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MBHS students win 13 awards in literary arts contest
Mountain Brook High School students performed exceptionally well in a statewide literary arts contest.
Twelve junior students captured 13 total honors in the Alabama High School Literary Arts Awards 2020, which were sponsored by the Alabama Writersโ Forum.
MBHS 11th-grade English teacher Denise Trimm oversaw the studentsโ work and said she is extremely proud of how they did.
โItโs not required that they do it, but since we write all throughout the year, Iโm always encouraging them to try to find publication or recognition for their writing,โ Trimm said.
According to the Alabama Writersโ Forum, the contest exists to recognize young writers, teachers, and schools for their work in creative writing. Competition categories include creative nonfiction, fiction, poetry, senior portfolio, and literary magazine.
A panel of writing experts judges the entries.
MBHS student Emily King won two awards in the contest. She took third overall in the creative nonfiction long essay category for her personal narrative entitled โIn the Roundโ and garnered judgesโ special recognition in fiction for her short story entitled โThe Other Side of the Mountains.โ
King said she has been telling stories for as long as she can remember and hopes to incorporate creative writing into her future career.
โHaving my work recognized in multiple categories really validates my writing ability and encourages me to grow even more as a writer,โ she said.
Winning entries are typically celebrated during a ceremony at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, but that was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Below is a list of MBHS award winners by category:
Creative Nonfiction Long Essay
Emily King: Third place winner
Marielle Cornes: Judgesโ special recognition
Emily Russell: Judgesโ special recognition
Will Black: Certificate of Merit
Mary Carolyn Sink: Certificate of Merit
Creative Nonfiction Short Essay
Daniel Kimble: Cash award winner
Margo Belden: Judgesโ special recognition
Fiction
Arden Tapp: Judgesโ special recognition
Emily King: Judgesโ special recognition
James Nichols: Certificate of Merit
Patrick Neil: Certificate of Merit
Poetry
Lindsey Smith T: Judgesโ special recognition
Jack Smith: Certificate of Merit
Click here to see all of the winners.