GFWC Poetry and Short Story Contest Local Winners

The GFWC Brentwood Woman’s Club is pleased to announce the winners of its 2015 Poetry and Short Story Youth Writing Contests:

Category 2 Poetry – Grades 4,5 and 6

Little Bob Mr by Jaya Gupta, Scales Elementary

Category 2 Short Story – Grades 4, 5, and 6

1^st Place – Lizzie’s Secret Garden by Lauren Stockdale, Grassland Elementary

2^nd Place – Sand Pirates by Rhys Clark, Scales Elementary

3^rd Place –  The Diary of John Murphy by Rachel Clark, Scales Elementary

Category 3 Poetry – Grades 7, 8, and 9

1^st Place – The Mouse Who Started the Great Fire of London by Robert Haukohl, homeschool

2^nd Place – Light Is Love by Nyah Stanfield, homeschool

3^rd Place – America’s Pastime by Drew Estes, Sunset Middle School

Category 3 Short Story – Grades 7,8, and 9

1^st Place – Blinded by Lauren Smith, Page Middle School

2^nd Place – A Fortune Cookie by Joseph Feduccia, Sunset Middle School

Category 4 Poetry – Grades 10, 11, and 12

1st Place – Handel’s Messiah by Alyssa Parker, Ravenwood High School

2^nd Place – The Refining by Hannah Hubin, homeschool

3^rd Place (2 winners):  A Light of Hope by Michael Hosale, Ravenwood High School

                                     A Time Not Forgotten by Lina Beach, Franklin High School

Category 4 Short Story – Grades 10, 11, and 12

1st Place – Sacre Coeur by Ashleigh Tyler, Summit High School

2^nd Place – Liar by Megan Carneal, Franklin High School

3^rd Place – A Different Pace by Hannah Hubin, homeschool

The first place winning entries are being forwarded to both the GFWC Music City District where they will compete with other first place entries from 6 other GFWC clubs and to GFWC of Tennessee where they will compete with all other winning entries from throughout the state of Tennessee.  The state winners will go on to complete internationally and be recognized at the GFWC Annual Meeting to be held in June, 2016. 

The Brentwood Woman’s Club has been pleased to hold this local contest for over 20 years and has had 4 international poetry contest winners .   A reception for our local winners and their families will be held on January 30, 2016, at the Brentwood Library.