Celebration for Writers and Book Release on Thursday, May 9
The Yamhill County Paper Gardens winners for 2024 will be celebrated at book release celebration scheduled for Thursday, May 9 beginning at 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg. Family, friends, teachers and supporters are welcome to attend. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.
Judges Annie Lighthart and Sindya Bhanoo will invite various authors to the stage to read their work.
Paper Gardens received about 400 prose and poetry entries this year from 21 schools, and 77 writing pieces were selected and published. Each author will receive a copy of the book with additional copies for sale at the event for $20.
McMinnville School District winners include:
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Children – Traditional Poetry
Jalen Nhoung, The Tree With Red Leaves, Grandhaven Elementary School
Jalen Nhoung, Prices Too High, Grandhaven Elementary School
Willow Pederson, Feline Ferocity, Willamette Elementary School
Abel Rudolph, Soccer, Memorial Elementary School
Rachel Wilson, The Little Things, Memorial Elementary School -
Children – Free Verse
Taylyn Boyle, See Me, Willamette Elementary School
Evelyn Davies, The Beach, Memorial Elementary School
Susanna Hinojosa-Arredondo, Lotus Flower, Memorial Elementary School
Vivian Knapp, Silent Forest, Memorial Elementary School
Derek Maxfield, Poems, Memorial Elementary School
Nolan Maxfield, My World, Memorial Elementary School
Juniper Simonson, The Tree in Me, Willamette Elementary School -
Children – Poetry of Place
Annika Bjorlin, The Place I Call My Own, Memorial Elementary School
Cora Lasslett, The Lake, Memorial Elementary School -
Children – Haiku
Ryanne Boyle, Hi, Willamette Elementary School
Evelyn Davies, Autumn, Memorial Elementary School
Evelyn Davies, The Sunrise, Memorial Elementary School
Juniper Wright, The Cute Creature, Memorial Elementary School -
Children – Fiction
Ashlynn Samson, The Best Birthday Ever!, Buel Elementary School
Max Schechter, The Latke War, Newby Elementary School -
Children – Nonfiction
Lila Arneson, The Great Big Fall, Willamette Elementary School
John Paul Burke, Best Meal, Willamette Elementary School
Camila Sabathia Martinez, Bunnies, Willamette Elementary School
Abdiel Angel Ramirez, Crash, Willamette Elementary School -
Youth – Traditional Poetry
Alyssa Donahoo, Villains, Patton Middle School
AJ Elliott, The Tree, Duniway Middle School
Jane Kim, Pillow, Patton Middle School
Haley Potts, I Want to be a Fish, Patton Middle School -
Youth – Middle School Free Verse
Izak Criswell, The Nightingale, Patton Middle School
AJ Elliott, The Boy in the Mirror, Duniway Middle School
Eloise Pierce, Books, Patton Middle School
Haley Potts, If I were a …, Patton Middle School
Mary Ward, The Cat and Dog, Patton Middle School
Edith Wilkins, Growing Up, Duniway Middle School