YOUNG WRITERS STATE & COUNTY WINNERS 1998-2006

IMPAC-Connecticut State University
Young Writers Trust
231 Beach St. Litchfield, CT 06759
* 800-814-6931 * Fax- 860-567-9119

GET 2007 ENTRY FORM AT
www.ctyoungwriters.org

Read entry form carefully.
Errors on entry form, e.g., wrong county, could result in disqualification.

Note: County winners each earn $1,000.
From 2000 to 2005, state winners
each earned an additional $1,000.
Beginning in June 2006,
the state winner for prose and a parent
and the state winner for poetry and a parent
were awarded all-expense paid trips to
Dublin for festivities connected with
the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award
and the Dublin Writers Festival.

* A related awards program in French & Spanish,
co-sponsorted by the Litchfield-Morris Rotary,
has awarded up to $1,000 annually since 2000.

LITCHFIELD COUNTY WINNERS,
1998 & 1999


1998

Poetry
Tamara Taitt, The Hotchkiss School

Prose
Shakhi Majumdar, The Hotchkiss School

1999

Poetry
Natalie Araujo, The Hotchkiss School

Prose
Amar Mehta, The Hotchkiss School



STATE WINNERS 2000 - 2006

2000

Poetry
Adrian Kudler, Hall High School

Prose
Julia Wong, Hopkins School

2001

Poetry
Amy Ma, Conard High School

Prose
Candi Deschamps, Danbury High School

2002

Poetry
Emily Madsen, Avon High School

Prose
Katrina Leno, Somers High School

2003

Poetry
Kyle Smith, Montville High School

Prose
Lauren Hefferon, St. Margaret McTernan School

2004

Poetry
Alexandra Regenbogen, Litchfield High School

Prose
Emily Dykes, Montville High School

2005

Poetry
Jessica Roth, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

Prose
Charlotte Crowe, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

2006

Poetry
Britta Bell, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

Prose
John Raithel, The Woodhall School


COUNTY WINNERS 2000 - 2006


2000

New London - Poetry
Jillian Hyde, Norwich Free Academy

New London - Prose
Sarah Lukens, Montville High School

Windham - Poetry
Erin Grant, Woodstock Academy

Windham - Prose
Jennifer Babulsky, Plainfield High School

Hartford - Poetry
Adrian Kudler, Hall High School

Hartford - Prose
Charla Stetson, Windsor Locks High School

Tolland - Poetry
Elizabeth Molnar, E.O. Smith High School

Tolland - Prose
Jessica Stites, E.O. Smith High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Rachel Vogel, Weston High School

Fairfield - Prose
Molly Lazer, Trumbull High School

Litchfield - Poetry
Kathryn Chanko, Torrington High School

Litchfield - Prose
Julia Liu, Phillips Exeter Academy [Watertown resident]

New Haven - Poetry
Katie Perkins, Westover School

New Haven - Prose
Julia Wong, Hopkins School

Middlesex - Poetry
Molly Murphy, Nathan Hale Ray Middle School

Middlesex - Prose
Jessica Albetski, Mercy High School



2001

New London - Poetry
Sarah Stepler, Stonington High School

New London - Prose
Erin O'Brien, The Williams School

Windham - Poetry
Emily Salisbury, Woodstock Academy

Windham - Prose
Bonnie Moses, Woodstock Academy

Hartford - Poetry
Amy Ma, Conrad High School

Hartford - Prose
Jennifer Silverman, Simsbury High School

Tolland - Poetry
Becky Tucker, E.O. Smith High School

Tolland - Prose
Matthew Salesses, E.O. Smith High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Paula Brady, Greenwich Academy

Fairfield - Prose
Candi Deschamps, Danbury High School

Litchfield - Poetry
Christopher Rovero, Torrington High School

Litchfield - Prose
Kaitlin Harley, Woodbury Middle School

New Haven - Poetry
Martha Kwasnik, Westover School

New Haven - Prose
Natasha Diosa, Mark T. Sheehan High School

Middlesex - Poetry
Jennifer Steele, Middletown High School

Middlesex - Prose
Lindsey Bowman, Old Saybrook High School


2002

New London - Poetry
Lauren Star, Norwich Free Academy

New London - Prose
Mallory Tew, Fitch High School

Windham - Poetry
Richard DeHay, Killingly High School

Windham - Prose
Carissa Johnson, Ellis Tech

Hartford - Poetry
Emily Madsen, Avon High School

Hartford - Prose
Daniel Golden, Greater Hartford Academy

Tolland - Poetry
Kira Taylor, E.O. Smith High School

Tolland - Prose
Katrina Leno, Somers High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Alexandra Day, Greenwich Academy

Fairfield - Prose
Lindsey Mecca, St. Luke's School

Litchfield - Poetry
Ashley Langer, Litchfield High School

Litchfield - Prose
Erin Cronk, The Hotchkiss School

New Haven - Poetry
Erica Maroney, North Haven High School

New Haven - Prose
Constantin Loles, Hopkins School

Middlesex - Poetry
Jennifer Steele, Middletown High School

Middlesex - Prose
Lindsey Bowman, Old Saybrook High School



2003

New London - Poetry
Kyle Smith, Montville High School

New London - Prose
Kristin Jacques, Griswold High School

Windham - Poetry
Bonnie Moses, Woodstock Academy

Windham - Prose
Sarah Davis, Sterling Memorial School

Hartford - Poetry
Melanie Tongren, Granby Memorial High School

Hartford - Prose
Erin Snyder, Canton Junior/Senior High School

Tolland - Poetry
Sarah Myers, E.O. Smith High School

Tolland - Prose
Sara Seagrave, RHAM High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Anna Mullen, Greenwich Academy

Fairfield - Prose
Tucker Sparkman, King & Low Heywood Thomas

Litchfield - Poetry
Danielle Bauman, Litchfield High School

Litchfield - Prose
Madeleine Marecki, Wamogo Regional High School

New Haven - Poetry
Rebecca Mills, Thomas Edison Middle School

New Haven - Prose
Lauren Hefferon, St. Margaret McTernan School

Middlesex - Poetry
Daniel Kennedy, Old Saybrook High School

Middlesex - Prose
Carmen Melillo, Valley Regional High School

At Large - Poetry
Ashley Gallo, E.O. Smith High School


2004

New London - Poetry
Julia Canfield, Norwich Free Academy

New London - Prose
Emily Dykes, Montville High School

Windham - Poetry
Devin McDonald, Arts at the Capital Theater

Windham - Prose
Allison Kelly, Woodstock Academy

Hartford - Poetry
Mike Doyle, Windsor High School

Hartford - Prose
Laurie Lomask, Conard High School

Tolland - Poetry
Kelly Berryman, Rockville High School

Tolland - Prose
Adam Thime, RHAM High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Anna Mullen, Greenwich Academy

Fairfield - Prose
Erica Sampson, Newtown High School

Litchfield - Poetry
Alexandra Regenbogen, Litchfield High School

Litchfield - Prose
Rebecca Podos, Torrington High School

New Haven - Poetry
Charles Hellman, Hopkins School

New Haven - Prose
Aleshia James, Cooperative Arts & Humanities Magnet School

Middlesex - Poetry
Stephanie Tessitore, Valley Regional High School

Middlesex - Prose
Toral Odedra, Old Saybrook High School

At Large - Poetry
Zoe Goehring, Westover School


2005

New London - Poetry
Emily Ayer, Ledyard High School

New London - Prose
Emily Dykes, Montville High School

Windham - Poetry
Chelsea Love, Arts of the Capital Theater

Windham - Prose
Georgianna Hunt, Woodstock Academy

Hartford - Poetry
Jessica Roth, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

Hartford - Prose
Charlotte Crowe, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

Tolland - Poetry
Gracie Greenbaum, Tolland High School

Tolland - Prose
Molly LaFlesh, Rockville High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Gregory Kovach, Masuk High School

Fairfield - Prose
Kevin Rooney, St. Joseph's High School

Litchfield - Poetry
Elizabeth Robinson, Nonnewaug High School

Litchfield - Prose
Rachel Schapira, Housatonic Regional Valley High School

New Haven - Poetry
Christa Morris, Educational Center for the Arts

New Haven - Prose
Sam Cunningham, Educational Center for the Arts

Middlesex - Poetry
Lindsay Carini, Mercy High School

Middlesex - Prose
Carmen Melillo, Valley Regional High School

2006

New London - Poetry
Ryan O'Connell, Ledyard High School

New London - Prose
Sourav Bhowmick, East Lyme High School

Windham - Poetry
Chelsea Paige Love, Arts at the Capital Theater

Windham - Prose
Kylee Bergin, Woodstock Academy

Hartford - Poetry
Britta Bell, Greater Hartford Academy of the Arts

Hartford - Prose
Molly Rosenthal, Hall High School

Tolland - Poetry
Molly LaFlesh, Rockville High School

Tolland - Prose
Fallon VanOudenhove, Rockville High School

Fairfield - Poetry
Bryan Murphy, Trumbull High School

Fairfield - Prose
Shakhed Hadaya, Danbury High School

Litchfield - Poetry
Jasmine Ruiz, Torrington High School

Litchfield - Prose
John Raithel, The Woodhall School

New Haven - Poetry
Amanda Debisschop, Woodland Regional High School

New Haven - Prose
Diana Filar, Wolcott High School

Middlesex - Poetry
Elizabeth Santovasi, Old Saybrook High School

Middlesex - Prose
Jen Angier, Valley Regional High School