Stellar Submissions

Below are some exemplars of award-winning submissions from 2026. These students received a 100% score from the judges who read their pieces and had high praise for the quality of writing.

Each submission below is a response to the prompt for the 2026 awards, titled “Good Trouble.”

Emma Chan

Judges called Emma’s work a ” lovely, creative poem.”

Emma Heisel

Wrote one judge: “your story is a haunting and deeply researched piece of historical fiction.”

Saanvi Lanke

“The elevated language and flow of ideas pulled me right in as a reader.”

*These examples are meant to be used as inspiration to teachers and their students for the purposes of this award and to showcase the excellent work of these students. Please do not share or copy these students’ work improperly.*