Claudia Ann Seaman Award-Winning Submissions From Previous Issues
Volume 17 | 2021-2022
Poetry
Judge: Tara Betts
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WINNER
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RUNNERS-UP
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Fiction
Judge: Crystal Hana Kim
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WINNER
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Creative Nonfiction
Judge: Beth Kohl
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WINNER
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RUNNERS-UP
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Naturalization Test, Dana Blatte
Sharon High School, Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
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24-hour bathhouse​, Corina Yi
Humphreys High School, Pyeongtaek, South Korea
the deluge is not enough to heal, Yvanna Vien Tica
Faith Academy, Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
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2 AM IN A BOMBAY BATHROOM, Dia Bhojwani
JBCN International School Oshiwara, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Fireworks at the End of Time, Caitlin Mah
Crofton House School, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Snake-people, Jessica Wang
Cold Spring Harbor High School, Cold Spring Harbor, New York, USA
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Banchan, Madeline Chun
The Hockaday School, Dallas, Texas, USA
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THESE SMALL EXPLOSIONS, Abigail Li
American Heritage Plantation, Miami, Florida, USA
responses to love, Christine Baek
Northview High School, Duluth, Georgia, USA
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Poetry
Judge: Tara Betts
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WINNER
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RUNNERS-UP
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Fiction
Judge: Michael Zapata
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WINNER
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RUNNERS-UP
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Creative Nonfiction
Judge: Jonathan Eig
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WINNER
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Of aching knots, Rachel Brooks
Christian Heritage School, Trumbull, CT, USA
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Swollen Mouths​, Sarah Fathima Mohammed
The Harker School, San Jose, CA, USA
computer, Caroline Dinh
Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville, MD, USA
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What the Seagull Saw at Night, Abby Lu
Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford, CT, USA
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Newspaper Planes, Jonathan Truong
Orange Country School of the Arts, San Clemente, CA, USA
Mother's Doll, Benjamin Choi
The Potomac School, McLean, VA, USA
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Bury Me With All the Lights On, Ella A. Harrigan
Interlochen Center for the Arts/Interlochen Arts Academy, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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Marhaban, Onassa Sun
Arcadia High School, Arcadia, CA, USA
Snapshot, Divya Mehrish
The Spence School, New York, NY, USA
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How to Become a "Writer", Lara Katz
Pierrepont School, Westport, CT, USA
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