Congratulations to All of the Winners of the Moore County Writers’ Competition!
Thank you to all those who took part and to our judges!
On March 12 at 2:00 PM, please come celebrate the winners who will be awarded certificates and cash prizes for poetry, fiction, and nonfiction works submitted by writers in five different age groups. Winners will read a selection of their winning entries. If you would like to come, please register below.
GRADE 1-3
1st Prize
Moonlight by Nylah Johnson
2nd Prize
Freedom by Mason Bradlee Williams
GRADE 4-6
1st Prize
A Thought by Abigail Schupp
2nd Prize
From the Gate by Phineas Alexander Crews
3rd Prize
The Pond by Seth Roberts
Honorable Mention
Tacos by Lucas Jackson
Spider Poem by Vera Black
GRADE 7-9
1st Prize
What Is It To Be A Woman by Addison Donathan
2nd Prize
A Melody Still by Leah Johnson
3rd Prize
Just Me by Aimy Sarahy Rubio Pantaleon
Honorable Mention
The Color Red by Hailey May Richardson
Mirror by Kaitlyn Carter
GRADE 10-12
1st Prize
The Girl Down the Street by Jada Mason
2nd Prize
Beauty by Rayna Smith
3rd Prize
The Marching Band Show by Colton Freeman
Honorable Mention
Alone by Dreeonna Mandville
Locked Away In A Chest by Cinthia Pulido
ADULT
1st Prize
The Old Mountain Home by Carlin B. Corsino
2nd Prize
Puddles by Jennifer A. Hebert
3rd Prize
Belong by Renee Whitmore
Honorable Mention
Just Once by Belvie Jenkins
GRADE 1-3
1st Prize
The Animal Feast by Dantzel Asmus
2nd Prize
Witches Great Escape by Anderson Summers
3rd Prize
The Baseball Tiger by David McLeran
GRADE 4-6
1st Prize
The Storyteller by Logan Demeyere
2nd Prize
BleeBloe’s First Day of School by Naomi Saige Guenther
3rd Prize
Stella by Vera Black
Honorable Mention
One Dicey Decagon by Achilles Dituro
Donut Man by Ford Kuester
Fox by Grace Chabalko
GRADE 7-9
1st Prize
Dream World by Matthew Walter
2nd Prize
Autumn Magic by Hudson Asmus
3rd Prize
Elements of Power and Peace by Leah Mullennix
Honorable Mention
The New Girl by Nasya Diaz Lopez
GRADE 10-12
1st Prize
The Girl Without a Name by Wendy M. Asmus
2nd Prize
The Truth by Grayce Castellanos
ADULT
1st Prize
A New Leeds Minute by Matthew Foster
2nd Prize
The Maybe, Sort of, Kind of, Could Be Story of How the Duck Got It’s Quack by Stephen Murphy
3rd Prize
The Miss Ellie Winchester Spying Case of 1949 by Sandra Fischer
Honorable Mention
Colorful Conscience by Danielle Hall
GRADE 1-3
1st Prize
The Siblings by Ryan Kirby
2nd Prize
Cats by Vera McLeran
3rd Prize
A Little Sister’s Payback by Eva Marie Bloom
Honorable Mention
Dr. Pepper by Thomas Bloom
GRADE 4-6
1st Prize
The Perpetua Story by Vera Black
2nd Prize
The Great Depression by Grip Goldstein
3rd Prize
Cancer, the Dangerous Disease by Abigail Schupp
GRADE 7-9
1st Prize
To My Mother by Rosemary Morales Abella
2nd Prize
The King Has Returned from Overseas by Joel Willardson
3rd Prize
Manatees by Claire Kirby
GRADE 10-12
1st Prize
Family: The Best Gift by Eliana Asmus
2nd Prize
Halloween by Marcus Xiong
ADULT
1st Prize
The Guest Star by Ashlen Renner
2nd Prize
Ode to My Daddy by Sonja Murdock
3rd Prize
Miss Beulah by Sandra Fischer
Thank you for your assistance in making this writing competition a success! If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Weymouth Center front office, at 910-692-6261 or email: marianna@weymouthcenter.org.
The Moore County Writers’ Competition is underwritten by the Donald and Elizabeth Cooke Foundation.