41st Annual Literary Competition Award Winners
Grade 3 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Natalia Suterska | The Adventures of Gery and Bery | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Sasha White | Journey To Earth | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Benny Barer | Space Gator | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Naomi Yasgur | Personification Letter | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 3 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Sharav Nalliannan | The Ocean of Migration | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Ariella Vorm | My Family Bakery | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Aliyah Valenzuela | The Brave Harriet Tubman | Strawberry Hill School |
Grade 3 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Sadie Berns | Pink: A Color Poem | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Ariella Vorm | Green | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Reagan Teplitsky | White | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Judah Kevelson | Cotton Candy Poem | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 4 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Iriana Valenzuela | Four Kids, One Key, One Way Out | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Viann Jilhewar | The Natural Disasters | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Brynn Vicaro | Curiosity can do more than kill a cat | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Azlyn Gibson | A Windy Night | The Mead School |
Grade 4 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Saanya Shrestha | Not Quite a Loss | Hart Magnet School |
| 2nd Prize | David Freedberg | My Grandfather’s Journey | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Adele Lerner | Martin Luther King, Jr. | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| Honorable Mention | Ryan Zwany | Jolly Ranche Remix Roller Coaster | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 4 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Jacob Gilboa | I Am | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Ezra Cik | Snowflakes | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Brynn Vicaro | The Power In My Step | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Hailey Tepper | Hibernating Bear | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 5 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Krisha Nayyar | The Choice She Made | Stamford Charter School for Excellence |
| 2nd Prize | Priya Powell | The Drawing of Doom | Roxbury School |
| 3rd Prize | Julianne Dillon | Ella Harvey and The Mysterious Whisper | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| Honorable Mention | Miriam Charney-Hanani | A Witch in the Woods | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 5 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Miriam Charney-Hanani | Brainiac Birds | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Giana James | A New Gymnast | Davenport Ridge Elementary |
| 3rd Prize | Camilla Deleon | Business Fair | Northeast Elementary School |
| Honorable Mention | Sarah Hannigan | My 24 Hours in Boston | Northeast Elementary School |
Grade 5 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Saanvi Nalliannan | Colorful Feelings | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Maya Godzeno | The Mirror | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Sofia Amarillo | My Brother and Me | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Emma Taylor | A Broken Promise | Strawberry Hill School |
Grade 6 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Eliana Lerner | Between Homes | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Luke Palladino | Survivors | Strawberry Hill School |
| 3rd Prize | Saesha Gianchandari | Truth, Dare, and Terror | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Mercy DeAquino | I Have a Passion | Strawberry Hill School |
Grade 6 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Catherine Tripolitsiotis | Blackout | Rogers International School |
| 2nd Prize | Mark Singher | The Time I Called the Police | Rogers International School |
| 3rd Prize | Saesha Gianchandani | The Effects of Climate Change | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Stella Garcia | Nine Heartbeats at a Time | Rogers International School |
Grade 6 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Suri Nayini | Smile | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 2nd Prize | Idan Kochavi | Life | The Pinnacle School |
| 3rd Prize | Rebecca Ostroff | Weeping | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 7-8 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Keilyn Kitahara | New History | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Andres Umana | the real life that isn’t talked about enough | Scofield Magnet |
| 3rd Prize | Eliabeth Kanev | Drifting Apart | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Mia Cooper | Serpent of the Sea | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
Grade 7-8 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Hazel Horta | Leap of Faith | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Kavinaya Senthilkumar | Courage Over Fear | Stamford Charter School for Excellence |
| 3rd Prize | Atiksh Sivasubramanian | The White Belt Mindset | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Naomi Cabot | Toddler Steps | Strawberry Hill School |
Grade 7-8 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Sravya Sangu | Memories | Strawberry Hill School |
| 2nd Prize | Mia Cooper | Thunderstorm | Bi-Cultural Hebrew Academy |
| 3rd Prize | Hazel Horta | Snow | Strawberry Hill School |
| Honorable Mention | Yassine Benhakki | The Matrix | Strawberry Hill School |
Grades 9-10 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Olivia Manewal | The Seat by the Window | J. M. Wright Technical School |
| 2nd Prize | Alicia Leng | Sequel to Ray Bradbury’s All in a Summer Day | Groton School |
| 3rd Prize | Rudrh Nair | Remembrance | Westhill High School |
Grades 9-10 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Prisha Jilhewar | Rewriting the Script | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Reya Kotha | One Percent at a Time | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Gargi Bagwe | Mastering My High C | Westhill High School |
Grades 9-10 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Rudrh Nair | What Remains | Westhill High School |
| 2nd Prize | Rhea Sadhu | The Sculptor of Fate | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Savera Nair | My Moon My Universe | King School |
| Honorable Mention | Ryan El-Ouardighi | The Constitution State | AITE |
Grades 11-12 Fiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Austin Shapiro | The Travelling Lemur-Man | Hackley School |
| 2nd Prize | Sarah You | The Sun and the Moon | Greenwich High School |
| 3rd Prize | Angela Russell | All the Other Lives | Westhill High School |
| Honorable Mention | Genesis Fabian | A Possessed Soul | Stamford High School |
Grades 11-12 Nonfiction
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Michael Sarafin, Jr. | One Shot | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Genesis Fabian | The Weight of Faith and Power | Stamford High School |
| 3rd Prize | Pierce Turcotte | A Second Home | Fordham Preparatory School |
Grades 11-12 Poetry
| Prize | Winner | Title | School |
| 1st Prize | Fiona Petrizzi | Just Me | Stamford High School |
| 2nd Prize | Ritaj Saleh | Beautiful | Westhill High School |
| 3rd Prize | Samantha Tillman | Was I supposed to go down this road? | King School |
| Honorable Mention | Angela Russell | A Soft Distance | Westhill High School |
