“Escape from Earth,” by Alexander Zhang, 2015 YoungArts Finalist for Photography.
Congratulations to all of the wonderful teenage writers and artists recognized in the 2016 YoungArts Awards! The Adroit Journal would like to extend an extra welcome to Adroit-affiliated 2016 Winners:
Carissa Chen (2015 YoungArts Finalist for WRITING — Poetry)
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, New Hampshire
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Finalist in PHOTOGRAPHY
Lindsay Emi
Viewpoint School | Calabasas, California
Summer Mentee (Fiction) | Finalist in WRITING — Creative Nonfiction
Ava Goga
Robert McQueen High School | Reno, Nevada
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Finalist in WRITING — Poetry
Isabella Nilsson
Hathaway Brown School | Shaker Heights, Ohio
Prose Editor | Finalist in WRITING — Short Story
Rachel Page
Woodrow Wilson Sr. High School | Washington, D.C.
Prose Contributor | Finalist in WRITING — Short Story
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Griffin Blue Fay
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, California
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Honorable Mention in WRITING — Poetry
Michal Leibowitz
Yeshiva University High School | Hollis, New York
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Honorable Mention in WRITING — Poetry
Frani O’Toole
Latin School of Chicago | Chicago, Illinois
Prose Contributor | Honorable Mention in WRITING — Short Story
Matthew Ridley
Northeast High School | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Poetry Reader | Honorable Mention in WRITING — Poetry
Erin Stoodley
El Camino High School | Ventura, California
Poetry Contributor | Honorable Mention in WRITING — Poetry
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Carissa Chen (2015 YoungArts Finalist for WRITING — Poetry)
Phillips Exeter Academy | Exeter, New Hampshire
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Merit Award for VISUAL ARTS
Griffin Blue Fay
Orange County School of the Arts | Santa Ana, California
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Merit Award for WRITING — Spoken Word
Allison Huang
The Lawrenceville School | Lawrenceville, New Jersey
Poetry Reader | Merit Award for WRITING — Poetry
Brynne Rebele-Henry
Homeschooled | Richmond, Virginia
Summer Mentee (Poetry) & Blog Correspondent | Merit Award for WRITING — Novel Selection
Erintrude Wrona
South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities | Greenville, South Carolina
Summer Mentee (Poetry) | Merit Award for WRITING — Creative Nonfiction
