2021 Young Writers State Winners
Penny the Penguin’s Problem
Sophia Boggs
Big Otter Elementary School, Clay County
First Place, Grades 1-2
The Joys of Baking and Cooking
Kara McKinney
Welch Elementary School, McDowell County
Second Place, Grades 1-2
The View from Above
Corbin See
Romney Elementary School, Hampshire County
Third Place, Grades 1-2
Reflection in the Mirror
Sophia Lowther
Leading Creek Elementary School, Lewis County
First Place, Grades 3-4
Unwanted
Ellie Burns
White Sulphur Springs Elementary School, Greenbrier County
Second Place, Grades 3-4
The Oak Tree
Eliza Canter
French Creek Elementary School, Upshur County
Third Place, Grades 3-4
The Life of an ER Nurse
Kamryn Buck
Warm Springs Elementary School, Morgan County
First Place, Grades 5-6
I Am A Patriot
Brayden Collins
Ashton Elementary School, Mason County
Second Place, Grades 5-6
24 Hours of Les Mans
Isaac Cook
Rivesville Elementary/Middle School, Marion County
Third Place, Grades 5-6
Wilting Flowers
Lucy Lambert
Mountaineer Middle School, Monongalia County
First Place, Grades 7-8
Zombies
Claire Johnson
Huntington Middle School, Cabell County
Second Place, Grades 7-8
Two Ravens and a Window
Kaydence Monti
Buchannon Upshur Middle School, Upshur County
Third Place, Grades 7-8
The Hairbrush
Carmen Donnelly
Harman School, Randolph County
First Place, Grades 9-10
A Redemption of My Self-Worth
Morgan Reed
Oak Hill High School, Fayette County
Second Place, Grades 9-10
Museums Aren’t Just for Dinosaurs
Alexus Vance
Chapmanville Regional High School, Logan County
Third Place, Grades 9-10
Aquiline
Anna DuVall
Bridgeport High School, Harrison County
First Place, Grades 11-12
Reminisce
Richard Rose
Princeton Senior High School, Mercer County
Second Place, Grades 11-12
Blooming Vengeance
Mia Pino
Oak Hill High School, Fayette County
Third Place, Grades 11-12