This our 4th year, we had 3 Writing Contests – Young Voices 18 years and younger, Seniors 65 and older and Poetry. We received 20 Young Voices submissions: 21 Seniors submissions and 46 Poetry Submissions. We had new judges from our members, and they thanked me for being part of this process of reading the submissions and learning about the different ways that people write. Here are our winners.

Seniors

1stSTILL LIFEPratap Reddy
2ndSEAFARINGPratap Reddy
3rdAn Old LadyIshrat Azim Chowdhury
3rdWhat is RememberedKeith Garebian

Poetry

1stI write about youKownain Andrabi
2ndMay I never finish lovingSerina Lewis
3rdUnlearningKownain Andrabi

Young Voices

1stMother of Many RiversGloria G
2ndMississaugaKayla Gordon
3rdBeneath the Changing SkyPrachi Sharma