Tri-Valley Writers annual high school writing contest
“My Story, My Vision”
2024 Award Winners by Category
Literary Nonfiction:
First Place: Kylie Wong for “Time’s Passage”
Second Place: Anvita Nattuva for “Nothing to Fear”
Third Place: Sahana Nagandla for “Grandpa’s Harmony”
Honorable Mentions: Nayan Kolpuru for “The 28th Amendment: Proxy Wars and Congressional Oversight”; Emily Mao for “The Unknown”; Kaylee Mika Narita for “The Monster under My Bed”; Trisha Rajganesh for “In the Blink of an Eye”; Nico Singh for “Eulogy”
Poetry:
First Place: Ella Jeon for “The Birds Know”
Second Place: Veronica Kondo for “Remember”
Third Place: Michael Pinto for “The Harvest”
Honorable Mentions: Keerthi Eraniyan for “Rainbows”; Helen Hoang for “Fire in the Rain”; Pravarthika Pabbisetty for “Nature’s Reflection”; Sienna Wong for “Stay”
Short Story:
First Place: Alyssa Wu for “Yellow”
Second Place: Sneer Ganesh for “I Am Not A Mermaid”
Third Place: Emre Ferman for “A Lover’s Dilemma”
Honorable Mentions: Naga Pragati Tumma for “The Emporium of Life”; Paddy Dwyer for “Almost Surfing”; Michael Chang for “The Perfect One”; Ellie Cho for “Summer’s End”; Emily Hsu for “Era of Red”; Sarah Mariyan for “Friends for Life”; Matthew Noique for “Seen”; Alan Wan for “Take Your Time”; TJ Worley for “Flowers”
CWC Tri-Valley Branch congratulates these authors of tomorrow. We wish to thank the Alameda County Arts Commission, and the following donors for their support: Patricia Boyle, Paula Chinick, Arleen Eagling, Lani Longshore, Vi Parsons (in memory of her twin and past TVW member, Vi Carr Moore), Rose Owens, and Anonymous TVW Donors.
Past Contests:
High School Writing Contest Past Years