Today’s the day! We are so excited to announce the results of the 2024 Inklings Book Contest.
Before we do that, we want to thank each and every one of you who sent in your stories and poems. It’s a privilege to receive submissions from youth writers like you—from all over the world—and hear your unique voices and perspective. It’s also tough because we have to make tough decisions. We wish we could publish every single piece! We’re looking forward to sending each one of you a special letter later this month that shares what stood out in your work.
All participants, please be sure to check the email address you provided when submitting for more details about what happens next.
Now, drum roll, please…the 2024 Inklings Book Contest results are…
2024 Inklings Book Contest Winners
We look forward to working with each of these writers and publishing their stories and poems in the 2024 Inklings Book Anthologies. This year, we’ll have two books, one for readers and writers in grades 3-8, and one for readers and writers in high school. This year’s books will feature…
3rd-8th Grade Winners:
- “The Last Dragon” by Eleanor Yue, 3rd Grade, San Carlos, CA
- “I Am From…” by Alex Rodriguez-Bader, 4th Grade, San Diego, CA
- “NOISE” by Amrit Sivaramakrishnan, 4th Grade, Smyrna, GA
- “Puffin Planet” by Archer Xiang, 4th Grade, Sunnyvale, CA
- “LONG TIME NO SEE” by Kyle Chinchio, 5th Grade, San Mateo, CA
- “Faithful Birds” by Amaya Chugani, 5th Grade, New York, NY
- “Growing Ambiguity” by Penelope S. Wong, 5th Grade, Cambridge, MA
- “A Stronger One” by Lola Grande, 6th Grade, West Palm Beach, FL
- “Aquaphobia” by Mason Hong, 6th Grade, Millbrae, CA
- “The Art of Flying” by Kenzie Lam, 6th Grade, Menlo Park, CA
- “How to Fly Home” by Naomi Lam, 6th Grade, Menlo Park, CA
- “Outnumbered” by Maya Mourshed, 6th Grade, Silver Spring, MD
- “The Evidence” by Khloe Ugarte, 6th Grade, West Palm Beach, FL
- “Gold to Gray” by Hollyn Alpert, 7th Grade, Los Angeles, CA
- “The Betrayal” by Henley Ferguson, 7th Grade, Olathe, KS
- “Hurry Home” by Rose Ferver, 7th Grade, Philadelphia, PA
- “The Audition” by Raya Ilieva, 8th Grade, Belmont, CA
- “Buttermilk Falls” by Tina Ramberg-Michael, 8th Grade, Elkins Park, PA
9th-12th Grade Winners:
- “School Glue” by Annabelle Boak, 9th Grade, Longmont, CO
- “The Librerium” by Naomi Chi, 9th Grade, Sunnyvale, CA
- “Gazing Through the Window” by Bella Dowd, Santa Cruz, CA
- “Unmuted” by Sadie Giessner, 9th Grade, Sudbury, MA
- “Curley and Lovely” by Faith Parker, 9th Grade, Fairburn, GA
- “The Inevitable” by Kaitalyn Quinones, 9th Grade, Oklahoma City, OK
- “The Color of Dying Leaves” by Olivia Veroy, 9th Grade, Daly City, CA
- “Introduction” by Zain Haseeb, 10th Grade, Cupertino, CA
- “The Ones I Love” by Samuel Teoh, 10th Grade, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- “chronicles of a younger sister” by Kimberly Bowman, 12th Grade, Mountain View, CA
Finalists
Our finalists wrote outstanding stories and poems and we look forward to featuring them on our website this summer.
- Audrey Chang, 3rd Grade
- Iris Cooper-Page, 3rd Grade
- Eric Diao, 4th Grade
- Eleanor Jansen, 4th Grade
- Ceci Tellez, 4th Grade
- Kaylie Chang, 5th Grade
- Bella Mina, 5th Grade
- Alice Pan, 5th Grade
- Haruka Sophie Rowland, 5th Grade
- Audrey Shaw, 5th Grade
- Nyala Starr, 5th Grade
- Vanessa Vanterpool, 5th Grade
- Phoebe Wagner, 5th Grade
- Isabella Yu, 5th Grade
- Emi Antonio, 6th Grade
- Beatrice Bernhard, 6th Grade
- Samvith Bhamidipati, 6th Grade
- Hrithik Carrington, 6th Grade
- Rianne Chen, 6th Grade
- Ally Coates, 6th Grade
- Madison Darsch, 6th Grade
- Rosalie Egedahl, 6th Grade
- Molly Felt, 6th Grade
- Christal Julian, 6th Grade
- Ashna Kumar, 6th Grade
- Jasmine R. Lazzara, 6th Grade
- Brianna Le, 6th Grade
- Riley Sanders, 6th Grade
- Juniper Scott, 6th Grade
- Lincoln Sickinger, 6th Grade
- Natalie Yue, 6th Grade
- Dylan Zhang, 6th Grade
- Sylvie Zubaty, 6th Grade
- Steven Cavros, 7th Grade
- Caroline Dai, 7th Grade
- Lilly Ivancevic, 7th Grade
- Lee Hadar Kirschner, 7th Grade
- Anusha Kotalwar, 7th Grade
- Marielle Miller, 7th Grade
- Anya Ramamurthy, 7th Grade
- Advika Asthana, 8th Grade
- Madeline Cleveland, 8th Grade
- Natalia Martin, 8th Grade
- Hanna Mesfin, 8th Grade
- Maanya Pathak, 8th Grade
- Kamya Patwardhan, 8th Grade
- Maya Sebt, 8th Grade
- Abigail Yu, 8th Grade
- Elliot De Oliveira, 9th Grade
- Ingyung Jung, 9th Grade
- Ella Doschek Serengulian, 9th Grade
- Will Craven, 10th Grade
- Alice Buckley, 10th Grade
- Audrey Lee, 10th Grade
- Via M., 10th Grade
- Bhavya Raman, 10th Grade
- Rahul Sundaresan, 10th Grade
- Ariel Zhang, 10th Grade
