scholastic art and writing awards 2021

Gold Key

Author: Cameron Mitchum
Work Title: To Write, To Become Void
School: Geneva High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amber Collins

Author: Izzy Sellers
Work Title: Should Beauty Pageants Be Banned?
School: Altamont School
Grade: 8
Educator: Dan Carsen

Silver Key

Author: David Brown
Work Title: Shakespeare Wore A Kilt
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Binta Diallo
Work Title: Bordering on Madness: Partisanship and Immigration through the Lens of Lilliana Mason's Uncivil Agreement
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Binta Diallo
Work Title: An American Dream or an American Delusion?
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Binta Diallo
Work Title: The Great Melting Pot: Fon-do or Fon-don't We Let Immigrants into the United States
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Binta Diallo
Work Title: As the Brand Expands, Where Does the Public Fit In: An Analysis of Naomi Klein's "The Brand Expands"
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Zack Gray
Work Title: Robert Johnson: Super Man Or Super Myth
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Grace Hur
Work Title: Education does not equal Success
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Madelene Marcus

Author: Sophia LaPalme
Work Title: "There is a Great Stir"
School: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy LaPalme

Author: Sophia LaPalme
Work Title: "The Worth of Water"
School: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy LaPalme

Author: Li Xin Carina Lim
Work Title: Fact and Fiction: The Case for Why Neither Can Stand Alone
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Cal Woodruff

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: The Fountainhead: The Morality of Selfishness
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Lee Ann McPhail

Author: Emma Myers
Work Title: Operation Varsity Blues
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Courtney Phillips
Work Title: Corporal Punishment: the Unnecessary Discipline
School: Satsuma High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Tiffany Miller & Holly Rawls

Author: Izzy Sellers
Work Title: What Society Does To Women
School: Altamont School
Grade: 8
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Elizabeth Winters
Work Title: Gender Issues In Macbeth
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Honorable Mention

Author: Ann Cummings
Work Title: Unnatural Women in Macbeth
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Binta Diallo
Work Title: Finding the Cure to An American Sickness: How To Fix the U.S' Broken Healthcare System
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Binta Diallo
Work Title: Coffee, Class, and Consumerism: An Analysis of William Roseberry's "The Rise of Yuppie Coffees and the Reimagination of Class in the United States"
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Hadley Farnell
Work Title: Shakespeare's "vile" Queen
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Lily Joyce
Work Title: Fyre Fraud
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Lady Susan: Jane Austen's First Antiheroine
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Lee Ann McPhail

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Man As Monster: Heathcliff and His Legacy
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Lee Ann McPhail

Author: Matthew Mugweru
Work Title: A Look into the Passive, yet Effective, Threats to Southern White Supremacy
School: Altamont School
Grade: 12
Educator: Marygray Hunter

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: Keeper of the Bridge
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow & James Griffin

Gold Key

Author: Laura Claire Waldrop
Work Title: Silent Night
School: Shades Valley High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Jennifer Guffin

Silver Key

Author: Nikita Nimmagadda
Work Title: Agnello Al Macello (lamb To Slaughter) Part 1 | Part 2
School: Dothan Preparatory Academy
Grade: 9
Educator: Ayanna Turner

Gold Key

Author: Shaams Nur
Work Title: Annual Augmentation
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Kevin Zhen

Author: Kristiana Terry
Work Title: Crunch
School: Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
Grade: 10
Educator: Gin Phillips

Author: Whitney Veazey
Work Title: Lukewarm
School: Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
Grade: 10
Educator: Gin Phillips

Silver Key

Author: Arzoo Charania
Work Title: I Am Me
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Melissa Hamley

Author: Riley Donlon
Work Title: The Garden
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Michele Cooley

Author: Anmol Guard
Work Title: Fireworks
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Michael Thornton

Author: Izzy Sellers
Work Title: Change in color
School: Altamont School
Grade: 8
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Sarah Xin
Work Title: On the Road of Bones
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Ben Rigsby

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: Dialogue Story
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Angela Yang
Work Title: Sweet Dreams
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Angela Yang
Work Title: The Dog
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Honorable Mention

Author: Tina Gao
Work Title: Wang Lao Shi
School: Louis Pizitz Middle School
Grade: 7
Educator: Kevin Zhen

Author: Andy Lee
Work Title: Magical Beanie
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Lexi Stockton
Work Title: "Action in the Alley"
School: Fairhope Middle School
Grade: 7
Educator: Mary Kinggard

Silver Key

Author: Adele Crowe
Work Title: Girls Have It Easy
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 11
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Madison Hoar
Work Title: Somehow Still Untitled
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Courtney Phillips
Work Title: Stinky Situation
School: Satsuma High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Tiffany Miller & Holly Rawls

Honorable Mention

Author: Goodman Murphy-Smith
Work Title: Tricep County
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 11
Educator: TJ Beitelman

Gold Key

Author: Angela Ai
Work Title: The Coronavirus: A Decision-Making Battle
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Elizabeth Vaughn

Silver Key

Author: Halla Almoradi
Work Title: Hidden Crisis
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Carl Floyd

Author: Yewon Lee
Work Title: In Remembrance
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Elizabeth Vaughn

Honorable Mention

Author: Leslie Vazquez
Work Title: Abolish Ice
School: Pelham High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Connie Nolen

Gold Key

Author: Katherine Chimento
Work Title: Beneath The Surface
School: Pelham High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Connie Nolen

Author: Katie Floyd
Work Title: Trapped Between Two Worlds
School: Athens Renaissance School
Grade: 9
Educator: Catherine Boulineau

Author: Madison Hur
Work Title: Days Like These
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Silver Key

Author: Ava Coggin
Work Title: Dragons: Rise of the Champions - Book 3 - Wrath of the Fireborn
Grade: 8
Educator: Lucas Jacob

Gold Key

Author: Serene Almehmi
Work Title: Places
School: Vestavia Hills High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Ben Davis

Author: Hannah Blanchard-Ramsey
Work Title: Cyclone
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Hannah Wylie

Author: Michael Coleman
Work Title: Drowning Deeply
School: W J Christian K-8 School
Grade: 8
Educator: Phylecia Ragland

Author: Ryan Hassell
Work Title: Lost in Darkness
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 10
Educator: Eleanor Baker

Author: Taylor Ingram
Work Title: Broken Glass
School: Spain Park High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Mary DiChiara

Author: Yewon Lee
Work Title: Tell Me, Mother
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Elizabeth Vaughn

Author: Li Xin Carina Lim
Work Title: White Teeth
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Holding Out; I am a Child; In My Mother's House
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: B.L.M.
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: You Take Away My Black Card; What Will You Say At My Funeral Now That You've Killed Me; Free Huey! Or Other Words For Black Liberation
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Poems
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Lee Ann McPhail

Author: Emma Peng
Work Title: Backroom Visions
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Mya Richardson
Work Title: The Process
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Eva Worthen
Work Title: Miracles
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 7
Educator: Ester Ruth Beenken

Silver Key

Author: Lorelei Bachuss
Work Title: past, present, future
School: Austin High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Beth Bachuss

Author: Lorelei Bachuss
Work Title: Keep it Up
School: Austin High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Beth Bachuss

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: Both Here and There
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: Prayers
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: The Essence of Writing
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: I Like Me
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Anna Brittain
Work Title: Shivering, Quivering Miriam "Mitzi" Thompson
School: Mountain Brook High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Shannon Marks

Author: Ava Coggin
Work Title: Frozen, Absolute, Playful, If I Could
Grade: 8
Educator: Lucas Jacob

Author: Ava Coggin
Work Title: Fountain, Nature, Blank Screen
Grade: 8
Educator: Lucas Jacob

Author: Michael Coleman
Work Title: Look Within
School: W J Christian K-8 School
Grade: 8
Educator: Phylecia Ragland

Author: Hannah Crittenden
Work Title: Environmental Abuses
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Carolyn Coker

Author: Riley Donlon
Work Title: one side of a threshold
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Michele Cooley

Author: Riley Donlon
Work Title: jewelry box
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Michele Cooley

Author: Allison Flanagan
Work Title: The Dancer & The Musician
School: Priceville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Kim Holmes

Author: Lucy Gardner
Work Title: "Nothing Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels"
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Anmol Guard
Work Title: skin
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Michael Thornton

Author: Anmol Guard
Work Title: queen of the see
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Michael Thornton

Author: Raven Horn
Work Title: Freaks (ode to Lana Del Rey)
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Ashely Jones

Author: Raven Horn
Work Title: it came to you in a dream
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Ashely Jones

Author: Laurel Impello
Work Title: Let us return
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 10
Educator: Neil Barrett & James Griffin

Author: Grace (GaEun) Jeong
Work Title: Kimbap
School: Northridge High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Mary Moore

Author: Sophia LaPalme
Work Title: "Woman"
School: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy LaPalme

Author: Yewon Lee
Work Title: Fast Fashion
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Elizabeth Vaughn

Author: Jiaying Liu
Work Title: The Riddle
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: James Griffin & Cal Woodruff

Author: Jiaying Liu
Work Title: At Farewell
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: James Griffin & Cal Woodruff

Author: Jiaying Liu
Work Title: A Sonnet
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: James Griffin & Cal Woodruff

Author: Jiaying Liu
Work Title: River Song
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: James Griffin & Cal Woodruff

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Love
Grade: 11
Educator: Emily Marshall

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Power
Grade: 11
Educator: Emily Marshall

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: I think I'm evil
Grade: 11
Educator: Emily Marshall

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Stars
Grade: 11
Educator: Emily Marshall

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Presidential Sunset
Grade: 11
Educator: Emily Marshall

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Nature v. People
Grade: 11
Educator: Emily Marshall

Author: William Marshall
Work Title: The Necklace
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Isaac McCollum
Work Title: White Curtain
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Melissa Hamley

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: in the evening; Pray; In Lieu of a Gay Black Leader
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: I Build A Bridge To My Lover; I Meet My Baby In The City; My Love in Vintage; Summer Weekends
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Red Fast Luck
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Growing Pains; Drink From The Body; heaven/hell
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Brown Sugar
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: The Crown of the Colored People
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Familia, Born From Swahili
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Testimonial
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Boyfriend
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: For Isaiah
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Saudade (Or Tenho Saudades Tuas)
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Wolves
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: Hallelujah Amen
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Bryan McNeal
Work Title: What Does It Mean To Mourn A Love Long Lost
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy Bishop

Author: Graham Miner
Work Title: The Struggle For Self Forgiveness
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Ansley Vanderpool

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Ode to Henry Cyril Paget
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Bloodthirsty
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Noémvrios
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: A Series of Random Odes, Dedications, and Laments
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Sofia Monteleone
Work Title: Dear Lady Victoria
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Sofia Monteleone
Work Title: Frozen Time
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Sofia Monteleone
Work Title: Smaller Things
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Melany Morgan
Work Title: Adrenaline
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashely Jones

Author: Emma Peng
Work Title: Babka
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Emma Peng
Work Title: Concubines in Cornerstone Creameries
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Emma Peng
Work Title: Creatures of Worldly Shame
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Emma Peng
Work Title: Post-Conquest: Victimhood
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Emma Peng
Work Title: To Carmelita
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: Fruit of the Mind
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: Times
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: The Writer
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: the Return
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: March Malady
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: Pyre
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: The Search for that which could not be found
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: Bittersweet seventeen, the last few months of it
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Lequinn Pettway
Work Title: An Ode to the Future
School: W P Davidson High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Charlotte Griffin & Tara Smith

Author: Marin Poleshek
Work Title: Deeper
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Ansley Vanderpool

Author: Etta Putman
Work Title: Poem For... (Collection)
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Iris Rinke-Hammer

Author: Sage Riel
Work Title: Growing Pains, The Midnight Sorrows, & [Melancholy Skies]
School: Spanish Fort High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Angela Mason

Author: Eliza Schrum
Work Title: The Invisible Grip; Poetry Entry
School: Pelham High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Connie Nolen

Author: Esther Shon
Work Title: Beyond Her Reflection
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Esther Shon
Work Title: Burn Out
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Rachel Simms
Work Title: Identical Streets
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Grace Sullivan
Work Title: Unfortunately, It Is A Man's World
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Iris Rinke-Hammer

Author: Kristiana Terry
Work Title: More Than Enough
School: Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
Grade: 12
Educator: Gin Phillips

Author: Tyler Turner
Work Title: Connect The Dots
School: Pleasant Grove High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Tawnya Gildersleeve

Author: Claudia Williams
Work Title: Kamille
School: Altamont School
Grade: 9
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Claudia Williams
Work Title: Blind
School: Altamont School
Grade: 9
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Claudia Williams
Work Title: Robin
School: Altamont School
Grade: 9
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Eva Worthen
Work Title: To Be a Butterfly
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 7
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Sarah Xin
Work Title: Incomplete
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Ben Rigsby

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: Miss Suzanne Sugarbaker
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Maya Young
Work Title: Girl
School: Paul W Bryant High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Natalie Roig-McKnight

Author: Ruoyi zhang
Work Title: Ebb
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Xinyue Zhao
Work Title: The Wall
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Honorable Mention

Author: Hannah Crittenden
Work Title: Her Eyes
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Carolyn Coker

Author: Riley Donlon
Work Title: as I read the obituary
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Michele Cooley

Author: Raven Horn
Work Title: I Am Not Your Mother Nature
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Raven Horn
Work Title: The Golden Lining
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Grace Hur
Work Title: The Time of our Lives
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Madelene Marcus

Author: Sophia LaPalme
Work Title: Sonnet Earth
School: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy LaPalme

Author: Sophia LaPalme
Work Title: "The Lost"
School: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy LaPalme

Author: Emma McCullough
Work Title: A Pen in Heart
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Madelene Marcus

Author: Melany Morgan
Work Title: Vineyard Love
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Jonny Pena
Work Title: Dogs Don't Go to Heaven
School: Pelham High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Connie Nolen

Gold Key

Author: Serene Almehmi
Work Title: The Syrian Diaspora
School: Vestavia Hills High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Ben Davis

Author: Kailyn Boykin
Work Title: Because of our Past, Our Heritage Will Last
School: Booker T. Washington High School
Grade: 12

Author: Grace Brown
Work Title: One More Waffle Saturday
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Elena Bull
Work Title: Reaping a Musical Harvest
Grade: 11
Educator: Lilianna Serbicki

Author: Courtney Chen
Work Title: Red Bean Paste
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 10
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Kira Feeney
Work Title: Divergent
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Tina Gao
Work Title: Luke and the Snail
School: Louis Pizitz Middle School
Grade: 7
Educator: Kevin Zhen

Author: Madison Hoar
Work Title: And I
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Laurel Impello
Work Title: To September Once Again
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 10
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Reiney Martson
Work Title: My Superpower
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Stephen McCollum
Work Title: Starting School
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Melissa Hamley

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Memoir: An Index of Life
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Cameron Mitchum
Work Title: Demonstrated Patriotism
School: Geneva High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amber Collins

Author: Sumin Park
Work Title: The Butterfly Effect
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Elise Picard
Work Title: The Scar on My Lip
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 10
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Esther Shon
Work Title: Size Zero Jeans
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Kate Strickland
Work Title: My Journey As A Twin
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Marlie Thompson
Work Title: Challah and Cornbread: Food in the Jewish South
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Eva Worthen
Work Title: Colors of a Voice
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 7
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: Personal Narrative
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow & James Griffin

Author: Angela Yang
Work Title: Hold My Tears
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin & Cal Woodruff

Silver Key

Author: Téa Adrian
Work Title: The Old House
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 10
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: Tradition
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Hannah Blanchard-Ramsey
Work Title: Metamorphosis
School: Huntsville High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Hannah Wylie

Author: Kailyn Boykin
Work Title: Me: My Legacy
School: Booker T. Washington High School
Grade: 12

Author: David Brown
Work Title: Just Code
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: James Bullis
Work Title: The Library
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Ava Coggin
Work Title: Lost
Grade: 8
Educator: Lucas Jacob

Author: Ava Coggin
Work Title: The Earthquake
Grade: 8
Educator: Lucas Jacob

Author: Iysis Harris
Work Title: My Name
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Sophie Hicks
Work Title: One Hundred
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 7
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Yilan Hu
Work Title: Scouting
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow & James Griffin

Author: Riley Hudson
Work Title: Blankets
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Grace Hur
Work Title: The Method to Her Music
School: James Clemens High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Madelene Marcus

Author: Jazzie Jelks
Work Title: Floating Into My Destiny
Grade: 12
Educator: Cescelie Jelks

Author: Ana Kangsumrith
Work Title: The Satsuma Trees
Grade: 9
Educator: Diana Feely

Author: Li Xin Carina Lim
Work Title: Family Dinner (Tables)
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Li Xin Carina Lim
Work Title: Quesadillas
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Hannah Lugo
Work Title: Childhood Hannah
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Ximena Martinez
Work Title: We're actually leaving?
School: Auburn High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Sara Love

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Chasing Constellations
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Purgatory, Ascension, and Blood
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Sofia Monteleone
Work Title: Pumpkin Pie and Memory
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Joseph Porter
Work Title: The Moment
School: Altamont School
Grade: 7
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Noah Prevost
Work Title: Life Legos
School: St Paul's Episcopal School
Grade: 12
Educator: Karen Duren

Author: Etta Putman
Work Title: Intercut
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Iris Rinke-Hammer

Author: Mya Richardson
Work Title: This Is What Waking Looks Like: A Guide to Ignorance
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Mya Richardson
Work Title: My Dad Taught Me How to Play With Fire
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 9
Educator: Ashley Jones

Author: Emma Cate Rutledge
Work Title: Thank You, Mom
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 10
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Izzy Sellers
Work Title: ADHD and Me
School: Altamont School
Grade: 8
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Esther Shon
Work Title: The Driver's Seat
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Esther Shon
Work Title: Quadratic Formula
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Eva Worthen
Work Title: Possibilities Behind Power
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 7
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: Memoir Essay
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: Gastronomical Essay
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Honorable Mention

Author: John Boykin
Work Title: Embracing Our Past, Enriching Our Present and Empowering Our Future
School: Booker T. Washington High School
Grade: 10

Author: Edison Dao
Work Title: The Suffering You and I Have
School: Fairhope High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Jada Duffy

Gold Key

Author: Shaams Nur
Work Title: Annual Augmentation
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Kevin Zhen

Author: Kristiana Terry
Work Title: Crunch
School: Jefferson County International Baccalaureate School
Grade: 10
Educator:Gin Phillips

Author: Whitney Veazey
Work Title: Lukewarm
School: Greenville High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Naomi Pryor

Silver Key

Author: David Borasino
Work Title: The Editors
School: Altamont School
Grade: 7
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Emilee Boster
Work Title: The Perfect Society
School: Hartselle High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Dyroma Burroughs

Author: Youngju Chae
Work Title: Journey to Xandai
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Colin Jung
Work Title: Projector
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Jaewoo Jung
Work Title: Zombie Apocalypse
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Noah Kwon
Work Title: The Lake
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Sophia LaPalme
Work Title: Camouflage
School: Mcgill-Toolen Catholic High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Amy LaPalme

Author: Edward Lee
Work Title: China's Attack on the World
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Wyatt Sawyer
Work Title: The Dark Hallway
School: Altamont School
Grade: 7
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Sarah Xin
Work Title: Bait
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Ben Rigsby

Honorable Mention

Author: William Marshall
Work Title: The Human Scrapbook
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow

Gold Key

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: For the Heroes
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Lucine Carsen
Work Title: Intro Class
School: Altamont School
Grade: 9
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Alice Jeong
Work Title: The Call
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Mae Martin
Work Title: The Eagle And The Songbird
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: On the Raft
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: LeeAnn McPhail

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Ghost Girl
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: LeeAnn McPhail

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Waves
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: LeeAnn McPhail

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Casey Candle
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: LeeAnn McPhail

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Ghost Girl
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: LeeAnn McPhail

Author:Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Bacterial Substances
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Silver Key

Author: Mofeyi Adeyemo
Work Title: A Family Outing
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 9
Educator: Neil Barrett

Author: David Borasino
Work Title: Wildebeest
School: Altamont School
Grade: 7
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Emilee Boster
Work Title: The Last Vote
School: Hartselle High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Dyroma Burroughs

Author: Emilee Boster
Work Title: The Emergency Room
School: Hartselle High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Dyroma Burroughs

Author: Will Choi
Work Title: Writing Contest
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Mason Coleman
Work Title: Revenge, Not as Satisfying as it May Seem
School: Altamont School
Grade: 9
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Riley Donlon
Work Title: Deliverance
School: Homewood High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Michele Cooley

Author: Minjae Eum
Work Title: Just As We Are
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Tina Gao
Work Title: Chess Cheats
School: Louis Pizitz Middle School
Grade: 7
Educator: Kevin Zhen

Author: Caroline Harrison
Work Title: Amazing Grace
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 8
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Moriah Hogans
Work Title: Palette Of Lies
School: Dothan Preparatory Academy
Grade: 9
Educator: Ayanna Turner

Author: Tatum Kelley
Work Title: The Waltz
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 9
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Addie Lott
Work Title: I Don't Know What I Would Do Without You
School: Mountain Brook Junior High School
Grade: 8
Educator: Esther Ruth Beenken

Author: Olivier Maloney
Work Title: Sunshine
School: Altamont School
Grade: 7
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Panic on the Stage
Grade: 11
Educator: Elisabeth Dahl

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Making Monsters
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Lee Ann McPhail

Author: Shaams Nur
Work Title: Black Friday
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Kevin Zhen

Author: Sumin Park
Work Title: The Last Gift: For the Lost Children in Sewol Ferry
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Etta Putman
Work Title: Remembrance
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Iris Rinke-Hammer

Author: Wyatt Sawyer
Work Title: An Unkown City
School: Altamont School
Grade: 7
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Izzy Sellers
Work Title: A Losing Race
School: Altamont School
Grade: 8
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Grace Sullivan
Work Title: White Smoke
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Iris Rinke-Hammer

Author: Angela Yang
Work Title: Sound in the Ceiling
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin & Cal Woodruff

Honorable Mention

Author: Jeninne Al-Sugi
Work Title: Spectator
School: Pelham High School
Grade: 11
Educator: Connie Nolen

Author: Lucine Carsen
Work Title: A Little Girl's Balance
School: Altamont School
Grade: 9
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Yilan Hu
Work Title: Runaway
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 11
Educator: James Griffin

Author: Yechan Kim
Work Title: Wiesbaden
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 10
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Cheryl Kaye Marshall
Work Title: Shutdown
Grade: 11
Educator: Elisabeth Dahl

Author: Sterling McDonald
Work Title: The Apocalypse
School: Altamont School
Grade: 8
Educator: Dan Carsen

Author: Mary Hannah McPhail-Edwards
Work Title: Burnover District
School: Calera High School
Grade: 12
Educator: LeeAnn McPhail

Author: Ian Shin
Work Title: Please, Don't Come Back
School: Loveless Academic Magnet Program (LAMP) High School
Grade: 9
Educator: Helen Lee

Author: Erin Sides
Work Title: Meeting Thomas
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 9
Educator: Neil Barrett

Author: Elizabeth Tremblay-Cox
Work Title: Creation of the Spheres
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 9
Educator: Neil Barrett

Gold Key

Author: Hilary Batista
Work Title: In the Simplest Sense
School: Hoover High School
Grade: 12
Educator: Brad Coltrane

Author: Gracelyn Mitchell
Work Title: Cathartic Cliffnotes Written By a Novaturient Girl
Grade: 12
Educator: Shunta McCants

Author: Grace Sullivan
Work Title: Brother
School: Alabama School Of Fine Arts
Grade: 12
Educator: Iris Rinke-Hammer

Author: Isabella Yaghmai
Work Title: The Worth in Struggle
School: Indian Springs School
Grade: 12
Educator: Renee Chow