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First Place Creative Nonfiction: “Dear Lilah” by Jessica Wang

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Dear Lilah Jessica Wang Yesterday my tongue fell out of my mouth and into the bathroom sink. Slippery organ twisting red into the porcelain bowl. The smell of ash and salt from an incense candle. Nainai warned me...

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Poetry First Place Winner: “how to learn a language” by Kaylee Chen

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how to learn a language Kaylee Chen lesson 1: fly to a country you do not dare to call your own. taste the words that flow off the tongues of your relatives, and when you spit them out, a...

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Fiction First Place Winner: “Split Ends” by Casey Feng

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“Mama, when’s your next hair appointment?” I asked. We were in the car when I brought it up, coming home from my piano lessons, the last of a class-packed schedule on a Saturday night. The air twisted tightly following...

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Announcing the winners of the Young Authors Competition!

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Let’s begin with our young poets! 1st place— “California Dreaming” by Sophia Liu 2nd place— “How to Learn a Language” by Kaylee Chen 3rd place— “Two Erasures of History” by Samantha Hsiung Our non-fiction writers, 1st place—”Dear Lilah” by Jessica Wang...

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Submissions Closed!!

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Thank you to all of our Young Authors who have submitted to our 2022 contest!! We’ll be announcing winners later in the spring, but for now, savor your courage and commitment to this important craft! “Surely it is...

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Reminder to Young Authors!

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The final countdown has commenced writers! 12 days left for you to send us your work and blow us away with your storytelling prowess. As a reminder: You can enter up to 2 works (in separate files) for each...

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2021-2022 Submissions!

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Dear Writing Community, We are thrilled to announce the opening of submissions for the 2021-2022 Young Authors Writing Competition! Check out our submission guidelines and the FAQ’s for further information. Download our flyer and share with friends and on...

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‘Love of my Life’, Second Place in Fiction

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Love of my Life by Romola Cavet BRANDY My mother called me the love of her life. We used to sit together on sticky white plastic chairs on the sun-cracked concrete outside our trailer, me staring at her staring at...

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Chapter from ‘The Boy with the Red Bicycle A Novel’, Third Place in Fiction

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Chapter from The Boy with the Red Bicycle A Novel by Ashley Theilacker The air was hot and stale, stumbling and tangling against the trees outside the window. Alf felt his body numbing in the July heat, a...

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‘Reincarnation’, Second Place in Poetry

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Reincarnation by Anjali Pajjuri there are bhajans in these wicker chairs; Kali’s warnings etched in persimmon. turmeric and half-dried yoghurt massages, coconut oil, sandalwood soap bars: all yield alabaster//virginal thought. strawberry...

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