Youth Contest Results
Judge: Ron Self, Columbus, GA
Contest Chair: Position Vacant
Margery Carlson and Marel Brown Youth Poetry Contests
Margery Carlson Prize: Grades 1-5
First Place
: Music by Elim Lee, New Mountain Hill Elementary, Fortson, GA
Second Place
: The Watermelon Seed by Bennett Walker, New Mountain Hill Elementary, Fortson, GA
Third Place
: Seasons by Cayden Sturges, New Mountain Hill Elementary, Fortson, GA
Marel Brown Prize: Grades 6-8
First Place: Cherry Red Guitar by Kirsten Jade Vaughn, Griffin Christian High School, Griffin, GA
Second Place: Window by Veronica Sondervan, Henderson Middle School, Chamblee, GA
Third Place: Not awarded
Marel Brown Prize: Grades
9-12
First Place: Red Wagon by Katie Stacy, Parkview High School, Lilburn, GA
Second Place: Hold Fast to the Sea by Sofia J. Barrera, Northgate High School, Newnan, GA
Third Place: Relics of an Abandoned Childhood by Alyssa Faella-Aversa, West Forsyth High School, Cumming, GA