Creative Writing Competition
Sponsored by Ray Okonski and the Farmington Friends of the Library
Sixth through twelfth-graders in the Farmington/Farmington Hills area are eligible to win prizes in different writing categories and age divisions.
Winners were honored Sunday, September 12, 2021. Thank you to everyone who joined us!
View this year’s booklet of winning entries here.
2021 Winners
Fiction, 11-14 years1st place Palm Tree Murder by Sanjana Datla
2nd place A Summer to Remember by Cora Lee
3rd place The Princess and Her Sword by Joshita Bureddy
Honorable Mention A Chocolate Cupcake by Samiha Punjala |
Poetry, 11-14 years1st place The Punk Manifesto by Layla Bouguettaya
2nd place Pretty by Gwenyth Richards
3rd place Time by Angela Hwang
Honorable Mention Head City by Cora Lee |
Fiction, 15-19 years1st place Rest in Peace by Mehar Khanna
2nd place I Couldn’t Come Up with a Title by Nikhil Desai
3rd place The Wishing Tree by Liesl Brunner
Honorable Mention Thanatos is Dead by Kriti Shirodkar |
Poetry, 15-19 years1st place Winter’s Tail by Kriti Shirodkar
2nd place Ashes in the Sky by Krisha Patel
3rd place Symphonies of Pointe by Mehar Khanna
Honorable Mention Homeschooled Girls by Cherilyn Percy |
Criteria
Age Divisions
Ages 11-14 and 15-19
All residents and/or students of Farmington/Farmington Hills in 6th -12th grade, public, private or parochial schools are eligible.
Categories
Fiction: 1-7 pages, typed. A literary work whose content is produced by the imagination and a total invention.
- For both age groups, create a work of fiction of your choice.
Poetry: 3-100 lines, typed. A piece of literature written in rhythm and/or rhyme.
- For both age groups, create a work of poetry of your choice.
Judges considered these qualifications when reviewing submissions:
originality; grammatical correctness and spelling; organization; word choice, imagery
Prizes are generously supplied by the Farmington Friends of the Library.
Click here for previous years’ winners.
