Well Written

We're always bragging about FAC: FAC programs, FAC performances, FAC students ... but, honestly, it's not without good reason. For all those doubters out there, we're going to do a little name-dropping -- and list the names of ALL of the FAC creative writing students who have won Scholastic Literary Awards recently. Get comfortable; it's a long list!


2013
Kathleen Cole—Gold Key for Dramatic Script, Gold Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Silver Key for Short Story, Silver Key for Portfolio, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Hayden DeBruler—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Portfolio, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction
Jenine Dunn—Gold Key for Flash Fiction, Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction
Kelsey Fuson—Gold Key for Sci-Fi/Fantasy, Silver Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry

Kate Holcombe—Gold Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Bekah Hubbel—Gold Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Kathleen Maris—Gold Key for Dramatic Script, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Sara Wilkinson—Gold Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Sophie Friis—Silver Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction
Andy Golla—Silver Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Lindsey Hudson—Silver Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Ashley Israel—Silver Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction
Adina Lasser—Silver Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Alex Parish—Silver Key for Poetry
Cullan Parks—Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Sara Watson—Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Willard Ramsey—Silver Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Dramatic Script
Jenna Woodman—Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry    
Rachel Gifford—Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Devon McClintock—Honorable Mention for Flash Fiction
           
2012   
Dylan Combs—Gold Medal in Poetry, Silver Key for Short Story, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Caroline Hamilton—Gold Medal in Flash Fiction, Gold Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Abi Harris—Gold Medal in Poetry, Gold Key for Writing Portfolio
Jenna Realmuto—Gold Medal in Poetry, Silver Key for Short Story, Honorable Mention for Writing Portfolio, Honorable Mention for Short Story
Ashley Israel—Gold Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Short Story
Adina Lasser—Gold Key for Poetry
Jenine Dunn—Gold Key for Poetry
Kevin Emery—Gold Key for Poetry, Silver Key for Short Story, Honorable Mention for Writing Portfolio
Megan Taylor—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Poetry
Sara Watson—Silver Key for Flash Fiction
Raven Mathewes—Silver Key for Flash Fiction, Honorable Mention for Poetry
Kathleen Cole—Silver Key for Poetry, Honorable Mention for Short Story
Devon McClintok—Honorable Mention for Poetry
Kate Holcombe—Honorable Mention for Poetry
Hannah Toke—Honorable Mention for Poetry
Kathleen Maris—Honorable Mention for Poetry

2011
Hannah Toke—Gold Medal for Poetry
Eric Roper—Gold Medal for Poetry
Hayden DeBruler—Gold Medal for Poetry
AJ Davis—Gold Medal for Short Story, Gold Key for Writing Portfolio General
Philip Reed—Silver Medal for Poetry
Allison Mieszek—Silver Medal for Poetry
Caroline Hamilton—Silver Medal for Poetry, Gold Key for Poetry
Kathleen Cole—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Short Story
Dylan Combs—Gold Key for Science Fiction/Fantasy
Raven Mathewes—Gold Key for Poetry
Cara Sinicropi—Gold Key for Poetry
Jana Wilson—Gold Key for Writing Portfolio General, Gold Key for Poetry

2010
AJ Davis—Gold Medal for Poetry, Gold Key for Personal Essay
Kathleen Cole—Gold Medal for Poetry, Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Short Short Fiction
Matthew Ableman—Gold Key for Short Story
Geoffrey Billetter—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for General Writing Portfolio
Stephanie Gray—Gold Key for Poetry
Alec Brososky—Gold Key for Poetry
Molly Frazier—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Poetry
Andi Pardee—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Short Story
Eric Roper—Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Short Short Story
Cara Sinicropi—Gold Key for Poetry
Jana Wilson—Gold Key for Poetry

2009
Max Lasser—Gold Medal for Humor, Gold Key for Poetry, Gold Key for Personal Essay
Madeline Elledge—Gold Medal for Poetry, Gold Key for Short Short Story
Eric Roper—Gold Medal for Poetry
Geoffrey Billetter—Silver Medal for Poetry
Caroline Bayne—Gold Key for Poetry
Molly Frazier—Gold Key for Poetry

Notice a trend? Some of these students have been winning awards for years, and they're only in high school! There's no denying the awesomeness in that!