2021 MN Scholastic Writing Awards
A group of Breck Upper School students were recognized by MN Scholastic Arts & Writing Regional Awards for their writing in these categories: poetry, critical essay, personal essay & memoir, short stories, and flash fiction. Seven students were awarded at the Gold Key level, which means their work will move on for award consideration at the national level. The awards ceremony will be held virtually on Saturday, February 27, at 2:00 PM. Congratulations to all of our outstanding writers. We've listed our award recipients below — alphabetically by category.
GOLD KEY
Mina Adabag ‘23
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: Reclaiming Crazy
Ella Askew ‘22
Critical Essay | Title: The Age-Old Question
Zoe Jagiela ‘23
Poetry | Title: I think I can picture you in
Maeve Katics ‘22
Critical Essay | Title: Genius Women and the Men Who Fall into the Sea
Sahana Mangipudi ‘21
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: The Durga in My Family
Lily Suckow Ziemer ‘22
Poetry | Title: My Life is a Suicidal Thought
Grace Valley ‘21
Poetry | Title: Look at Us
SILVER KEY
John Gorman ‘23
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: A Priceless Gift
Zoe Jagiela ‘23
Poetry | Title: I think that’s when I
Poetry | Title: The evening is tired and so
Poetry | Title: This is the moment when I
Poetry | Title: I am really thinking of this—
Maeve Katics ‘22
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: An Open Letter to Anybody but the Courageous
Maeve Lichtenberg ‘21
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: Goodbye, Sky
Benjamin Rex ‘21
Critical Essay | Title: The Dangerous Game
Lily Suckow Ziemer ‘22
Poetry | Title: Obsessive Compulsions
Grace Valley ‘21
Poetry | Title: The Lonely Eye Generation
Jiabao Wang ‘21
Short Story | Title: NaiNai’s Dumplings
Dahlia Weinstein ‘22
Poetry | Title: We’re Already Dead
HONORABLE MENTION
Zoe Jagiela ‘23
Poetry | Title: Maybe dreams are meant to die on
Poetry | Title: Suppose my soul is displaced from
Poetry | Title: It is raining, yes
Poetry | Title: “Vivir” means to live, inside
Maeve Lichtenberg ‘21
Flash Fiction | Title: Thanksgiving Food on Easter Day
Alison Mitchell ‘23
Poetry | Title: Poetry Trio
Aditi Nadkarni ‘22
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: Best Wishes from America
Poetry | Title: Victory Owned by You
Amrita Pal ‘22
Critical Essay | Title: An Open Letter Regarding Racism Against Asian Americans
Victoria Reisberg ‘22
Poetry | Title: Self Portrait as Teddy Bear
Ava Roh ‘23
Short Story | Title: Reflections
Niya Shaul ‘24
Novel Writing | Title: Tundra’s Story
Ava Warford ‘23
Poetry | TItle: Chasing Phantoms
Poetry | TItle: Deer
Poetry | TItle: On Writing
Poetry | TItle: The Tolling of the Swords
Lily Suckow Ziemer ‘22
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: Confirmation
Leo Wellmann ‘22
Personal Essay & Memoir | Title: Open Letter to Donald Trump: Masculinity as it Relates to COVID-19
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