Bay Area
Writing Region of the
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
March 12th, 2023
Koret Room
San Francisco Public Library
100 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA
About The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are celebrating 100 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 Bay Area Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is administered through a partnership with Writopia Lab, and serves communities in San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin counties.
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 Bay Area Writing Region received more than 3,000 writing submissions and awarded 526 teens a total of 183 Gold Keys, 300 Silver Keys, and 531 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 Monday, March 22, 2023.
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 Bay Area 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.
Zoe Dorado for “On Consuming” (Poetry)
Brian Guan for “Funeral” (Short Story)
Elane Kim for “PHIL-120” (Personal Essay & Memoir)
Ashir Rao for “New APs Announced!” (Humor)
Abigail Song for “Life is Brief” (Short Story)
Special Thanks
To our keynote speaker: Léna Roy.
To our esteemed jurors, for providing their valuable time and expertise.
To Writopia Lab’s volunteer staff, interns, and student families.
Our Keynote Speaker
Léna Roy is the author of the YA novel, Edges, published by FSG. She co-authored Becoming Madeleine, a Biography of the Author of A Wrinkle in Time by Her Granddaughters, coming out in February 2018. She co-edited the award-winning Girls Write Now anthology, First Lines and her writing was featured in the essay collection for middle school kids and their teachers: Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Essays to Devour: Your Favorite Authors Take on the Dreaded Essay Assignment. Léna earned her BA from Barnard, studying English and Italian literature, and her MA in Drama Therapy from NYU. You can visit Léna at lenaroybooks.com.
Gold Key Recipients
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Zara Alam Charlotte Apfel Noah Auffhammer Jessica Bakar Maithreyi Bharathi Ella Braverman Iris Cai Aria Capelli Mika Cham Alayna Chen Bryan Chen Kaylee Cheng Lia Choi Chloe Chou Camille Chu Lachlan Chu Zhi Quan Chua Amara Collins Lynn Dai Sophia Demoe Ayaan Dhruv Thuan Do Zoe Dorado Maitreya Doshi Jonathan Du Mackenzie Duan Anoushka Dugar Winona Einhorn Sunwoo Eom Hailey Feldman Emma Gao Daphne Gilman Aarohi Goel Helen Gu Brian Guan Sanjoli Gupta Luray He Ariel Hong Calvin Hoover Caitlin Hopkins Samantha Hsiung Naomi Hsu Natalie Hsu Nina Huang Saanvi Hublikar |
Irene Hwang Arihant Jain Audrey Jamieson Elane Kim Jenna Kim Ava Krause Arjun Krishnan Carrie Lange Chris Lee Ethan Lee Joyce Lee Ira Lele Andrea Li Lindsay Li Alice Lim Simon Lim David Lin Rachael Lin Sydney Ling Bridget Liu Emily Liu Fiona Lu Michelle Lu Shreya Malhotra Ruchi Mangtani Emily Maremont Josette Mcbride Kiy Meyer Ashley Mo Sarah Fathima Mohammed Natalie Note Julianne Park Emily Pedroza Myesha Phukan Ananya Pradhan Penelope Pyo Michelle Qiao Ashir Rao Xinyue Ren Joshua Rezneck Jonas Rosenman Saanvi Sahoo Eliza Sanders Elsa Sapojnikoff Kathleen Shang |
Nisha Shenoy Valerie Shu Aashvi Singh Abigail Song Claire Spence Maanyata Srikantam Lindsey Steel Hunter Stoval Amy Sun Emilie Suri Riya Tadinada Lana Tariq Emmerson Todd Surya Uniyal Carolyn Wang Daphne Wang Emily Wang Jessica Wang Yoga Weng Ben Williams Abby Wong Audrey Xi Adam Xu Austina Xu Hetian (Carol) Xu Isabella Xu Alison Yang Alyssa Yang Albert Yao Daniel Yim Isabella Yoeu Cherianne Yoon Eine Youn Liehn Youn Lina Youn Amelia Yuan Linda Zeng Ariel Zhang Sophia Zhang Calvin Zhou Ellie Zhou Emma Zhou Angelica Zhu Anping Zhu Zoe Zinnes |
Silver Key Recipients
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Lavanya Babbar Jessica Bakar Tyler Beede Maithreyi Bharathi Talia Buckhouse Garrett Cai Iris Cai Austin Carroll Neetra Chakraborty Felix Chen Hailey Chen Judy Chen Jillian Cheng Kaylee Cheng Sophia Cheng Analise Chin Katie Chin Eunoo Cho Alexis Choi Hallie Chong Chloe Chou Daniel Chu Lachlan Chu William Chui Charlotta Dai Lynn Dai Siyona Dhingra Lauren Dias Chloe Ding Mackenzie Duan Anoushka Dugar Sunwoo Eom Keerthi Eraniyan Lale Erbay Nevaeh Escario Avani Ganesan Emma Gao Patrick Gao Dylan Gibson Shirin Grewal Helen Gu Litian (Eva) Gu Brian Guan Chelsea Guo Claire Guo Sanjoli Gupta Zara Hai Calvin Hoover Samantha Hsiung Naomi Hsu Sharis Hsu Joy Hu Aaron Huang Alyssa Huang Elaina Huang Erinn Huang Rina Huang Trisha Iyer Shreya Jagannathan Arihant Jain Jane Janopaul Anika Jensen Monica Jeon David Jung Semi Jung Jeffrey Kang Jennifer Kang Eden Kelly Aadya Khazanchi Angela Kim Elane Kim Isaac Kim Minjee Kim |
Gianna Kin Kaden Knight Nikhil Kothari Ava Krause Dylan Lachance Carrie Lange Chris Lee Hannah Lee Jane Lee Joyce Lee Andrea Li Angela Li Blanche Li Catherine Li Ellen Li Jessica Li Lexi Li Lindsay Li Shelley Li Xiaoran Li Jessica Liao Tiffany Lieu David Lin Janice Lin Sydney Ling Angela Liu Ariel Liu Bridget Liu Emily Liu Lauren Liu Mira Liu Stephanie Liu Kai Lobell Qianzi Loo Gabriela Lou Karen Lou Zayha Loyalka Fiona Lu Michelle Lu Eleanor Ludwig Desiree Luo Anaya Mandal Emily Maremont Katerina Matta Josette Mcbride Edis Mesic Eddy Miao Turiya Misra Sarah Fathima Mohammed Giulia Mozzati Zacco Daniela Murawczyk Sahasra Nistala Natalie Note Vivienne O'Dell Joanne Park Emily Pedroza Julia Peng Marie Peng Natalia Petkovic Lizabeth Phan Ananya Pradhan Faith Qiao Sophie Qin Kate Quach Felix Rae Whitehouse Ameera Ramzan Xinyue Ren Mira Rohatgi Ashley Ruan Sahana Santhanam Jasneh Sasan Ben Schlotman Kathleen Shang |
Iris Shen Valerie Shu Tanisha Singh Cosette Spargur Claire Spence Maya Sriram Kairui Sun Kurn Sundaram Emilie Suri Anoushka Swaminathan Lana Tariq Kaitlyn Tchang Sophia Tian Dashel Tsang Maddie Tsang Alexis Tuchinda Alfred Ukudeev-Freeman Jaya Urrutia Julia Volpp Angela Wang Ashley Wang Audrey Wang Benjamin Wang Carolyn Wang Cynthia Wang Evelyn Wang Jessica Wang Selina Wang Tony Wang Michelle Wei Megan Wien Maeve Wood-Soloff Alyssa Wu Ellie Xi Julia Xiang Kathleen Xie Austina Xu Hetian (Carol) Xu Isabella Xu Selina Xu Alison Yang Alyssa Yang Anna Yang Ellis Yang Irene Yang Tiantong Yang Albert Yao Medha Yarlagadda Ella Yee Annabel Yen Joyce Yoo Eine Youn Lina Youn Amelia Yuan Linda Zeng Allison Zhang Ariel Zhang Emma Zhang Ethan Zhang Evan Zhang Sarah Zhang Sophia Zhang Sophie Zhang Wanru Zhao William Zhao Shuwen Zheng Emma Zhou Eric Zhou Angelica Zhu Annli Zhu Minghao Zou |
Honorable Mention Recipients
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Eloise Anagnost Gabriel Ancajas Ananya Aneesh Rachel Aronson Ella Axelrod Meghana Babu Jessica Bakar Esha Bansiya Sarah Begley Tess Belger Hana Benko Ishaan Bhaduri Ila Bhimshetty Varun Bhupathi Isabella Bian Meghan Boyle Grant Brewster Annika Burmester Ray Butts Iris Cai Faye Callander Daniela Camden Antong Cao Aria Capelli Austin Carroll Allison Chabala Sathya Chaib Neetra Chakraborty Mika Cham Christina Chang Reeve Char Ainslie Chen Alicia Chen Alisha Chen Cody Chen Emma Chen Kaylee Cheng Sophia Cheng Katie Chin Charis Ching Angela Choi Lia Choi Chloe Chou Colin Chu Jason Chu Lachlan Chu Phoebe Chu Hannah Chung Katie Chung Amara Collins Chloe Crowder - Rheault Lynn Dai Sophia Demoe Siyona Dhingra Jessica Diao Lauren Dias Chloe Ding Diya Dipak Avah Dodson Anagha Dogiparthi Christopher Donnelly Zoe Dorado Aaryan Doshi Mackenzie Duan Sierra Elman Sunwoo Eom Keerthi Eraniyan Myles Evans Casey Feng Elisabeth Floyd Madeleine Freeland Mark Fridkin Ajax Fu Varun Fuloria Anuja Ganguli Srishti Ganguli Emma Gao Marcus Gao Aimee Ge Cyrus Ghane Dylan Gibson Aarohi Goel Ariana Goetting Ramit Goyal Henry Greber Helen Gu Justin Gu Chelsea Guo Kent Ha Ainai Habtom Aurora Hallal Ethan Han Luray He Shayla He Channie Hong Calvin Hoover Anya Houston Samantha Hsiung Naomi Hsu Jennifer Hu Aaron Huang Alyssa Huang Erinn Huang Rina Huang Sabrina Huang Siyuan Huang Emily Huynh Emma Hwang Irene Hwang Serafina Hwang Satvika Iyer Shikha Iyer Trisha Iyer Arihant Jain Siddhi Jain David Jang Monica Jeon Siyuan Jiang Chaewon Joung Luke Jun Jaehee Jung |
Semi Jung Audrey Kamena Jennifer Kang Prajanya Kannan Zidaan Kapoor Abigail Kapur Lucas Kawamoto Jack Ke Clay Kee Fatima Khawaja Abigail Kim Angela Kim Elane Kim Ethan Kim Isaac Kim Minjee Kim Rena Kim Soohyang Claire Kim Gianna Kin Maya Kinkhabwala Benjamin Klieger Sky Klinke Ishanvi Kommula Michelle Koo Nikhil Kothari Ava Krause Jessica Kwandou Kyomin Kwon Michelle La Naomi Lahner Xiaoyue Lai Kate Lane Carrie Lange Ally Lee Annabelle Lee Celina Lee Chris Lee Dyne Lee Joyce Lee Kara Lee Katherine Lee Nathan Lee Adi Leist Andrea Li Angela Li Blanche Li Catherine Li Derek Li Jessica Li Lindsay Li Raeanne Li Jingjing Liang Jessica Liao Daniel Lin David Lin Dolsey Lin Janice Lin Vivian Lin Sydney Ling Angela Liu Ariel Liu Davina Liu Emily Liu Joyce Liu Kevin Liu Stephanie Liu Vincent Lo Fiona Lu Ivy Lu Michelle Lu Andria Luo Annie Luo Claire Luo Shannon Ma Kritika Maheshwari Zafar Majid Spencer Mak Julia Mao Emily Maremont Mariana Marhefka Ella Martin Katerina Matta Kira Mielcarski Sarah Fathima Mohammed Keara Morrow Jeffrey Mu Daniela Murawczyk Manisha Murthy Avery Neuner Katelynn Nguyen James Northcutt Olivia Ojeda Maggie Oshea Michelle Pan Natalie Pan Joanne Park Julianne Park Rachel Park Kyle Pearlstein Emily Pedroza Elaine Peng Marie Peng Saara Piplani Carys Pligavko James Polly Pooja Prabakaran Cecilia Qian Kate Quach Max Qvale Felix Rae Whitehouse Christiana Rajakumar Jaisimh Ramanan Ameera Ramzan Kabir Ramzan Xinyue Ren Raymond Rogers Claire Roh Mira Rohatgi Yuyue Rong Lila Rousso Lily Salazar |
Aidin Salimi Devin Saltzgaber Sahana Santhanam Jasneh Sasan John Schindler Rekha Seiber Kathleen Shang Venya Sharda Aahan Sharma Alice Sheffer Cathy Sheng Nisha Shenoy Summer Shi Valerie Shu Aditi Singasani Sandhana Siva Tanvi Sivakumar Anais Sobrier Hayoon Song Jae Ik Song Cosette Spargur Claire Spence Elise Spenner Maanyata Srikantam Maya Sriram Arya Srivastava Nina Stadermann Lindsey Steel Ya Su Aadi Subba Alena Suleiman Amy Sun Kurn Sundaram Isabella Swanson Riya Tadinada Aliana Tang Jacey Tang Lana Tariq Kaitlyn Tchang Ocean Teu Michelle To David Tran Katelyn Tran Alfred Ukudeev-Freeman Margot Velthoen Adeline Voegels Julia Volpp Vienne Voong Jessy Wallach Carolyn Wang Celeste Wang Cynthia Wang Daphne Wang Evelyn Wang Grace Wang Jessica Wang Kallie Wang Sasha Wang Grace Wei Annie Weisfeld Alexis Weiss Emma Winton Alyssa Wong Emma Wong Maeve Wood-Soloff Alexandra Wu Alyssa Wu Lilly Wu Samantha Wu Audrey Xi Chloe Xia Julia Xiang Adam Xu Austina Xu Claire Xu Emily Xu Hetian (Carol) Xu Isabella Xu Olivia Xu Selina Xu Momoka Yanagisawa Alison Yang Alyssa Yang Cecilia Yang Ellis Yang Irene Yang Albert Yao Henry Yao Lucy Yao Sophia Yao Joyce Yoo Cherianne Yoon Eine Youn Liehn Youn Lina Youn Amelia Yu Annie Yu Emma Yu Andrew Yuan Linda Zeng Allison Zhang Ariel Zhang David Zhang Eddie Zhang Emma Zhang Eric Zhang Ethan Zhang Maria Zhang Patrick Zhang Sophia Zhang Sophie Zhang William Zhang Veronica Zhao Calvin Zhou Emma Zhou Angelica Zhu Annli Zhu Anping Zhu Daphne Zhu Sophia Zhu |
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