2020 STUDENTS
MARGARET BALICH (Creative Nonfiction — C.A. Schaefer) Winchester Thurston School, '20 | Pittsburgh, PA
BRYNN BEATTY (Fiction — Ben Hoffman) Lusher Charter School, '21 | New Orleans, LA
RACHEL BROOKS (Poetry — Rachel Mennies) Christian Heritage School, '21 | Trumbull, CT
CHRISTIAN BUTTERFIELD (Creative Nonfiction — Krys Malcolm Belc) Bowling Green High School, '20 | Bowling Green, KY
ALICE CAI (Fiction — Ben Loory) 2020 Fayetteville High School, '21 | Fayetteville, AR
LUCY CAI (Poetry — Dorothy Chan) Phillips Exeter Academy, '21 | Exeter, NH
ALISON CAO (Poetry — Claire Wahmanholm) STUDENTS Milton Academy, '22 | Milton, MA ANNIE CAO (Poetry — Rachel Mennies) Prospect Ridge Academy, '21 | Broomfield, CO
SPENCER CHANG (Poetry — Raena Shirali) Taipei American School, '21 | Taiwan
ADYA CHATTERJEE (Creative Nonfiction — Noor Hindi) Phillips Academy Andover, '22 | Andover, MA
JENNIFER CHIU (Fiction — Aram Mrjoian) White Station High School, '22 | Memphis, TN
ANNIE DAVISON (Poetry — Aricka Foreman) Oxford Spires Academy, '21 | United Kingdom
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LANE DEVERS (Creative Nonfiction — Caroline Crew) DEDEEPYA GUTHIKONDA (Fiction — Elaine Hsieh Chou) Interlochen Arts Academy, '21 | Interlochen, MI Edina High School, '22 | Edina, MN
KAYA DIERKS (Fiction — Michelle Ross) MAY HATHAWAY (Creative Nonfiction — Caroline Crew) The Branson School, '21 | San Francisco, CA Stuyvesant High School, '21 | New York, NY
MADELYN DIETZ (Fiction — Angie Sijun Lou) JONAH HENRY (Poetry — Rob Shapiro) Homeschool, '21 | St. Paul, MN Alexander Hamilton Senior High School, '23 | Los Angeles, CA
JULIA DO (Poetry — Courtney Faye Taylor) CHARLOTTE HUGHES (Poetry — Meg Day) La Quinta High School, '21 | Westminster, CA Heathwood Hall Episcopal School, '21 | Columbia, SC
AMOUR ELLIS (Creative Nonfiction — LaTanya McQueen) ANNIKA INAMPUDI (Fiction — Emily Harnden) Phillips Academy Andover, '22 | Andover, MA Newark Academy, '21 | Basking Ridge, NJ
AANIKA ERAGAM (Poetry — Raena Shirali) SHRIRANJANI IYENGAR (Fiction — Melissa Goodrich) Milton High School, '22 | Alpharetta, GA The Overlake School, '20 | Redmond, WA
SANDHYA GANESAN (Fiction — Dana Diehl) LYRA JANNETTA (Poetry — Noah Warren) Notre Dame High School, '21 | Sunnyvale, CA Coleg Gwent, '21 | United Kingdom
MANASI GARG (Poetry — Ruben Quesada) CASSANDRA KESIG (Fiction — Alexandra Tanner) Saratoga High School, '21 | Saratoga, CA Orange County School of the Arts, '21 | Anaheim, CA
ARAN GLYNN (Fiction — Ben Loory) ZAIN UL ABIDIN KHAN ALIZAI (Poetry — José Olivarez) Regis High School, '21 | Bronx, NY Cadet College Hasanabdal, '20 | Pakistan
LIV GOLDREICH (Poetry — Keith Leonard) DOHYUN KIM (Poetry — Gabriella R. Tallmadge) Highgate School, '23 | United Kingdom North Hollywood High School, '21 | Valley Village, CA
ADELINA ROSE GOWANS (Poetry — Faylita Hicks) SOPHIE KIM (Poetry — Michael Frazier) SC Governor's School for the Arts & Humanities, '21 | Swansea, SC Harvard-Westlake School (Gap Year), '19 | Glendale, CA
KATIE GRIERSON (Fiction — Emily Harnden) IRMA KISS-BARATH (Poetry — Natalie Eilbert) Bishop Gorman High School, '20 | Henderson, NV Sentinel Secondary School '21 | Canada
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DIVYASRI KRISHNAN (Poetry — Michael Frazier) SOFIA MILLER (Fiction — Alexandra Tanner) Acton-Boxborough Regional High School, '21 | Acton, MA Westview High School, '21 | San Diego, CA
ANNE KWOK (Poetry — Marci Calabretta Cancio-Bello) SARAH FAHTIMA MOHAMMED (Poetry — Ruben Quesada) Milton Academy, '21 | Milton, MA The Harker School, '23 | Los Gatos, CA
BIANCA DENISE LAYOG (Fiction — Erin Jones) MARJAN NADERI (Poetry — Keith S. Wilson) Interlochen Arts Academy, '21 | Interlochen, MI Hayfield Secondary School, '20 | Lorton, VA
JIMIN ALICE LEE (Poetry — Jane Wong) CHARLOTTE NEWMAN (Fiction — Aram Mrjoian) Seoul International School, '20 | Korea Hunter College High School, '22 | New York, NY
YOUNGSEO LEE (Creative Nonfiction — LaTanya McQueen) SEMILORE OLA (Poetry — José Olivarez) BASIS - Chandler, '20 | Chandler, AZ Orange County School of the Arts, '20 | Irvine, CA
WILLIAM LEGGAT (Fiction — Garrett Biggs) EDITH PATTERSON (Fiction — Kate Folk) Phillips Andover Academy, '20 | Andover, MA Bishop Seabury Academy, '23 | Lawrence, KS
CORINNE LEONG (Poetry — Natalie Eilbert) LUISA PEÑAFLOR (Poetry — Claudia Cortese) Windward School, '20 | Culver City, CA Fine Arts Center, '21 | Simpsonville, SC
STELLA LI (Poetry — Melissa Crowe) LANA PERICE (Fiction — Elaine Hsieh Chou) West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North, '21 | West Windsor, NJ Cleveland High School, '21 | Portland, OR
SOPHIE MAIN (Poetry — Sophie Klahr) TRE POOLE (Fiction — Lucas Church) Nightingale-Bamford School, '21 | New York, NY Denver School of the Arts, '20 | Denver, CO
LUZ MAÑUNGA (Poetry — Leslie Sainz) EM POWER (Poetry — Keith Leonard) Douglas Anderson School of the Arts, '20 | Jacksonville, FL Esher College, '21 | United Kingdom
ARIA MIAO (Fiction — Angie Sijun Lou) ISABEL PRIOLEAU (Poetry — Emilia Phillips) Lake Braddock Secondary School, '23 | Burke, VA Homeschool, '21 | Charleston, SC
EMMA MIAO (Poetry — Dorothy Chan) GAYATRI RAJAN (Poetry — Claudia Cortese) West Point Grey Academy, '22 | Canada Phillips Academy Andover, '22 | Andover, MA
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SOPHIA RAMIREZ (Fiction — Andrew Gretes) SAKSHI UMROTKAR (Fiction — Dana Diehl) Wilton High School, '21 | Wilton, CT Mission San Jose High School, '22 | San Jose, CA
LAYA REDDY (Poetry — Melissa Crowe) KATHERINE VANDERMEL (Fiction — Erinrose Mager) Adlai E. Stevenson High School, '21 | Lincolnshire, IL Bergen County Academies, '21 | Closter, NJ
LAUREN ROONEY (Poetry — Megan Fernandes) SHREYA VIKRAM (Fiction — Kate Folk) Convent of the Sacred Heart, '20 | New York, NY KC High School, '21 | India
JENNY SHI (Poetry — Leslie Sainz) NORA WAGNER (Fiction — Melissa Goodrich) Palo Alto High School, '20 | Palo Alto, CA The College Preparatory School, '23 | San Francisco, CA
ELIZABETH SHORKEY (Poetry — Sophie Klahr) AMY WANG (Fiction — Andrew Gretes) Interlochen Arts Academy, '20 | Interlochen, MI Westview High School, '23 | San Diego, CA
ALEJANDRO SIGUI (Poetry — Courtney Faye Taylor) KEXIN WANG (Fiction — Garrett Biggs) Ed W. Clark High School, '21 | Las Vegas, NV Indian Springs School, '20 | Pelham, AL
OLIVIA SISSON (Poetry — Claire Wahmanholm) LAYLA WHEELON (Poetry — Emilia Phillips) Charleston County School of the Arts, '22 | Charleston, SC Charleston County School of the Arts, '20 | Charleston, SC
VIVIEN SONG (Poetry — Mario Chard) J. XIANG (Poetry — Alycia Pirmohamed) Amador Valley High School, '21 | Pleasanton, CA Mission San Jose High School, '20 | Fremont, CA
SARAH STREET (Poetry — Faylita Hicks) LILY YANAGIMOTO (Poetry — Noah Warren) The Westminster Schools, '21 | Atlanta, GA John Burroughs School, '23 | St. Louis, MO
COBIN SZYMANSKI (Poetry — Ryan Dzelzkalns) AMY ZHOU (Poetry — Mario Chard) Saint Michael-Albertville Senior High School, '21 | St. Michael, MN The College Preparatory School, '21 | Oakland, CA
ELYSE THOMAS (Poetry — Gabriella R. Tallmadge) FRANK ZHOU (Creative Nonfiction — C.A. Schaefer) School for Advanced Studies - Wolfson, '21 | Miramar, FL Phillips Andover Academy, '22 | Andover, MA
JONATHAN TRUONG (Fiction — Erin Jones) SOPHIE ZHU (Poetry — Keith S. Wilson) Orange County School of the Arts, '21 | San Clemente, CA Williamsville East High School, '23 | Williamsville, NY
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