40th Annual Literary Competition Award Winners
Grade 3 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Charlotte Paone | The Sorcerer in Maine | Newfield Elementary School |
| 2nd Prize | Silvia Frasca | Robo Learner Unit 234 | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Brody Kaimowitz | Tom Brody Unit 12 | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Octavia Aryeh | The Home Bot | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Austin Makovsky | The Guardy Smarty | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 3 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Iriana Valenzuela | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Dylan Mquinn | Ruby Bridges | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Maya Warmflash | The Beach | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Abby Jacob | How to Make Perfect Hot Chocolate | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 3 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Silvia Frasca | The Moon | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Brody Kaimowitz | Yellow | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Ezra Cik | Dreidels | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Octavia Aryeh | Turkey | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 4 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Jonathan Kanev | The Magical Game | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Reilly Turano | The Legend | Newfield |
| 3rd Prize | Priya Powell | The Library Dog | Roxbury Elementary |
| Honorable Mention | Aidan Mendiola Beraun | Stuart's Adventures | Hart Magnet |
Grade 4 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Jackson Svartz | My Trip to Paris | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Nathan Manewal | Baseball Hall of Fame | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Mia Dubitsky | My Brave Great Grandmother | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Kohelet Lubin | ICE | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 4 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Nicholas Milewski | Lights of Hope | Davenport Ridge Elementary School |
| 2nd Prize | Priya Powell | Summer | Roxbury Elementary |
| 3rd Prize | David Wugalter | Love That Laptop | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Eli Gradman | Amaryllis | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 5 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Maytal Moreen | Snowy Dreams | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Samantha Guinta | Amanda's Big Adventure to Pluto! | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| 3rd Prize | Derek Washington | Making a Mark in History as President | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| Honorable Mention | Priscilla Toss | Tomorrow? | Mater Salvatoris |
Grade 5 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Chloe D' Agostino | My Mother's Story | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| 2nd Prize | Samuel Block | Becoming a Big Brother | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| 3rd Prize | Iker Galicia | I Survived! | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| Honorable Mention | Evan Miklos | Space | Northeast Elementary |
Grade 5 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Ila Faizakoff | The Result of My Thoughts | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Fatima Diallo | When I'm Older | Northeast Elementary |
| 3rd Prize | Grace Bridenbaker | Papi | Northeast Elementary |
| Honorable Mention | Samuel Block | Wonders of Chess | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
Grade 6 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Sravya Sangu | The Last Day on Earth | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Asher Gullette | Friends are Better than Followers | Homeschool |
| 3rd Prize | Ava Calicchio | Beneath the Stars | Strawberry Hill School |
Grade 6 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Matthew Sosnovich | Comeback | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Caleb Thomson | The Sink | Rogers International School |
| 3rd Prize | Lyla Frost | Restart | Rogers International School |
| Honorable Mention | Juliet Lastoff | A Great Guy | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 6 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Sravya Sangu | The Girl and the Apple Tree | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Eliana Furmansky | Autumn is an Ice Skater | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Alexander Siegel | Autumn is a Chef | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 7-8 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Rudrh Nair | Being Human, One Day at a Time | Turn of River Middle School |
| 2nd Prize | Elizabeth Kanev | Standing Up | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Yasmin Wexler | The Letter from the Ghetto | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Evy Gullette | Diary of a Country Girl | Homeschool |
Grade 7-8 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Tasnia Khan | Illusion of Internal Freedom | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Gargi Bagwe | Overcoming My Inner Boulder | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Natalie Armah | Before Our Graves Rise: A Memoir | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Claire Quintong | Henry's Secret Scars | Scofield Magnet Middle School |
Grade 7-8 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Elizabeth Kanev | Elizabeth Kanev-Blue | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Gargi Bagwe | An Ode To My Alma Mater | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Isha Jaishiva | Luminescent Human | Scofield Magnet Middle School |
| Honorable Mention | Ryan El-Ouardighi | In Memory of the Unknown Soldier | Greenwich Country Day School |
Grades 9-10 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Olivia Manewal | Kimberly | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Rhea Sadhu | Our Drive | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Grissel Morales Diaz | Lord of the Flies Sequel | Stamford High School |
| Honorable Mention | Jordan-Skyy Evans | I Did It | Westhill High School |
Grades 9-10 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Emma Spivey | Death Is Hard To Understand | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Prisha Jilhewar | The Art of Empathy | Stamford High School |
Grades 9-10 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Olivia Manewal | Searching for the Light Beyond the Shadows of a Name | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Rylie Haynes | What Once Was | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Samantha Tillman | Storm | King School |
| Honorable Mention | Hannah Bahar | I am a Thief | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grades 11-12 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Ruby Jimenez | Tea Time | Westhill High School |
| 2nd Prize | Saoirse Zucker-Malone | The Fighting Ring | King School |
| 3rd Prize | Angela Russell | What Lies Below | Westhill High School |
| Honorable Mention | Ava Homicki | The Island Between Us | Westhill High School |
Grades 11-12 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Elissa Tobin | Life of a Teenage Girl | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Elizabeth Jacinto | Doing It Jahangirs Way | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Aleksander Nowak | Prioritizing Safety Over Policy: The Case for Delay Openings Due To Severe Weather | Stamford High School |
| Honorable Mention | Madeline Llamas Sandoval | The Old Man Shopping Every Thursday Night | Stamford High School |
Grades 11-12 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Minh Ho | out to lunch | AITE |
| 2nd Prize | Angela Russell | Colors | Westhill High School |
| 3rd Prize | Ruby Jimenez | Tribute to Ancestors | Westhill High School |
| Honorable Mention | Adam Daniel | Hi, I'm Adam | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
