The Student Writing Contest opens at 8 a.m. Monday, February 12, 2024 on Google and is open to any current HPHS student. Winning entries will be announced at the Student Awards Breakfast, and winners may be approached by the Tartan for possible publication.
Each submission—with the exception of Visual Storytelling—must:
- Be titled
- Be typed
- Be double-spaced
- Show your student ID # in the upper right corner of each page
Do NOT include your name on any of your submissions. - Be submitted online via Google by Monday, March 18, 2024, at 4:00 pm
Short Fiction
- Must not exceed 1,500 words
- Must be marked “FICTION” at the top of first page
Poetry
- Must not exceed fifty lines
- Must be marked “POEM” at the top of first page
Narrative Nonfiction
- Must not exceed 1,500 words
- Must be marked “ESSAY” at the top of first page
Screenwriting
- Script between 1-70 pages
Visual Storytelling Category
- Although this category is not limited to only graphic novel submissions, it must encompass both a visual element and storytelling.
- Submissions must be digital because it will be submitted through Google. Although it can be created by hand, it needs to be scanned / photographed in order to do so.
- Submissions must be between 1 and 50 pages.
- Do not include your name on any page(s).
- On your title page, make sure to include your student ID in lieu of your name.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR 2023 WINNERS!
Poetry:
1st Place — “Gaudium” by Elliot Stimac
2nd Place Tie — “Standing not Silent” by Mia Kruger
2nd Place Tie — “A Million and One” by Cate Young
3rd Place — “Suburbia” by Chloe Miller
Honorable Mention — “Like a Lion’s Mane” by Zoie Carlile
Honorable Mention — “Auto-Incorrect” by Marissa Curry
Honorable Mention — “Edge” by Kay Duddlesten
Honorable Mention — “The Righteous Wrath and the Old Gods Who Hold It” by Elizabeth McCutchan
Honorable Mention — “The Phases of Change” by Tia Taubenfeld
Short Fiction:
1st Place — “The Long Way Home” by Emma Wang
2nd Place — “Feel Good Inc.” by Ellie Levy
3rd Place — “A Golden Heart” by Lakshmi Vemula
Honorable Mention — “Justice as a Choice” by Shiv Mehta
Honorable Mention — “Half the Chance” by Kay Rachal
Narrative Nonfiction:
1st Place — “Hour Three” by Peyton Bono
2nd Place — “All-Consuming Bagel” by Zoie Carlile
3rd Place — “The Enlightening Climb” by Varsha Ravi
Honorable Mention — “The One Handed Tailor and the Pharoah” by Neelan Krishna
Honorable Mention — “New Genes” by Jordyn Furstein
Screenwriting:
1st Place — “Call Me Later” – Cate Young
2nd Place — “The Layover” – by Lucy Gomez
3rd Place — “Searching for an Arctic Past” by Chiara Shawver
Honorable Mention — “The University” by Elizabeth Kerr
Honorable Mention — “Oblitus” by Zoe Zaner
Visual Storytelling:
1st Place — “The Mind Electric” by Preston Houghton
2nd Place — “A Machine in the Southwest” by Artem and Sasha Ephanov
3rd Place — “Leaving” by Faith Zhao
Honorable Mention — “Robot Dreams” by Zoe Zaner
Honorable Mention — “Don’t Be the Passerby” by Annika Ghai