by Congratulations to Alamance County Student Writers!
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 28, 2024. A total of 39 schools submitted 359 entries from grades 3-12: 1 private school, 3 home schools, 2 charter schools, and 33 public schools. Contest entries broken down by category: elementary school poetry, 103; middle school poetry, 20; high school poetry, 26; elementary school fiction, 162; middle school fiction, 43; high school fiction, 5. Thank you so much to all who made this endeavor possible including ABSS administrators, county educators, members of the Burlington Writers Club who managed the count-wide flow of paperwork, and to the judges for their invaluable critiques of the 359 entries.
Elementary School
Fiction
1st place: Leonardo Salas
2nd place: Ryker Herndon
3rd place: Shirin Assar
Honorable Mention: Liam Adams
Honorable Mention: Alexander Lopez
Poetry
1st place: Amoni Loving
2nd place: Synthia Flynn
3rd place: Luke Huprich
Honorable Mention: Rhett Burkholder (not pictured)
Middle School
Fiction
1st place: Tyler Hicks
2nd place: Anderson Ellington
3rd place: Clara Smith (not pictured)
Honorable Mention: Yilia Dong (not pictured)
Poetry
1st place: Ava Michel
2nd place: Kaydance Morton
3rd place: Dean Hindman
Honorable Mention: Kylee Gomes
High School
Fiction
1st place: Jonathan Blake Fox
2nd place: Nikolas Oleynik
3rd place: Cooper McMillan
Honorable Mention: Nicole Krebs (not pictured)
Poetry
1st place: Samuel Nance
2nd place: Aiden Mattioli (not pictured)
3rd place: Bryanna Jolly
Honorable Mention: Laney Danzeisen (not pictured)
