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Claudia Ann Seaman Award-Winning Submissions From Previous  Issues

Volume 17 | 2021-2022

Poetry

Judge:  Tara Betts

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Fiction

Judge:  Crystal Hana Kim

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Creative Nonfiction

Judge:  Beth Kohl

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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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Fiction

Judge:  Michael Zapata

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Creative Nonfiction

Judge:  Jonathan Eig

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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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Volume 16 | 2020-2021

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