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Celebrating Writers and Writing in our Communities

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.

Explore the 2018 winners here.

Explore the 2019 winners here.

Explore the 2020 winners here.

Explore the 2022 winners here.

Current Volume: Volume 5 (2023) An Anthology of the Winning Entries of the Redwood Writing Contest 2023

Celebrating Writers and Writing in Our Communities is an anthology that includes the award-winning works of students grades 3rd through 12th in Humboldt County and the surrounding area.

Poetry

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Changing
Akira Reed

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Long Happy Sunsets
Josie Matilton

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Night and Day
Theriee Calgrove

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I Believe in Yesterday Too
Cadence Mae FitzMaurice

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Untitled
Minduni Vidhushika Wijesundera

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Small Wind
Sol Coradines Buwalda

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Redwood Reverie
Ashtyn Hagge

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Changes
Julia Brandis

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Perspective
Finnegan McKay

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Spring Memories
Parker Pierson

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Evolution
Joanna Kirk

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Shifting Clouds
Autumn Hudgens

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Faux
Greg Pronovost-Carlson

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Graduation
Ai-Lan McGoldrick

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The End of Childhood
Bella Tarlton

Informationals/Arguments

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Homeless Changes
Penn Kerhoulas

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Perez
Shayla Hoffman

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Adapting Kindred
Ben Girving

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Theory of Love
Ari Landando

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Circe
August Scrivener

Narratives

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Sea of Change
Braedon Simpson

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Top of the Pine Tree
Gillian Downey

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The Perfectionist
Nilu Gambrel-Marx

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Candles
Pearl Hagen

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Life
Violet Wilson

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Mask Man
Dylan Berman

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Personal Narrative
Hanne Marin Lund

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Poem Water
Sasha Love