Thanks to all of you who entered New Voices Young Writers Competition this year. This year's winners have been notified. Congratulations to all!
The full list of winners will be posted on this page soon.Their work will be included in the upcoming anthology New Voices 2013.
Cover courtesy of Sheri L. McGathy.
Download a New Voices Young Writers brochure which you can print and distribute at will.
The 2012 New Voices Anthology is now available for download. Click on the Anthology link on the menu.
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Grand Prize Winners |
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| Junior Division | I'm Just Me (Poetry) | Renae W. | New York State, USA |
| Senior Division | A Tribute in Pigtails | Erin B. | New York State, USA |
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Junior Division |
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Poetry |
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| First Place | I'm Just Me | Renae W. | New York State, USA |
| Second Place | The Shattered Spirit | Devika C. | California, USA |
| Third Place | Rumbling Drums | Ryan D. | Kentucky, USA |
| Award of Excellence | Mac Book Rap | Joon C. | New York State, USA |
| Honorable Mention | Red Flower | Michelle Y. | British Columbia, Canada |
| Judges' Award | Fiend of Breath | Raquelle C. | Florida, USA |
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Short Story |
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| First Place | What Really Matters | Kate E. | Kentucky, USA |
| Second Place | A Different Ray of Light | Dalia A. | Florida, USA |
| Third Place | The Adventures of a Domesticated Rabbit | Michelle C. | Minnesota, USA |
| Award of Excellence | Beyond the Pale | Alexandra B. | Massachusetts, USA |
| Honorable Mention | Collide | Alex W. | Ohio, USA |
| Judges' Award | Sister Competition | Bessie L. | California, USA |
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Essay |
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| First Place | The Residents of Isle de Jean Charles: Climate Refugees? | Burke I. | Louisiana, USA |
| Second Place | Don't Panic | Nick B. | Virginia, USA |
| Third Place | The Evils of Apathy | Abbie M. | Pennsylvania, USA |
| Award of Excellence | Humanity | Ali R. | Ohio, USA |
| Honorable Mention | I Am the Goalie | Ansley (A.G.M.) G. | Georgia, USA |
| Judges' Award | Arabian Horses | Ashlyn H. | Idaho, USA |
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Senior Division |
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Poetry |
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| First Place | Tragedy | Tina Z. | Ohio, USA |
| Second Place | Soaring in Thought | Kayli H. | Texas, USA |
| Third Place | Dear Glen | Lauren K. | Kansas, USA |
| Award of Excellence | Status Quo | Andrew B. | New Jersey, USA |
| Honorable Mention | Engulfment | Linda C. | Australian Capital Territory, Australia |
| Judges' Award | The Mermaid in the Dark Deep Ocean Sea | Yiwen W. | Virginia, USA |
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Short Story |
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| First Place | A Tribute in Pigtails | Erin B. | New York State, USA |
| Second Place | Addiction | Tina Z. | Ohio, USA |
| Third Place | Rain on a Friday | Erin T. | California, USA |
| Award of Excellence | Dark and Starry | Maria W. | Minnesota, USA |
| Honorable Mention | Sold | Andrew B. | New Jersey, USA |
| Judges' Award | Everyone's an Original | Juliette K. | New York State, USA |
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Essay |
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| First Place | I'm Bilingual, Just Not in Spanish | Andrew B. | New Jersey, USA |
| Second Place | The Tell-Tale Heart | Cheryl L. | Ontario, Canada |
| Third Place | Insanely Determined | Steph H. | Montana, USA |
| Award of Excellence | Harry Potter and the Censorship Curse | Emily D. | Georgia, USA |
| Honorable Mention | My Angel | Ashley M. | Texas, USA |
| Judges' Award | The Effects of Guilt on Characters in Macbeth | Shirley C. | California, USA |