew Pang Allegra Paquette Jiho Park Yoon Park Gabrielle Parkinson Shreyasi Paudel Fiona Pedraza Jack Pegler cassidy pelkey Jacques Pierre Isabela Pierry Alexander Popielarczyk Olivia Popp Chase Powers Shreya Prabhu Maadhavan Prasanna Kaitlyn Qin Amberleigh Quiles Nathan Raman Emily Rebholz Minna Reilly Montserrat Reyes Samuel Rodrigue Aitana Rodriguez Lily Roen Naomi Rosell Leo Roth Mila Rymarczyk Zahra Sadoughi Marissa Saltzman Cristina Sanchez Megan Sargent Serra Savasoglu sarah sayem James Schumacher Alec Schwartz Linnea Shah-Gustafsson Emi Shapiro Divya Sharma Jane Sheldon Sophia Shen Ethan Shin Emily Shull Avantika Singh Olivia Smith Meghan Smyth Will Speller Anthony St Clair Zoe Stahl Tatum Stavridis Skylar Stewart Alexandra Steyn Katie Streeter Jiayu Su Meaghan Sullivan Derek Sun Yejin Jean Sung Morgan Synn Kira Taliaferro Zixian Tang Lindsay Taylor Emily Telesco Adeline Thompson Jack Thompson Cecelia Tivey Campbell Treschuk Eian Tsou Caitlin Ungari Charlotte VanDerzee Anna Vertin Cary Wang Sien Wang Micaela Waterston George Weeldreyer Donovan West Gigi Wheeler Kwaku Wiredu-Mensah Emma Wolff Jackson Wong Claire Woodbury Lucy Woodbury Grace Wu Anna Xie Emily Xue Naomi Yadav Ziyi Yan Jeannie Yang Juno Yang Eileen Yoo Cameron Zapanta Donna Zhang Emily Zhang Rebecca Zhang Sophie Zhang Yun Zhang Hanna Zhao Harry Zheng Keira Zheng Yuhan Zhou Zirui Zhou Mark Zhu Chloe Zou Scarlett Zumbro |
Honorable Mention Recipients
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Peter Adams Jordanne Alexander Isabella Alexandrou Rebeka Alfaro Veronica Antov Natasha Arakal Giovanna Arena Franklin Arnold Zachary Arnold Jack Aronian Laurel Aronian Rahul Arora Barrett Bachner Charlie Baker Jeonghoon Ban Olivia Barsky Azalia Basil Marisol Bea Frieda Belasco Haley Berger Joseph Berger Maria Berwa Anya Bhuyan Lachlan Blair Dylan Blaschuk Cam Blessey Ruby Boeding Analise Braddock Isabela Braga Figueiredo Claire Breslow Ella Bross Eleanor Brown Sonali Browning April Bukovich Dakota Cameron Jiachen Cao Isaac Carrillo Lily Carroll Sabrina Cassano Kailee Chandra Olivia Chang Surayya Chaudhry Ellen Chen Wendy Chen Arianna Chin Audrey Cho Chloe Cho Leehyun Choi Khushi Choudhary Rajsi Choudhary Henry Chudd Ellis Chung Minwoo Chung Zoe Chung Davis Clarke Violet Clinton joseph coker Piper Costello Ian Cressman Lauren Crispino nick davidson Nathan Delottie Kelly Deng Paige Dewbrey Roshan Dhand Sienna Dietz Savannah Donahue Amity Doyle Mika Dunne Djemima Duvernat Gracie Eleck Fiona Ellis Lauren Ellis Jacqueline Elsener Oliver Ennico Kateri Escober Doran Cayden Ever Cole Ewen Jerry Fan Rhea Fan Ella Fargnoli Ryan Farnum Blake Feinstein Amy Feng Julia Fenigstein Charles Ferragu Anna Fiorito Caroline Fogel Sum Ling Celine Fong Scarlett Forestire Johanna Foulk Rikki Frankel Rory Frasch Mark Freeman Ingrid Fu Charlotte Fuchs Reese Garg Arya Gartside-Vats Sai'ann Gill Layla Giroux Miriam Gold Alexandria Gollis Briana Gomez Marnuely Gonzalez Emma Gordon Grace Gordon Madison Graham-Thomas Jessica Greco Jeremy Greenberg Sydney Greenberg Isabella Grimm Alex Gross Malina Grove Ava Grunberg Amanda Gui Samara Hadi Hadley Hall Maya Hallac Sophie Halliburton Hazel Hempleman Victoria Herold Matilda Hertzman Mary Heyn Henry Hoeffner Lilly Hogan Aaron Hopper Abby Horton Lasya Hota Jay Hove Anthony Hu Eddy Huang Jami Huang Joyce Huang Judith Huang Serena Huang Kayley Huleatt Irhan Iftikar Kiera Ignatz Olive Intinarelli Justin Isban Sawyer Ivchenko Julian Jacinto Jungwoo Jang Hannah Jeon Naomi Jeske Janet Jezairian Chloe Ji Jinle Ji Isabella Jolicoeur Quinn Jones Eva Juarez-Lace Beyza Kalender Brighton Karvoski Rachel Katzke Adam Khan Zara Khemlani Anushka Khubchandani Daniel Kim David Kim Mckayla Kim Seungmin Kim Sharon Kim Tane Kim Clementine Kirt Gemma Kirt Daniel Klane Halliwell Kline Sophia Klugherz YeonWoo Kook Ellen Kramer Akshara Kumar Scotia Kuriloff Olivia Kwon Holden LaForce Leo Lane Jack LaRocca Gemma Lasky Lily Lassen Alex Lebrija Alexander Lee Chloe Lee Devin Lee Evan Lee Madeline Lee Remy Lee Evie Leighton Nicholas Li Scarlett Li Illaria Liedtke Ellen Lin Jeffrey Lin Michael Lin Caydence Liu Chloe Liu Fangyue Liu Rubie Lombardi Carrington Long Erik Lu Erika Lunenfeld Emma Sophie Luo Ivan Lvovsky Jiayi Lyu Iris Ma Clare Maccagnan Olivia MacEachern Claire Maher Leo Mahlke |
Cole Maiale Ashley Malkin Jack Maney Navya Maneyapanda Lulu Mann Ben Martell Valencia Massaro Carolyn McBreen Ruby McDowell James Meehan Hannah Mehler Milana Melnick Amy Meng Emily Meng Connor Meschewski Riley Meyer Samuel Meyer April Middleton Asa Miller Sophie Miller Sasha Mollett Juilette Moore Carolina Morocho Mary Moser Anna Moss Will Motley Stephen Mulderry Juliette Murphy Sadie Murphy Vanessa Murphy Lia Nacey Zara Nahim Deniz Nalbantoglu Serra Nalbantoglu Thiago Neves Abdallah Niass Belle Nichols Ellie Nikami Sadie Noonan Ambika Nott Lenny Novichenko Catherine O'Brien Azra Ozgen Daphné Panié Allegra Paquette Stella Paquette Ryan Paris Brian Park Jiho Park Yoon Park Anna Paterson Sean Patrick-Sasaki Shreyasi Paudel Jack Pegler cassidy pelkey Julianna Penna Lilly Peters Gabriel Petluck Isabela Pierry Ava Powell Blake Powers Shreya Prabhu Maadhavan Prasanna Siya Prashad Quinn Pray En Qiao Anna Qin Bo-Jun Qin Bo-Wen Qin Amberleigh Quiles Aiden Quinn Tanvi Rajangam Lila Reiling Antonio Reyes Hernandez Quinn Reynolds Carter Richert Claire-Helene Ritter Victoria Roberts Brynn Robinson Jacob Robinson Samuel Rodrigue Lily Roen Giada Rosell Naomi Rosell Sarah Rosen Sophie Rosen Leo Roth Zoe Roth Piper Rothman Juliet Rotondo Daniela Rynott Ava Saez Elliott Saiontz Cristina Sanchez Wesley Sannito Megan Sargent Cara Sato-Connell Ryan Savicki Saumya Sawant sarah sayem Uma Scher Tahlia Scherer John Schneider Carla Schober-Gonzalez James Schumacher Samantha Schwartz Leah Seigel Yakenia Severino Saniya Shah Emi Shapiro Divya Sharma Jane Sheldon Olivia Sherman Emily Shull Benjamin Siegel Owen Simon Amalia Slade Kaley Slader Hazel sledzik Clio Slocum Sophie Slocum Nate Smith Meghan Smyth Simone Snow Angelina Song Will Speller Anthony St Clair Sophia Stapleton Tatum Stavridis Skylar Stewart Alexandra Steyn Katie Streeter (Timothy) “Lyra” Strickland Navah Strouse Anne Studnicky Jiayu Su Haoran Sun Olivia Sun Morgan Synn Kira Taliaferro Sadie Tamburri Zixian Tang Emily Telesco Tyler Temerowski Jack Thompson Brianna Timlin Sam Tishfield Genevieve Topper-Kroog Evie Tourtelot Jordana Treisman Campbell Treschuk Tara Trivedi Eian Tsou Shashi Uppuluri Isabella Uzoh Anna Vertin Mia Vieira Madison Walker Charlotte Walter Hanson Wang Le Wang Max Wang Reese Wang ROBERT WANG Sien Wang TianTong Wang Zixuan Wang caleigh wardle Andrew Wasco Qian Wei Sophia Weinman Sarah Weissman Cole Wenis Gigi Wheeler Kate Wick Zoe Winston Emma Wolff Lucy Woodbury Tyler Wright Annabelle Wu Grace Wu Jun Ao Wu Serena Wu Sophie Xie Weian Xie Huibo Xu Jenny Xu Eddie Xue Ziyi Yan Campbell Yates Sasha Yeterian Sadie Yoder ziqian yu Julia Zagar Cameron Zapanta Donna Zhang Emily Zhang Lauren Zhang Linda Zhang Rebecca Zhang Yun Zhang Keira Zheng Xiaowen Zhou Zirui Zhou Stella Zigouras Jasper Zimmerman Chloe Zou |
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