Congratulations to our winners!
In celebration of the beautiful natural setting of our festival, the theme of the contest was nature.
Thank you to our contest partner Wellington County Library and our judges: Sofia Kowal, Assistant Branch Supervisor at Mount Forest, and Sharyn Southworth, Assistant Branch Manager at Aboyne.
Read the winning entries by clicking on the links below.
Poetry Contest for Children
Grades 1-3
Winner: J. Nieminen, “The Black Bear”
Runners-up:
Hailey Quinn, “The Lil Squirrel”
Mishael Aldarwish, “Adventuring is fun”
Lilith Carson, “The Woods Near My House”
Grades 4-6
Winner: Sasha Martin, “Weeds”
Runners-up:
Sequoia Hill-Henry, “Peace”
Audrey Davis, “Down by the Little Forest”
Tiara Friesen, “Midnight Breeze”
Grades 7-8
Winner: Maddy Cocking, “This Night”
Runners-up:
Maunikha Rasineni, “Falling Leaves”
Jeff Tang, “Autumn Orchestra”
Olivia Brown, “Fall Forest”
Poetry Contest for Teens
Grades 9-10
Winner: Hailey Grant, “Rain”
Runners-up:
Jade Chan, “Flight Paths”
Anna Rawle, “Nature’s Rage”
Tishika Thatere “Paradise on Earth”
Grades 11-12
Winner: Cheryl Chen, “7 Ways of Looking At Sand”
Runners-up:
Hadasa Deakin, “Thunderstorm”
Finley M, “Childhood’s Yellow Summers”
Paige Sanders, “Mother Nature’s Embrace”