Congratulations student authors!
Jack London Park Partners is excited to announce the winners of the 9th annual Young Writers Contest! Eighteen short stories were submitted from all over the country. In addition to various parts of California, stories came in from New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Colorado, Missouri, and Oregon. Our panel of volunteer judges carefully and thoughtfully conducted blind readings and each one stated that the stories this year were excellent and very well written, making their task very challenging. Congratulations to every student who sent in their original work, you should all feel very proud of your achievement!
To learn more about the contest, check out this year’s flyer for details.
All stories are judged blindly by volunteers who do not work for Jack London Park Partners nor California State Parks.
And now for the winning short stories of 2024:
1st place: Concord – Written by Aiyana Myers, 7th grade at Bidwell Jr. High School, Chico, CA
2nd place: The Glow – Written by Graham Saxton Wagner, 6th grade at Wagner Middle Homeschool, Langhorne, PA
3rd place: Autumn in Sapphire – Written by Shanti Dhruva, 8th grade at Hall Middle School, Corte Madera, CA