by For Immediate Release
The Burlington Writers Club annually sponsors the Student Writing Contest to recognize exceptional student writers in Alamance County. The contest is made possible in part by a grant through the North Carolina Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources, and Alamance Arts. An award ceremony was held at Alamance Community College on April 24, 2022. A total of 11 schools submitted 186 entries from grades 3-12: 110 private school, 3 home school, and 73 public school.
Elementary School
Fiction Winners
1st place: Ian Frueh
2nd place: Elisa Palmer
3rd place: Elaina Meredith
Honorable Mention: Collin Newsome
Poetry Winners
1st place: Jacob Hornaday
2nd place: Axel Freeze
3rd place: Maxwell Stakely
Honorable Mention: Emery Bryan
Middle School
Fiction Winners
1st place: Amy Hutchinson
2nd place: Avery LaPlante
3rd place: Luke Law
Honorable Mention: Ethan Otero
Poetry Winners
1st place: Ana Elizabeth Hamilton
2nd place: Katie Beth Jourdan
3rd place: Landon Dickey
Honorable Mention: Amy Hutchinson
High School
Fiction Winners
1st place: Emma Thrasher
2nd place: Emma Smith
3rd place: Camryn Robertson
Honorable Mention: Hannah Ferencik
Poetry Winners
1st place: Brooke Garrett
2nd place: Will Jones
3rd place: Jace Kohl
Honorable Mention: Maddie Spencer
