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EPIC Competition:
New Voices
for Short Stories, Poetry, and Essays
2008 Contest Guidelines (PDF)
Press release with 2007 Winners
Full announcement with pictures and download link for New Voices anthology
EPIC New Voices 2007 Writing Competition Winners
GRAND PRIZE WINNERS
"Life is a Journey" by Riya Madan (MS Poetry)
"Empty Existence" by Julie Crippen (HS Short Story)
MIDDLE SCHOOL ESSAY
1st- "My Grandpa" by Caleb Targgart (Blackhawk Christian School)
2nd- "A Life Changing Experience" by Nathaniel Robison (Blackhawk Christian School)
3rd- "Citizenship in America" by Ishtpreet Singh (Kellogg Middle School)
Award of Excellence- "Nothing But Net Isn't Always A Good Thing" by Jacob Brauner (Blackhawk Christian School)
Honorable Mention- "2004 Mission Trip" by Patrick Ward (Blackhawk Christian School)
MIDDLE SCHOOL SHORT STORY
1st- "The Return of The Dragon" by Evelina Knodel (Kellogg Middle School)
2nd- "Rushing With Leslie" by J. Schumacher, A. Parkhurst, E. Ford and R. Snyder (Drake Middle School)
3rd- "Night's Outcast" by Sarah Riedel (North Scott Junior High)
Award of Excellence- "Letting Go" by Leah Bernhardson (Home-schooled)
Honorable Mention- "Goodbye Easter" by Carolyn Shanks (Pleasant Valley Junior High)
Honorable Mention- "The Adventures of Ardy" by Vivek Menon (Blue Valley Middle School)
Judge's Award- "Poe at Camp" by Jacob Crosby (Ellis Middle School)
Judge's Award- "Colors of Jessica" by Lindsey Halsey (Ellis Middle School)
Judge's Award- "Suspicious Shrimp" by Elizabeth Patterson (Home-schooled)
Judge's Award- "Chance" by Priscilla Barron (Ellis Middle School)
Judge's Award- "The Acne Regime" by Eli Tobar (Leander Middle School)
MIDDLE SCHOOL POETRY
1st- "Life is a Journey" by Riya Madan (Kellogg Middle School)
2nd- "Mourning Sage" by Sarah Riedel (North Scott Junior High)
3rd- "PRESSURE" by Marlene Koch (Prairie Star Middle School)
Award of Excellence- "Climbing To The Top" by Tess Cooper Hudson (Ames Middle School)
Honorable Mention- "I AM" by Carolyn Shanks (Pleasant Valley Junior High)
Honorable Mention- "The Road" by Elia Broadbooks (Ankeny Christian Academy)
Judge's Award- "The Cure for Corruption" by Evelina Knodel (Kellogg Middle School)
Judge's Award- "The Power" by Christina Onken (Allamakee Junior High)
Judge's Award- "The Two Faces of Christmas" by MaLee Crouch (Hallsville Middle School)
HIGH SCHOOL ESSAY
1st- "An Unappreciated Wonder" by Alethia Chiang (Lawrence Park Collegiate Institute)
2nd- "The Advancement of Declination" by Alan Zhu (International School)
3rd- "Mastery of Mind and Soul" by Megan McGuire (North High School)
Award of Excellence- "A Mari Usque Ad Mare" by James Barron (W.P. Wagner)
HIGH SCHOOL SHORT STORY
1st- "Empty Existence" by Julie Crippen (Folsom High School)
2nd- "Resting In Peace" by Megan McGuire (North High School)
3rd- "Lovely Tiffany" by Courtney Kauling (Father Leo J. Austin C.S.S.)
Award of Excellence- "La Concorde" by Nash Riggins (Free State High School)
HIGH SCHOOL POETRY
1st- "We" by Kesi Augustine (Bard High School)
2nd- "Just One Tear" by Jamie Solberg (Filmore Central)
3rd- "Cancer" by Ally Zimmerman (Vista Ridge High School)
Award of Excellence- "Renewing Rain" by Sarah Hayes (Mayo High School)
Honorable Mention- "Paradox" by Alan Zhu (International School)
Honorable Mention- "Q&A" by Logan W. Howard (Daniel High School)
Judge's Award- "Sleeping Beauty" by Sharon Hoosein (Kent Place School)
Judge's Award- "SHADOW" by Kristin Bong Jen-I (Methodist Girls Secondary)
Judge's Award- "My Dad, Mom, Family, and Country" by P. Brent Cantrell (West Hall High School)
EPIC New Voices 2006 Writing Competition
EPIC established the New Voices writing competition to encourage reading and writing among middle school and high school students and to promote e-book literacy in public and private schools.
The contest was open to students attending public, private, or home schools, and each entrant was permitted to submit one entry in each category.
Twenty-four prizes were awarded to twenty students - three students won multiple prizes. The grand prize winner received $100 in cash, first place winners received eBookwise-1150 e-book readers, and second and third place winners received gift certificates for e-books.
The winning students were recognized at an awards presentation ceremony at E-Fiesta! in San Antonio, Texas on March 18, 2006, as part of EPICon 2006. Two winners, Jennifer Strom (First Place, Middle School Poetry and Grand Prize) and Jacy Eggum (First Place, Middle School Short Story) signed CDs of EPIC New Voices 2006, an anthology of all winning entries. The anthology is available for download at no cost and can be read in Adobe Acrobat Reader.
EPIC New Voices 2008 will be open for entries between August 1, 2007 and November 1, 2007.
EPIC New Voices Writing Competition 2006 Winners
Grand Prize
A Picture, Jennifer Strom, Rochester, MN (First Place winner in the Middle
School Poetry category)
Middle School Poetry
1st Place: A Picture, Jennifer Strom, Kellogg Middle School, Rochester, MN
2nd Place: The Deep, Trystan Brown, Homeschooled, Watertown, WI
3rd Place: The Friendship Tear, Ashley Arhart, Ellis Middle School, Austin, MN
Middle School Story
1st Place: The Coma, Jacy Eggum, Ellis Middle School, Austin, MN
2nd Place: Rolf's Story, Gabriel Franta, Ellis Middle School, Austin, MN
3rd Place: All He Regrets?, Andrea Saavedra, Pearsall Jr. High, Pearsall, TX
Honorable Mention: Captured by Evil, Tara Wytaske, Ellis Middle School,
Austin, MN
Honorable Mention: Being Drug Free, Mary Alice Tarango, Pearsall Jr. High,
Pearsall, TX
Judges' Award: Why I Won't Do Drugs And Alcohol, Christopher Viesca,
Pearsall Jr. High, Pearsall, TX
Judges' Award: Think Before You Ever Say Yes, Selena Waldrum, Pearsall Jr.
High, Pearsall, TX
Judges' Award: The Cat Who Lost His Whiskers, Jeff Bos, Ellis Middle School, Austin, MN
Judges' Award: Drugs, Eryn Freitas, Pearsall Jr. High, Pearsall, TX
Judges' Award: Why I Will Say No to Drugs, Stephanie D. Jimenez, Pearsall Jr. High, Pearsall, TX
High School Essay
1st Place: Happy New Year!, Hnin Haemar Kin, Townsend Harris High School, Bayside, NY
2nd Place: Stereotype Me, Alan Zhu, International School, Bellevue, WA
High School Poetry
1st Place: The City of Dreams, Roby Behrens, Santa Monica High School, Venice, CA
2nd Place: Unseen Teardrops, Tara Moldovan, Apex High School, Apex, NC
3rd Place: My Small Little Room, Sigin Ojulu, Austin High School, Austin, MN
Honorable Mention: The Storm, Natalie Backhaus, Home School, Lusby, MD
Judges' Award: My One and Only Dad, Alan Zhu, International School, Bellevue, WA
Judges' Award: When God Seems Far Away, Haley Crenwelge, Faith Academy Home School,
Tomball, TX
High School Story
1st Place: A Change of Heart, Natalie Backhaus, Home School, Lusby, MD
2nd Place: Inherent Devotion, Alan Zhu, International School, Bellevue, WA
3rd Place: Addie, Sigin Ojulu, Austin High School, Austin, MN
EPIC New Voices 2007 Writing Competition
(2008 contest opens for submissions August 1, 2007, with deadline November 1, 2007)
Eligible Students: The contest is open to students attending public, private, or home schools anywhere in the world. Students should be in junior high/middle school or high school in the US or the equivalent level in the school system of their country. The student may write a story, poem, or essay for the contest or enter something written for a school assignment.
Categories of Student Writers: Middle School Category — grades 7-8, High School Category — grades 9-12 (or the appropriate grade for Middle School or High School in the school system the student attends)
Writing Categories: Short Story (fiction), Poetry, and Essay (nonfiction)
Language: All entries must be in English.
Entry Limit: Each entrant may submit no more than one (1) entry in each category — a maximum of three (3) entries per entrant.
Entry Fee: none
Judging: Entries in each category will be judged by a panel of three judges, including teachers, librarians, and published writers. Each panel of judges will include at least one EPIC member.
Submission: Instructions for submitting entries will be available when the contest opens.
GUIDELINES FOR SUBMISSIONS
Nothing profane or sexually explicit will be accepted.
Guidelines for Middle School Category Submissions
Short story (fiction)
- Maximum length: 750 words
- All genres will be considered.
Poetry
- Maximum length: 20 lines
- All themes and forms will be accepted.
Essay (nonfiction)
- Maximum length: 750 words
- Any nonfiction form is eligible.
Guidelines for High School Category Submissions
Short story (fiction)
- Maximum length: 1000 words
- All genres will be considered.
Poetry
- Maximum length: 30 lines
- All themes and forms will be accepted.
Essay (nonfiction)
- Maximum length: 1000 words
- Any nonfiction form is eligible.
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