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2020 CTAC Young Writers Exposition Award Winners

Elementary School Prose

1st Place: “Misty and I” by Madeline McDiarmid – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2nd Place: “Darkside” by Eislinn Janka –3^rd Grade, Boyne City Elementary

3rd Place: “The Three Hedgehogs” by Thalia Springborn – 3^rd Grade, Homeschool

Honorable Mention: "The Sisters” by Alana Springborn – 1^st Grade, Homeschool

Elementary School Poetry

1st Place: “Music of the Night” by Madeline McDiarmid – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2nd Place: “The Light” by Scarlett Miller – 3^rd Grade, Ottawa Elementary

3rd Place: “COVID-19 Poem” by Megan Kaatz – 3^rd Grade, Ottawa Elementary

Middle School Prose

1st Place: “Beneath the Cherry Blossom” by Eva Sharapova – 6^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2nd Place: “Jack Dahmer’s Cooking Show!” by Aidan Cleary – 8^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

3rd Place: “Forever Home” by Bre Wcisel – 7^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Honorable Mention: “The Perfect Fantasy” by Marlee Mays – 8^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Middle School Poetry

1st Place: “Family Photos” by Eva Sharapova – 6^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2nd Place: “Maple Tree” by Collin Brantly – 7^th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

3rd Place: “The Great God Pan” by Kaylyn Mailloux – 6^th Grade, Charlevoix Public Schools 

Honorable Mention: “I Am From” by Kaylie Young – 8^th Grade, Boyne Falls Public School

High School Prose

Best in Show, Hanna-Renkes/Jan Smith Literary Award: “No More Normality” by Isabel Dunn – 9^th Grade, Harbor Springs High School

1st Place, Bob Schulze Award for Prose: “Eleven Letters” by Marisa Hoover – 10^th Grade, Petoskey High School

2nd Place: “Nightblood” by Savannah Coppersmith – 9^th Grade, Central Lake High School

3rd Place: “Cherry Tree” by Ella Dixon – 10^th Grade, Petoskey High School

High School Poetry

Best in Show, Hanna-Renkes/Jan Smith Literary Award: “Finding Myself” by Hannah Ivie – 10^th Grade, Boyne City High School

1st Place, Bob Schulze Award for Poetry: “Envy” by Marisa Hoover – 10^th Grade, Petoskey High School

2nd Place: “Pointless Embitterment” by Maggie Chism – 11^th Grade, Petoskey High School

3rd Place: “Dream-like Land” by Lilah Johnecheck – 10^th Grade, Petoskey High School

Honorable Mention: “Highway” by Brittney Ward – 12^th Grade, Pellston High School

Thank you to our event sponsors and partners!

McLean & Eakin Booksellers of Petoskey • Petoskey News-Review • Little Traverse Literary Guild

The Bob Schulze Fund for Creative Writing at Petoskey-Harbor Springs Area Community Foundation • Walloon Writers Review

If you have questions about the Young Writers Exposition, please contact Alex Dailey at

231-347-4337 / alex@crookedtree.org.