Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities
Redwood Writing Project and Redwood Council Teachers of English co-sponsor this annual event! This contest has been a tradition of the Redwood Council of CATE for many years now and is an opportunity for young writers to compete for recognition and publication of their work as well as to showcase their writing abilities to a broader audience. See the Redwood Writing Contents website for more information.
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Current Volume: Volume 8 (2026)
Full Issue
Full Issue
Redwood Writing Project 2026
Poetry
I Am Carried by the Voices of My People
Carlee Colegrove
Hoopa's Night Sky
Beau Douglas
Brushdance is Beautiful Just Like You Are
Nanikustaan Sylvia
We Shouldn't Have to Fight for This
Penn Kerhoulas
Basketball
Lola Bailey
The Way I Feel
Chiniwhon Davis
Going Fishing with My Dad
Roger Suber
Playing Basketball
Brandon Rakestraw
My Mom Makes Balloons
Zaiden Albers
Stuff that Matters to Me
Aria McCovey
The Earth is Dying
Chime Pratt
Deck of Cards
Kaelie Searle
Wrestling is My Home
Kayson Lamebear
Put Yourself in Someone Else's Boots
Layla Vadhan
Ode to the First Pancake
Anaia Benemann
A Scream for Humanity
Miriam Stockwell
I Have a Soul, I Have a Mind
Carmen Ferris
While the Water Boils
Zuma Kan
You Matter
Juniper Otter
I Too, Sleep, Like All of You
Syeda Parivash Yaser
The Things I Say to Fill the Silence
Chen Yuhan
I Had a Date with Myself
Ana Dens
A Perfect Moment
Zoe Cappuccio
Essays
My Brothers
Isadore McLaughlin
My Favorite Sport
Alex Lin
I Love to Ride Dirt Bikes
Richard Schnur
What Matters to Me is My Culture
Oscar Colegrove
Trial and Triumph!
Amillia Rohme
Unforgetful
Janaya Moses
The Throes of Life with Addicts
Ava Stephens
Supposed to Be Family Night
Trevor Waites
An Uneasy Reminder
Sadie Reinus Clark
One Text is All It Takes
Name Withheld
Lost Thought
Charlotte Feldman
Unbreakable Bond
Charlotte Watson
Death Isn't Always Change
Jude Scher
New Beginnings
Ella Rose Perez
Nothing I Can Change
Ale Torres
Shattered Perceptions
Ally Rowan Gomez
The Cabin in the Woods
Albee McCovey
Living Fully
Kathryn Barsanti
In a Foreign Land
Syeda Parivash Yaser
Where I Live and What I Live For
Nallia Meyer
Short Stories
Dragons and Humans
Jaydin Crews
The Underground Hole of Mythical Creatures
Alice Gibbons
When You Reach the Stars
Roxy Yang
A Day with Herons and Other Creatures
Elizabeth Gibbons
Daughter of the Dark
Chae Eun Park
The 32nd of December
Minhee (Minnie) Cho
A Cat's Rainy Day of Wreaking Havoc
Vasha Nasralnick
Others Like Me
Mia (Peggy) Hong-Novotney
A Fake Beggar
Obiamaka Okeke
Shadow Dad 'n Mila Adventures
Sara Clermont