This year, many Creative Writing students (as well as a theater student) had the joy of winning awards at the 2013 Youth Arts Festival. It was great to go to the Literary Arts Award Ceremony and see everyone read or receive their awards, as well as a see a very important keynote address about the importance of remaining a writer. Congratulations to:

Hosanna Rubio, 1st Place Dramatic Script

Midori Chen, 1st Place Short Story

Colin Yap, 3rd Place Short Story

Hazel Mankin, Short Story: Honorable Mention

Kwesi Turbolizard, Short Story: Honorable Mention

Zola Hjelm, 1st Place Poetry

Nick Cloud, 3rd Place Poetry

Abigail Schott-Rosenfield, Poetry: Honorable Mention

Abigail Schott-Rosenfield, Non-Fiction: Honorable Mention