Congratulations to the 1st-3rd
place winners in the 2nd Annual Student Writing Contest sponsored by
the Writers of Chantilly.
Prose winners:
The Mother and Child -- Seungwon B.
(Rachel Carson Middle School)
A Conscience's Dream -- Oress Fiona P. (Rachel
Carson Middle School)
Unfinished Tree House - Khai N. (Rachel Carson Middle
School)
Poetry winners:
Unfinished Stories - Emma V. (Glasgow
Middle School)
Untitled poem -- Megan D. (Thomas Jefferson High School)
Shirley - Caroline D.
(Rachel Carson Middle School)
This year’s theme was “Unfinished
Business” and we received over 175 stories, poems and essays from middle and
high school students all over Fairfax County, VA! Our judges were very
impressed with the quality of entries—and the talent of young writers who
participated—and had a very difficult time choosing the winners.
The students
will be recognized and read their winning entries at an author event and open
house on Sunday, September 7, 2014, at the Chantilly Regional Library, 4000
Stringfellow Road, Chantilly, VA, 20151, from 2—4:30 p.m. The event is free and
open to the public.
Please email
WOCwritingcontest@gmail.com with questions about the contest or September 7,
2014 event.
About the
Writers of Chantilly
The Writers'
of Chantilly meet twice monthly at the Chantilly Library to encourage and
support writers 18 and over at all levels—newcomers warmly welcomed. WOC has published several anthologies over the last
12 years, the most recent being Etched in
Memory, available on Amazon.com or through the Fairfax County Public
Library system. More info: wocruthbox@gmail.com
