| Poetry 6th Grade | Poetry 7th Grade | Poetry 8th Grade | ||
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| Nadia Attar, Shadows That Fade | Carson Cote, Music | Karina Li, Second Best | ||
| Prospect Sierra School, El Cerrito | Christ the King, Pleasant Hill | The Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon | ||
| Teacher: Kristen Stringfield | Teacher: Kathryn Thornbury | Teacher: Sydney Maxwell |
| 2nd Place: | 2nd Place: | 2nd Place: | ||
| Chori Iwuoma, Black Girl | Benson He, Painting of “The Scream” |
Haley Jones, Reminiscent Traces |
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| Adams Middle School, Brentwood | The Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon | Sequoia Middle School, Pleasant Hill | ||
| Teacher: Kristen Brassart | Teacher: David Vela | Teacher: Ernesto Minglana |
| 3rd Place: | 3rd Place: | 3rd Place: | ||
| Mia Pasamanik, Say Cheese | Shreya Aman, One Heart, Many Colors | Tiffany Zhang, The Snake of Tomorrow | ||
| The Dorris-Eaton School, San Ramon | Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon | Fred T. Korematsu Middle School, El Cerrito | ||
| Teacher: Sydney Maxwell | Teacher: Courtney Fradelis |
Teacher: Jackson Lee |
| Personal Narrative 6th Grade | Personal Narrative 7th Grade | Personal Narrative 8th Grade | ||
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| Vahin Lalithraj, The Crash | Natalie Zhen, Irony | Alexandra Marsh, Fire Burning | ||
| Charlotte Wood Middle School, Danville | Orinda Middle School, Orinda | The Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek | ||
| Teacher: David Wright | Teacher: Suzy Kisch | Teacher: Julie Scarpelli | ||
| 2nd Place: | 2nd Place: | 2nd Place: | ||
| Layla Haimor, Adoption Day | Jason Lee, Buzzing Through Words | Stella Tatara, Teal is My Favorite Color | ||
| Home School, Danville | Orinda Middle School, Orinda | The Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek | ||
| Teacher: Houda Haimor | Teacher: Melissa Parker | Teacher: Julie Scarpelli | ||
| 3rd Place: | 3rd Place: | 3rd Place: | ||
| Akshara Pagadala, The Gold Striker | Dune Fenster, Working At My Restaurant |
Maysaa Ejjed, Amiti |
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| Gale Ranch Middle School, San Ramon | Fred T. Korematsu Middle Scho3rd Place: ol, El Cerrito | The Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek | ||
| Teacher: Lauren Geche | Teacher: Jackson Lee |
Teacher: Julie Scarpelli |
| Short Story 6th Grade | Short Story 7th Grade | Short Story 8th Grade | ||
| 1st Place: | 1st Place: | 1st Place: | ||
| Chloe Jeon, Her Name was Martha | Layal Hilal, And I Fell | Makena Tringale, Voices | ||
| Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon | Home School, Dublin | Fred T. Korematsu Middle School, El Cerrito | ||
| Teacher: Diana Kaplenko | Teacher: Nesrin Tarablosi | Teacher: Scott Olsen | ||
| 2nd Place: | 2nd Place: | 2nd Place: | ||
| Bhargav Kavoori, The Loner On The Riverbank | Ella Brown, The Waves of the Ocean | Ujjvala Sridhar, Bicycle | ||
| Windemere Ranch Middle School, San Ramon | Joaquin Moraga Intermediate, Moraga | Diablo Vista Middle School, Danville | ||
| Teacher: Kirstin Souza | Teacher: Kristin Anderson |
Teacher: Jennifer Cestone-Greene |
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| Vasha Nasralnick, A Day In The Life Of Tofu | Katherine Schroeder, Ghost Girl |
Zayan Kajani, East Racoonville |
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| Mira Vista School K-8, Richmond | Iron Horse Middle School, San Ramon |
The Doris-Eaton School, San Ramon |
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| Teacher: Joanne Chen | Teacher: Sara Leduc |
Teacher: Sydney Maxwell |
| Humor – All Grades – Poetry | Humor – All Grades – Short Story | Humor – All Grades – Personal Narrative | ||
| 1st Place: | 2nd Place: | 3rd Place: | ||
| Olivia MacDiarmid, Teddy Bear Repair | Kylie Whang, Social Anxiety & Pencils | Evie Napolitan, P.E.: A Series of Haikus | ||
| Orinda Middle School, Orinda | The Seven Hills School, Walnut Creek | Joaquin Moraga Intermediate, Moraga | ||
| Teacher: Eric Page | Teacher: Julie Scarpelli | Teacher: Linda O’Brien |
