About the Contest
Congratulations to our 2026 Spring into Poetry Contest winners. We challenged local aspiring poets to pen verses read in 3 minutes or less (3500 characters max), and our community certainly delivered! Poems of all kinds were submitted and added to our growing local collection of short form literature published online through the Short Edition and BiblioBoard digital collections.
Prizes
Each winner will receive an assortment of goodies to help keep the words and creativity flowing. Congratulations again, winners, and to all who participated! We look forward to reading more submissions in our next writing contest this fall.
Winning Entries
Children Ages 0-9
- 1st Place: Aya Sadi, "Wake Up Wood Frog"
- 2nd Place: Sahas Seepuri, "April Fools"
- 3rd Place: Skyler He, "Courage"
- Honorable Mention: Lorrie Yang, "Bunny's Honey"
Pre-teen Ages 10-12
- 1st Place: Sasha Arone "My Future Symphony"
- 2nd Place: Vasisht Vishnu Gudla "The Season of Growth"
- 3rd Place: Xin-Yang Saoirse Chen "The Journey of a Raindrop"
- Honorable Mention: Ayaan Ali "The Best Parents"
Teens Ages 13-17
- 1st Place: Anusha Kotalwar, "still sealed"
- 2nd Place: Ethan Bao, "The Tennis Rally Within"
- 3rd Place: Alaina Gupta, "Red Beret"
- Honorable Mention: Julienne Tan, "Sacredly Scared"
Adults Age 18+
- 1st Place: Lizzy Romero, "Armor"
- 2nd Place: Dana Huang, "Consumption of the Saints"
- 3rd Place: Rhicka-Joyce Crudo, "rainy day regret"
- Honorable Mention: Manuel Ávalos, "Genocide Buffet"
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