H2H
Writing Region of the
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
March 5th, 2023
O’Byrne Chapel at Reid Castle
Manhattanville College
2900 Purchase Street
Purchase, NY
About The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are celebrating 100 years as the nation’s longest-running, largest, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens, and the largest source of scholarships for young artists and writers. The Awards are administered nationally by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers and locally through partnerships with regional affiliates.
The Hudson-to-Housatonic Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards is administered through a partnership with Writopia Lab, and serves communities north of New York City: Fairfield and Litchfield counties in Connecticut; and Westchester, Putnam, Rockland, Dutchess, Orange, and Ulster counties in New York.This year, teens from public, private, or home schools throughout America submitted more than 300,000 original works to the Awards’ 29 categories of art and writing. The H2H Writing Region received more than 2,200 writing submissions and awarded 451 teens a total of 148 Gold Keys, 234 Silver Keys, and 390 Honorable Mentions. All Gold Keys have gone on to further adjudication at the national level. National honors will be announced on the artandwriting.org website on Monday, March 22, 2023.
Submissions to the Awards are adjudicated blindly—jurors do not know the identity of student artists or authors. Jurors look for works that exemplify the Awards’ core values: originality, technical skill, and the emergence of personal voice.
The growing list of accomplished young writers recognized by The Awards has included Sylvia Plath, Truman Capote, Robert Redford, Joyce Carol Oates, and Lena Dunham. Outside the arts, Awards alumni employ their creativity to become successful in any number of ways—leaders in fields including journalism, medicine, finance, government and public service, the law, science, design, and more.
About Writopia Lab
Founded in 2007 as a 501(c)3 non-profit, Writopia Lab fosters joy, literacy, and critical thinking in children and teens from all backgrounds through creative writing.
Every day at Writopia Lab, we witness the transformative power of being heard. Because of this experience, we are dedicated to giving teen writers the opportunity to be read—and celebrated—as part of the broader literary community. To help make this possible, we administer the H2H Writing Region of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards. Writopia Lab coordinates submissions, organizes the adjudication, and presents the Awards Ceremony for regional recipients.
Writopia Lab is a nationwide community of young writers that runs school-year and summer programs at locations in the metropolitan regions of New York City, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles, and the San Francisco Bay Area—as well as online and in-person programming throughout the United States and abroad. For more information about Writopia Lab’s programs, please visit WritopiaLab.org.
American Voices Nominees
Each year five American Voices Nominees are selected from the H2H Writing Region to exemplify originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice. During the national re-adjudication of all regional Gold Key works, the region’s American Voices medal recipient will be chosen from among these nominees.
Lily Cowles, for “Lost Artistry” (Short Story)
Sabbia Gale-Donnelly, for “bees are given too much credit / eclipsing the photographic evidence” (Poetry)
Ava Neumaier, for “Strange Cargo” (Short Story)
Ziyi Yan, for “moving/dream” (Poetry)
Lauren Zhang, for “From the Oak Tree, With Love” (Personal Essay & Memoir)
The Village Bookstore Middle School Prizes
The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville, NY is proud to present six prizes for middle school writers! These $50 prizes aim to empower and embolden middle school writers who demonstrate exemplary skill and promise in their writing abilities, and to encourage their interest in and love for the craft.
Iris Chen, for “The Pioneer Above” (Science Fiction & Fantasy)
Jaiden Jackson, for “Picture Imperfect” (Personal Essay & Memoir)
Illaria Liedtke, for “Albeit Wingless and Caged” (Poetry)
Rafi Rogers, for “Cold Pizza” (Short Story)
Gigi Wheeler, for “Firefly” (Short Story)
Chloe Zou, for “The Short but Precious Day” (Flash Fiction)
Special Thanks
To our keynote speaker: Bianca Turetsky.
To our esteemed jurors, for providing their valuable time and expertise.
To Writopia Lab’s volunteer staff, interns, and student families.
To Joe Wallace and The Village Bookstore of Pleasantville, NY, for sponsoring six prizes for middle
schoolers. Among the few independent neighborhood bookshops remaining in
the region, The Village Bookstore features a great selection of books
and gifts. Their knowledgeable staff is committed to the local community
and welcomes special orders! They are located across from the Jacob
Burns Film Center, at 10 Washington Avenue, Pleasantville, New
York.
Our Keynote Speaker
Bianca Turetsky is the author of the acclaimed Time-Traveling Fashionista series published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. The stylish series has been translated into 9 languages. She is the co-author of The Magic on the Map series of chapter books published with Random House Kids. After graduating from Tufts University, Bianca began working for artist and filmmaker Julian Schnabel, where she managed his studio for over 10 years and was his assistant on the Academy Award nominated film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly. Learn more about Bianca at timetravelingfashionista.com.
Gold Key Recipients
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Zoe Alsfine Laurel Aronian Liyana Asaria-Issa Livia Balkan Chloe Tangerine Basch Nathaniel Bouchard Claire Breslow Samara Brown Dylan Buckser-Schulz Fiona Burton Sophie Calger Paulina Campanella Madison Canarozzi Daphne Cao Iris Chen Shiyun Chen Zoe Coric Lily Cowles Ian Cressman Viola Cullen Serafina Delgass Lucas Devault Annie Dizon Charlene Dong Amity Doyle Fiona Ellis Blake Feinstein Amy Feng Isabella Ferrajina Olivia Figueiredo Bronwyn Fitzgerald Warren Fu Charlotte Gaines Sabbia Gale-Donnelly Briana Gomez Evie Herman Fin Howat Judith Huang Anna Huber Imran Iftikar |
Jaiden Jackson Yari Jallow Naomi Jeske Elizabeth Jones Serena Ke Tane Kim Clementine Kirt Anushka Kumar Emma Le Breton Xinyi Li Illaria Liedtke Chloe Liu Mikaela Lombardia Natalie Lord Richard Lu Iris Ma Leo Mahlke Ashley Malkin Eva Mandelbaum Ava Mccormick Riley Meyer Ava Min Zoe Monschein Laura Mujica Taylor Mulcahy Juliette Murphy Abigail Nager Deniz Nalbantoglu Claire Nam Ava Neumaier Aubrey Niederhoffer Libby Nook Azra Ozgen Yune Park Shreyasi Paudel Fiona Pedraza Alexander Popielarczyk Shreya Prabhu Samantha Riley Rafi Rogers |
Oliver Rohrbasser Alex Roszkowski Florin Sailer Cara Sato-Connell Ethan Schales Beatrice Schlein Anjali Schoetz James Schumacher Alec Schwartz Saniya Shah Owen Sibinga Avantika Singh Roxanne Smith Darcy Solomon Angelina Song Blair Sontag Ali Tamayo Peter Tarson Cooper Taylor Isabel Tiburcio Elizabeth Wallace Hudson Warm Gigi Wheeler Tessa Wheeler Benjamin Who Claire Woodbury Emily Xue Diana Yamada Ziyi Yan Donna Zhang Lauren Zhang Yun Zhang Chloe Zou |
Silver Key Recipients
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Lacey Angerthal Jack Aronian Laurel Aronian Liyana Asaria-Issa Celeste Atkins Cora Barrett Eliza Barry Olivia Barsky Chloe Tangerine Basch Mimi Biondo Zachary Braffet-King Ellenor Breitenbach Claire Breslow Dylan Buckser-Schulz Fiona Burton Dakota Cameron Anwen Cao Jiachen Cao Hazel Carrion Fiona Chen Iris Chen Joyce Chen Arianna Chin Caroline Collins Caroline Costello Siwen Cui Viola Cullen Jamie Davis Annie Dizon Suzuran Draper Savvy Dreas Nancy Duer Catherine Dundon Tristan Ebrahimi Jacqueline Elsener Hannah Englander Cavin Entenberg Amy Feng Isabella Ferrajina Sarah Fisher Isabelle Flores Celine Fong Eloise Foster Warren Fu Charlotte Fuchs Charlotte Gaines Sabbia Gale-Donnelly Rosalyn Galloway Dora Gao Peter Garrett Devisi Goel Briana Gomez Emma Gordon Grace Gordon Jeremy Greenberg Leila Gross Alexandra Gusinski Natalie Harrington Isabella Hassan Evie Herman |
Frankie Hinton Isabel Hogben Skye Hord Sarah Horton Joyce Huang Luke Huang Hilda Huleatt Eugene Hwang Kristen Jacks Yari Jallow Naomi Jeske William Jin Delilah Johnson Bobby Jones Clare Junius Avery Kalter Elise Kang Brian Karle Briti Kaur Mina Kim Tane Kim Clementine Kirt Olivia Kwon Zoe Laferriere Charlie Lafreniere Chloe Lee Hyunjin Lee Wonseok Lee Xinyi Li Illaria Liedtke Sophia Lind Chloe Liu Joyce Liu Alexa Loera Spencer Louie Eli Lowe Sadie Luth Iris Ma Samuel Macdonald Leo Mahlke Eva Mandelbaum Yunning Mao Carolyn Mcbreen Ava Mccormick Olivia Meyer Riley Meyer Sophie Miller Ava Min Mae Morelli Laura Mujica Jahnvi Mundra Juliette Murphy Cass Murtagh Serra Nalbantoglu Clara Neilson-Papish Belle Nichols Leonid Novichenko Anna Olteanu Joseph Park Lilly Peters |
Shreya Prabhu Eli Prager Julia Pujadas Bo-Wen Qin Tanvi Rajangam Olivia Regan Hanna Reich Quinn Reynolds Christina Roby Leo Roth Juliet Rotondo Aksel Rynearson Ainsley Sahrbeck Florin Sailer Tara Salli Natasha Samant Abigail Saraceno Cara Sato-Connell Ethan Schales James Schumacher Samantha Schwartz Saniya Shah Connor Sheldon Emily Shull James Song Qifeng Song Alexandra Steyn Navah Strouse Daisy Stuart Jack Thompson Cecelia Tivey Katarina Todorovich Julia Tremblay Shea Trevett Tara Trivedi Eian Tsou Matthew Tuvlin Anika Vaidheeswaran Sara Vala Alyssa Wang Hudson Warm Quinn Washburn Emma Wasserman Gabrielle Wheeler Gigi Wheeler Tessa Wheeler Ella Woodbury Clarence Wu Grace Wu Jessie Xie Ziyi Yan Nathaniel Yellin Chloe Zanga Donna Zhang Lauren Zhang Yunshuo Zhang Petru Zubek Scarlett Zumbro |
Honorable Mention Recipients
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Yana Agoeva Isabel Alfageme Alexander Alvarez Jackson Anderson Sheila Andrade Veronica Antov Laurel Aronian Amaris Asiedu Ashlee Atariguana Celeste Atkins Alex Aybar Livia Balkan Kate Barnard Paola Barrera Chloe Tangerine Basch Lilah Bausher Leah Beccio Avery Beck Joseph Berger Charles Besgen Sadie Bilik James Blanco Dylan Blaschuk Will Blitzer Violet Bowen-Rink Penelope Brody Ashley Brueck Phoebe Bryan Dylan Buckser-Schulz Steven Burrell Jr Fiona Burton Ruby Calger Bobby Callagy Dakota Cameron Paulina Campanella Jonah Campbell Daphne Cao Jiachen Cao Sofía Castañeda Katherine Cavolo Ari Chang Cyndi Chen Fiona Chen Shiyun Chen Alex Cichella Francesca Ciulla Emme Cohen Ava Coleman Griffin Collins Charlotte Cowles Pierce Crosby Siwen Cui Mabel Cullen Serafina Delgass Alyssa Diaz Anica Diaz Jhonni Dixon Annie Dizon Cassidy Dontje Amity Doyle Savvy Dreas Derek Yujin Du Mary Duffy Mika Dunne Netra Easwaran Tristan Ebrahimi Abby Eickelbeck Hannah Englander Mackenzie Ennis Camille Ewing Aiden Fel Amy Feng Leo Ferris Miller Fishback Bronwyn Fitzgerald Isabelle Flores Lucy Fogel Celine Fong Andrew Fox Henry Fox Shruthi Franklin Daniella Freedman Charlotte Gaines Emme Galaburda Sabbia Gale-Donnelly Dora Gao Olivia Gao Samira Ghorban Devisi Goel Miriam Gold Michael Goneos Camila Gonzalez Emma Gordon Zachary Gordon Shreyas Gorre Harini Gosukonda Hudson Graybill Jeremy Greenberg Alexander Gross Benjamin Hambleton |
Cynthia Han Layla Hanbali Claudia Harris Catie Harvey Chloe Henske Danya Herman Kimberly Hernandez Isabel Hogben Rena Hollister Maesha Hossain Joyce Huang Luke Huang Hilda Huleatt Benjamin Hyman Andi Jacobs Naomi Jeske Hongbin Jin Brady Jordan Beyza Kalender Maya Kansky Rose Karlan Briti Kaur Serena Ke Dua Khan Mina Kim Tane Kim Hanna Klingbeil Antonia Kolb Will Kolin Augustus Kresser Luke Laferriere Cate Lafreniere Charlie Lafreniere Rachel Lantz Hyunjin Lee Quisha Lee Shannon Lee Eliza Legnani Juliana Leonard Xinyi Li Iris Liang Illaria Liedtke Grace Lin Sophia Lind Alicja Liszka Chloe Liu Fanghan Liu Joyce Liu Peter Liu Yiming Liu Yixuan Liu Mikaela Lombardia Aubrey Lombardo Richard Lu Sadie Luth Max Macdonald Samuel Macdonald Jacqueline Maendel Claire Maher Ashley Malkin Eva Mandelbaum Hanna Marcus Sander Markley Aniket Martins Claire Matula-Osterman Ava Mccormick Massimo Mead Piper Mead Brady Melnick Amy Meng Mckenna Mercurio Morse Riley Meyer April Middleton Ava Min Ines Miranda Juliette Moore Samuel Moskowitz Lily Muhlhauser Madelyn Murphy Oliver Murphy Alianna Myers Abigail Nager Deniz Nalbantoglu Serra Nalbantoglu Claire Nam Reshmita Nayudu Phoebe Nelson Lyla Nero Katie Nichols Libby Nook Ambika Nott Leonid Novichenko Anna Olteanu Lolade Oshin Michael Pace Andrew Pang Ana Patricio Shreyasi Paudel Lilly Peters Isabela Pierry |
Madeleine Prather Willow Quattrone Emme Quinn Raghav Ramesh Eleanor Raveis Hanna Reich India Reyes Fiona Reynolds Noah Richer Aurora Riley Jasmine Rinzler Melissa Rizzo Emma Robredo Nina Rogers Oliver Rohrbasser Tobias Rosewater Piper Rothman Juliet Rotondo Ayesha Roy Catherine Ruf Aksel Rynearson Jared Saiontz Samuel Sanders Samantha Sawhney Ethan Schales Tahlia Scherer Alec Schwartz Samantha Schwartz Charlotte Senitta Divya Sharma Clara Shingler Emily Shull Owen Sibinga Avantika Singh Kaley Slader Simone Snow Angelina Song James Song Madeline Sorial Sarah Soumahoro Madeleine Speller Romy Spevak Maddison Stevens Navah Strouse Derek Sun Hanna Sun Peter Tarson Ryley Tate-Padian Paris Tausig Kiki Taylor Lindsay Taylor Himaja Terala Keira Thomas Alexander Tian Isabel Tiburcio Brianna Timlin Cecelia Tivey Ella Tobben Scarlett Toledo Beatrix Tolson Analise Trani Alexa Troob Eian Tsou Summer Tyler Sara Vala Catherine Vanderzee Jaidan Voelkner Noa Waisman Charlotte Walter Aaron Wang Julianne Wang Robert Wang Sien Wang Hudson Warm Quinn Washburn Anya Weinstein Olivia Wellen Gabrielle Wheeler Gigi Wheeler Tessa Wheeler Benjamin Who Sophia Woo Ella Woodbury Hannah Xu Huibo Xu Emily Xue Diana Yamada Ziyi Yan Cameron Zapanta Christina Zhang Donna Zhang Lauren Zhang Shuyue Zhang Yun Zhang Keira Zheng Chloe Zou Scarlett Zumbro |
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