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4 Ridge Students Win Awards In Morristown Festival Of Books Teen Writing Contest
Elena Nicholson, Grace Aulicino, Alexander Mahdavian, and Kyle Swan each won an award.
BASKING RIDGE, NJ — Four Ridge High School students won prizes as part of a teen writing contest for the 2022 KidFest / Morristown Festival of Books program.
Ridge High School winners:
- 2nd Prize / Elena Nicholson, “Mothers to Grandmothers” - 11th Grade
- 3rd Prize / Grace Aulicino, “The Boy Phoenix” – 11th Grade
- Honorable Mention / Alexander Mahdavian, “1965” – 11th Grade
- Honorable Mention / Kyle Swan, “Reminiscence,” – 12th Grade
"I was completely surprised and excited to have my story chosen. I am excited to enter more contests in the future..."said Aulicino.
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Aulicino's mom Nicole said she was proud of her daughter and the other Ridge students.
"Ridge is producing strong creative writers!" said Aulicino.
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The Morristown Festival of Books / Morristown Library sponsored a teen writing contest for all 9th- to 12th-grade students of a short story with less than 1000 words.
The contest was open to any teen in the state of New Jersey. A total of 63 teens participated and a panel of 5 judges independently ranked the submissions.
The awards were given out on Oct. 7 and Oct. 8.
To read the winning stories and learn more about the festival visit morristownbooks.org.
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