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!