2022 Young Writers Exposition Award Winners

Elementary School

Poetry:

1^st Place: “On the Farm” by Resse Hoffman – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2^nd Place: “Four Seasons” by Alana Springborn – 2^nd Grade, Homeschool

3^rd Place: “Baseball” by Cayden Wortman – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Honorable Mention: “Poem of a Pig” by Joshua Mercer – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Honorable Mention: “Perfect” by Griffin Dunn – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Prose:

1^st Place: “The G.O.A.T. Squad” by Will Marshall – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2^nd Place: “Kraken” by Mathew Parker – 5^nd Grade, St. Francis Xavier

3^rd Place: “Billy” by Ethan Smock – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Honorable Mention: “The Cliff” by Griffin Dunn – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Honorable Mention: “Emily’s New Blessing” by Reese Hoffman – 5^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Middle School

Poetry:

1^st Place: “Whispers Behind Me” by Lillian Lamarche – 6^th Grade, Harbor Springs Middle School

2^nd Place: “The Great Fire” by Tara Brantly – 7^th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

3^rd Place: “Ode to a Dying Planet” by Elise Tebeau – 8^th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

Honorable Mention: “Pets” by Danny Murphy – 8^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

Prose:

1^st Place: “The Monster Inside My Head” by Avery Sears – 7^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

2^nd Place: “The Other Half” by Helena Harris – 6^th Grade, Petoskey Middle School

3^rd Place: “Home Run” by Cole Wortman – 6^th Grade, St. Francis Xavier

High School

Poetry:

Hanna-Renkes/Jan Smith Literary Award: “Tick Tock” by Lucy Uy – 10^th Grade, Boyne City High School

1^st Place: “Falling Deeply Into America -Խորապես ընկնելով Ամերիկա” by Sadie Liddy – 12^th Grade, Petoskey High School

2^nd Place: “Roof Work Bullets” by Kaitlyn Hammerle – 12^th Grade, Boyne Falls Public School

3^rd Place: “Just a Sip” by MaKayla Ramsay – 9^th Grade, Harbor Springs High School

Honorable Mention: "Exorcism of a Moth" by Anna Cockfield – 12^th Grade, Petoskey High School

Prose:

Hanna-Renkes/Jan Smith Literary Award: “You” by Sadie Liddy – 12^th Grade, Petoskey High School

1^st Place: “Moons Captivated by the Amber” by Ealleannore VanNortrick – 10^th Grade, Concord Academy Petoskey

2^nd Place: “Moonlight Bridge” by Thalia Svatora – 9^th Grade, Harbor Springs High School

3^rd Place: “One Big Jump” by Liam Withey – 11^th Grade, Petoskey 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 2022 Young Writers Exposition, please contact Kate Wagner at

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