High School Writing Contest Winners

The newest issue of Sierra Nevada Review features select winners of their 5th annual High School Writing Contest, a national competition for high school juniors and seniors. Chosen from a record 525 entries from students across the United States, the winners in each category receive a cash prize of $500 for first place, $250 for second and $100 for third, and the $100 Local’s Prize honors student writers from Nevada and California. The winners also receive a $20,000 scholarship offer from SNC and consideration for publication. For a full list of winners, visit SNR’s website here. Included in the issue:

Fiction
First Place: Emily Zhang (Boyds MA), “Midwestern Myth”

Non-Fiction
Lindsay Emi (Westlake Village, CA), “Latin Class in Seven (VII) Parts”
Gabriel Braunstein (Arlington MA), “Family on the Commuter Rail”

Poetry
Oriana Tang (Livingston NJ), “Bildungsroman”