LIFESTYLE

Library announces winners of poetry, short story contest

Staff reports
The Herald-Mail

Washington County Free Library hosted a dinner reception May 2 at Homewood Suites by Hilton in Hagerstown to honor the winners of its poetry and short story writing contest.

Children’s author Henry Cole was the guest speaker.

Following the program, winning poets read their poems and short story authors discussed their works for parents and family members in attendance.

The contest offered five age divisions: those in grades two and three, grades four and five, grades six to eight, grades nine to 12 and adult.

Winners include:

Poetry

Grades two and three

“Rose Bud” by Saumya Padha

“If Computers Could Talk” by Jacqueline Boese

Grades four and five

“Wandering Far Away” by Kendall Sisler

“The Land Where I live” by Sam Burzinski

“White Balloon” by Mykala Bledsoe

Grades six to eight

“What Love Is” by Lindsey Draheim

“What Is True Beauty” by Ava Paul

“Dogs Love” by Ajay Kosuri

Grades nine to 12

“You’re” by Caitlin Lee-Hendricks

“Sometimes” by Breanna Myers

“Untitled” by Alicia Rogers

Adult

“Tortured Soul” by Stephanie Eberly

“Worn Out” by Allan R. Powell

“Wandering Nautilus” by Janette Cantrell

Short story

Grades two and three

“The Window Cleaner” by Saumya Padha

“My Teacher is a Singer” by Maeve Miller

“Tornado Trouble” by Vienna Notarianni-Stephens

Grades four and five

“Payback Time” by Anika Padha

“The Notebook Kid” by Cali Criswell

“Voyage to the North Pole” by Hannah Miller

Grades six to eight

“Rose-Colored Glasses” by Ellie Bare

“The Black Witch” by Clair Volkening

“Shadow Creek” by Meaghan Dal Callo

Grades nine to 12

“Crash” by Katrina Seabright

“My Civil War Story” by Rachel Waesche

“The In-between” by Sarah Wagner

Adult

“Untitled” by Ann Rotz

“Memories of Summer” by Brittany Wedd

“Out of the Sky” by John Means

For more information, call Patricia Wishard, public relations and adult program librarian at 301-739-3250 ext. 163 or send an email to pwishard@washcolibrary.org.

The winners of the Washington County Free Library’s poetry and story writing contest are, front row, from left, Anika Padha, Hannah Miller, Maeve Miller, Jacqueline Boese, Saumya Padha and Mykala Bledsoe. Row two, Allan Powell, Brittany Wedd, Ajay Kosuri, Lindsey Draheim, Sam Burzinski and Clair Volkening. Row three, Janette Cantrell, Ann Rotz, Ellie Bare, Katrina Seabright, Rachel Waesche, Breanna Myers, Caitlin Lee-Hendricks and Sarah Wagner.
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