Three Hingham Students Win Summer Fiction Competition

The Fluency Factory has announced the results of its third annual Summer Fiction Competition and the winners are three Hingham students:  Sabina Fickenwirth, Dylan Lindsay, and Eliza Cohen.

“Once again we had very strong and imaginative stories, well written, and quite unique in approach,” said Richard McManus, Director of the Fluency Factory.  The theme this year was The Morning After–December 22, 2012.  You can read the top three stories and judge for yourself at www.fluencyfactory.com/.

Prizes were awarded on September 24, 2012, at The Fluency Factory. Sabina Fickenwirth, now a junior at Hingham High School, has been in the top three all three years. This year her story, Stay Calm and Avoid Apocalypses (Apocalypti?), won first prize. The story is funny, extremely well written, and ready to publish for anyone out there who wants to put together an anthology of great High School writing.

Dylan Lindsay, now an 8^th grade student at Hingham Middle School wrote Curiosity, a story about leaving Earth to colonize Mars—then returning to rebuild the Earth.

Eliza Cohen, also an 8^th grade student at Hingham Middle School, wrote a sweet and surprising story about a wonderful outcome—with a twist

In addition, four stories received Honorable Mention. These are (listed alphabetically by story title):  A Not So Happy Ending, by Maxwell Giarrusso; Black Holes, by Pierce Winter; Doomsday, by Casey Cavanaugh; and Narrative, by James Heissner.

The Fluency Factory is celebrating its tenth birthday this year, and has provided tutoring to over 600 students ranging in age from 6 to 18 and in skill areas from basic reading and movement skills to SAT and college preparation. More information on the contest and on The Fluency Factory is available at www.fluencyfactory.com

-Fluency Factory