2022 Young Writers State Winners
A Magical Day
Ivy Ware
West Teays Elementary School, Putnam County
First Place, Grades 1-2
Little Blue Bird
Lyla Titus
Big Otter Elementary, Clay County
Second Place, Grades 1-2
Animals Around the World
Ava Grose
Bluewell Elementary School, Mercer County
Third Place, Grades 1-2
Same, But Different
Sophia Lowther
Leading Creek Elementary, Lewis County
First Place, Grades 3-4
The Great Puppy Disaster
Seneca Boddy
Maysville Elementary School, Grant County
Second Place, Grades 3-4
The Shapeshifter
Brynn Sickles
Norwood Elementary, Harrison County
Third Place, Grades 3-4
Cats
Anna Jenkins
Jackson Middle School, Wood County
First Place, Grades 5-6
The Writing Contest
Rhea Harlan
Mountaineer Middle School, Monongalia County
Second Place, Grades 5-6
Lucid
Caroline Ashcom
Simpson Elementary, Harrison County
Third Place, Grades 5-6
All The Things I Don’t Remember
Jacqueline Melia
John Adams Middle School, Kanawha County
First Place, Grades 7-8
To Be Human
Alison Schmidle
Central Preston Middle School, Preston County
Second Place Grades 7-8
A Star-filled Story
Mary Calvert
Washington Irving Middle School, Harrison County
Third Place Grades 7-8
Taking Time
Abbigail Burdette
Ripley High School, Jackson County
First Place, Grades 9-10
Azrael’s Ledge
Addison Eldridge
Princeton Senior High School, Mercer County
Second Place, Grades 9-10
Time
Anna Gribben
Fairmont Senior High School, Marion County
Third Place, Grades 9-10
Pyromania
Elizabeth Kittle
Philip Barbour High School, Barbour County
First Place, Grades 11-12
Nostalgia
Abigail Loudin
Buckhannon Upshur High School, Upshur County
Second Place, Grades 11-12
Secrets of the Game
Mika McCormick
Tolsia High School, Wayne County
Third Place, Grades 11-12