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The Claudia Ann Seaman Poetry Award
For Young Writers

9th-12th Grade Students

SUBMISSION

Each participant may submit two poems.

DEADLINE

Entries must be received by June 1st.

AWARD

$500 plus publication in Hanging Loose.

AWARD ANNOUNCEMENT

Fall 2007

FORMAT

Each entry must contain the following information:

- Student's name, address, and phone number
- School's name, address, and phone number
- Name of student's English or writing teacher

MAIL ENTRIES TO

The Claudia Ann Seaman Poetry Award
Community Foundation of Dutchess County
80 Washington Street, Suite 201
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601

SUBMIT ONLINE

Visit www.teenreads.com, or AOL users can enter Keyword The Book Bag. Follow the instructions under "Poetry Contest." All other applicants can go directly to the website at www.teenreads.com and look for the contest there.

QUESTIONS

(845) 452-3077 or cfdc@cfdcny.org

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Donna Seaman: (800) 545-2433, x5754 or dseaman7@aol.com


Columbia College Chicago
Young Authors 2007

9th-12th Grade Students

FICTION - WINNERS

Leah Bruttman, The Unanswerables, William Fremd High School

Kendall Bell, Big Boys Don't Cry, Carbondale Community High School

Echo Christian, Washed in Angel Tears, Rosary High School

Kelley Christensen, Midwinter Festival, Palatine High School

Christina David, Flat Daddy, Interlochen Arts Academy

Marie Evans, Love and Memories, Larkin High School

Alba Tomasula y Garcia, Kirsute, John Adams High School

Peter Gray, Hidden Meanings, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Erica Grimes, In The Eighties, Larkin High School

Harper Jocque, Wish, Community High School

Devin Johnson, Pissing The Night Away, University Laboratory High School

Monika Jonuskeviciute, Perfume, Buffalo Grove High School

Amy King, Cash Flow, Lyons Township High School

James McCormack, Chalet, Interlochen Arts Academy

Stacy Oliver, The Cactus-God Story, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Cassidy L. Pagels, Etoile, Waukesha South High School

Miranda Pettengil, The Second Coming, Highland Park High School

Claire K. Redfield, Chondell, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Natalie Reinhart, Currents, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Amy Schwent, Quiet Kid, Hoffman Estates High School

Reo Townsend, Little Sick Girl Story, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Arielle Torres, Now, Saint Benedict High School

FICTION - FINALISTS

Tie for First - Isabella Ruggiero, The Grocery, Latin School of Chicago

Tie for First - Ashley Jones, Sea Breezes, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Tie For Second - Ivy York Curtis, Getting Naked, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Tie For Second - Katy Cashman, Untitled #1, Perpich Center for Arts Education

Tie for Third - Stephanie Lane Sutton, Death Smoke, Grosse Pointe South High School

Tie for Third - Carrie Ellis, Homeless, Lincoln Park High School

CREATIVE NONFICTION - WINNERS

Tessa Kayser, The Lobster Quadrille, Saint Mary's Hall

Jordan Hawkins, He Always Knows What to Say, Saint Mary's Hall

Mia Osborn, Cutting It Short, Alabama School of Fine Arts

CREATIVE NONFICTION - FINALISTS

Sean Bradt, The King of the Delta Blues, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Erin Brady, Footloose and Fancy Free, Saint Mary's Hall

Grace Chung, Life-Changing Crisis at Violin Camp, University of Chicago Laboratory Schools

Mo Fiorella, On Cows, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Caitlin Grey, Russian Blue, Alameda High School

Bonnue (Bonnie) Kavoussi, Winding River, Saint Mary's Hall

Abeer Khurram, A Butterfly Lover Hates Caterpillars, Carbondale Community High School

Yurie Kim, Empty, Adlai E Stevenson High School

Michael McBride, How To Be A Scene Kid, Hoffman Estates High School

Joalton Newell, Books, Air and Lawn Chair, Saint Mary's Hall

Caitlin Owsley, Chocolate-Brown Eyes Melt Me, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Marcus Peavy, Truth on the Road, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Anne Kathleen Reece, Menu Planning, Interlochen Arts Academy

Michael Romano, Picking Sides, Lake Forest High School

Ryan Sager, Gay Days: A Journey Through Irreconcilable Redundancy, Lake Forest High School

Alex Stevens, "Actually, I'm an Athiest", New Trier High School

Molly Saunders, Living with Ms. Lynette, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Libby Thomas , Golden Girl, Alabama School of Fine Arts

Arthur Vinnig, Travels Without My Aunt, Ash Grove High School


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