2023 Young Writers State Winners
The Snowy Wish
Hadleigh Wright
Petersburg Elementary School, Grant County
1st Place, Grades 1-2
Down By the Creek
Brimlee Preston
Wayne Elementary School, Wayne County
Second Place, Grades 1-2
Lilly’s Octopus Adventure
Genesis Rudd
Meadows Elementary School, Cabell County
Third Place, Grades 1-2
My Dog, My Best Friend
Daylen Stuteville
Lavalette Elementary, Wayne County
First Place, Grades 3-4
When I Grow Up
Kinley Grimmett
Huff Consolidated Elementary and Middle School, Wyoming County
Second Place, Grades 3-4
The Seasons
Emma Goodrich
Kingwood Elementary, Preston County
Third Place, Grades 3-4
The Picnic
Macie White
Jefferson Virtual Academy/Shepherdstown Middle School, Jefferson County
First Place, Grades 5-6
Drifting
Carson Cooper
Ravenswood Middle School, Jackson County
Second Place, Grades 5-6
Under the Immortal Peach Tree
Peilin Yu
Triadelphia Middle School, Ohio County
Third Place, Grades 5-6
Funerals Never Made Me Cry
Hazel Iafrate
South Middle School, Monongalia County
First Place, Grades 7-8
The Girl Without a Home
Abigail Plohocky
Greenbrier valley Academy, Greenbrier County
Second Place Grades 7-8
Blossom
Keiona Jackson
Mannington Middle School, Marion County
Third Place Grades 7-8
Missed
Olivia Hayman
Ripley High School, Jackson County
First Place, Grades 9-10
Poor Little Teddy
Hailey Hirsch
Hampshire High School, Hampshire County
Second Place, Grades 9-10
The Small Sad Desk
Daisy Pullins
Point Pleasant Jr./Sr. High School, Mason County
Third Place, Grades 9-10
Goodbye, Blackbird
Taryn Veltri
Preston High School, Preston County
First Place, Grades 11-12
Barn Rats
Alissa Davis
Spring Valley High School, Wayne County
Second Place, Grades 11-12
An Uninvited Guest
Amelia Hughes
Bridgeport High School, Harrison County
Third Place, Grades 11-12