Book party scheduled for May 14
Budding writers across the district will be honored at the 29th annual Paper Gardens Celebration and book release party in May. Chosen from 410 entries from 19 schools, 23 McMinnville School District students won recognition in prose or poetry categories.
Winners, along with families, teachers and writing group friends, are invited to attend a free book event on May 14 at 7 p.m. at the Chehalem Cultural Center in Newberg.
All authors will be recognized and introduced onstage, receive their own copy of the Paper Gardens 2022 book, and asked to read their winning piece.
Copies of the book will also be on sale at the celebration and at Third Street Books.
Winners include
Gisele Martins, Grandhaven
Alex Ruden, Grandhaven
Peyton Chase, Memorial
Claire Chitty, Memorial
Alexander Chitty, Memorial
Mackenzie Mendonca, Memorial
Michael Sun, Memorial
Edith Wilkins, Memorial
Joshua Woodworth, Memorial
Johanna Lopez-Zavala, Newby
Jane Kim, Wascher
Peyton Zook, Wascher
Elsa Davies, Patton
Micha Johnson Soderlund, Patton
Xavier Morales Ramos, Patton
Hailey Rasmussen, Patton
Molly Swart, Patton
Callie James Johnson, Duniway
Garrett Kutcha, Duniway
Walter Wilkins, Duniway
Ellen Dong, MHS
Maya Meskill, MHS
Monique Scaroro-Ford, MHS
The Arts Alliance of Yamhill County hosts the annual Paper Gardens competition, a creative writing program that accepts free entries from students ages 6 through 18. For nearly three decades, the Paper Gardens chapbook has brought together the diverse voices of Yamhill County writers and poets into a single book. This unique publication features creative submissions from children, youth and adults who live, study or work in Yamhill County.