Winners of La Plume writing contest announced
MCA Academy and the Bookstore in the Grove are hosting a reception and awards ceremony for the winners of the La Plume Middle School writing contest on Friday, November 18 from 7-9 pm at the MCA Academy (2911 Grand Avenue).
Refreshments will be served and copies of the winning essays will be presented. A commemorative book will be signed by the contestant/winners.
More than 50 Grove middle school students entered short stories and were judged by a panel of professional writers:
- Megan FISHMANN, publicist at Algonquin Press and writer
- Amy IGNATOW, children's author, illustrator and cartoonist ("The Popularity Papers" series)
- Laurie JENNINGS, 3 time Emmy award-winning reporter and main anchor on Local 10 News
-Aubrey POOLE, Sourcebooks editor
- David SMILEY, a Miami Herald reporter.
And the winners of LA PLUME Young Writers' Contest are:
Honorable Mention:
- Eric CAI for "Mind Tricks", 7th grade
- Thomas DE MAISONNEUVE for "A Birthday Wish", 8th grade
6th GRADE
- First Place: Margaret Lucy FARRELL for "A Mixed Up Fairy Tale"
- Second Place: Stephanie BAILEY for "The Adventure Of Milly"
- Third Place: Sofia ANTUNES SIEDEL for "For Sale"
7th GRADE
- First Place: Ryan GUILLEN for "The Shady Man"
- Second Place: Annie FARRELL for "Hall Of Mirrors"
- Third Place: Ashley LEMUS for "Isis"
8th GRADE
- First Place: Max CARVAJAL for "Strange Visitor"
- Second Place: Maximilian KONCZA ODDONE for "Reawakening"
- Third Place: Sarah LIPSHULTZ for "The Unexpected Ending"
GRAND PRIZE
Massimo TARRIDAS for "The Talking Furniture"
The reception is free and open to the public.
Refreshments will be served and copies of the winning essays will be presented. A commemorative book will be signed by the contestant/winners.
More than 50 Grove middle school students entered short stories and were judged by a panel of professional writers:
- Megan FISHMANN, publicist at Algonquin Press and writer
- Amy IGNATOW, children's author, illustrator and cartoonist ("The Popularity Papers" series)
- Laurie JENNINGS, 3 time Emmy award-winning reporter and main anchor on Local 10 News
-Aubrey POOLE, Sourcebooks editor
- David SMILEY, a Miami Herald reporter.
And the winners of LA PLUME Young Writers' Contest are:
Honorable Mention:
- Eric CAI for "Mind Tricks", 7th grade
- Thomas DE MAISONNEUVE for "A Birthday Wish", 8th grade
6th GRADE
- First Place: Margaret Lucy FARRELL for "A Mixed Up Fairy Tale"
- Second Place: Stephanie BAILEY for "The Adventure Of Milly"
- Third Place: Sofia ANTUNES SIEDEL for "For Sale"
7th GRADE
- First Place: Ryan GUILLEN for "The Shady Man"
- Second Place: Annie FARRELL for "Hall Of Mirrors"
- Third Place: Ashley LEMUS for "Isis"
8th GRADE
- First Place: Max CARVAJAL for "Strange Visitor"
- Second Place: Maximilian KONCZA ODDONE for "Reawakening"
- Third Place: Sarah LIPSHULTZ for "The Unexpected Ending"
GRAND PRIZE
Massimo TARRIDAS for "The Talking Furniture"
The reception is free and open to the public.
posted by Tom Falco at 1:30 PM
YOU MAY NOT LIFT THE PHOTOS & TEXT. IT'S COPYRIGHTED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY. YOU CAN HOWEVER SHARE A STORY ON SOCIAL MEDIA BY USING THE LINKS HERE.
For linking to this one story, just click on the time it was posted & just this story will open for sharing - only through social media. Not copying and pasting.
<< Home