Blog posts by Yosenex

Announcing the 2025 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Prize Winners

Yosenex

We received 970 submissions, and the Teen Writing Contest Committee is pleased to announce the following prizes, honors, and selections for the 2025 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. Poetry  Middle School First Place: Russia is Not Russian by Sasha  KeehnerSecond Place: I Held the Match by Dolce TessHonorable Mention: My Only Love Pizza by Javon FindlayHonorable Mention: The Wild Tulip by Angria UtnasunovaHonorable Mention:  The Beautiful Truth by Sophia Smith High School First Place: Plot by Michelle LeeSecond Place:…

Announcing the 2024 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Prize Winners

Yosenex

We received 800+ submissions, and the Teen Writing Contest Committee is pleased to announce the following prizes, honors, and selections for the 2024 Teen Writing Contest & Ned Vizzini Teen Writing Prize. Poetry  Middle School First Place: Probably by Stella DempseySecond Place: Unbreakable by Gia OcceanHonorable Mention: Where I'm From by Tamira BradshawHonorable Mention: Welcome to New York by Alan Kofman Honorable Mention:  Monster Dream by Jeffrey OrtigozaHigh School First Place: Unfinished Gun Poem by Arielle Lichtman Second Place: Mourner…