2020-2021 Youth Writing Contest Winner – Senior Category – New England (Grades 9–12) Through the Tough Times Spencer Belson (MA), 9th Grade Finally, the bass splashed into my net, its bronze back gleaming in the dwindling daylight. Sure, it was a ... Keep Reading
Let’s Go Fishin’
2020-2021 Youth Writing Contest Special Recognition – Senior Category – Maine (Grades 9–12) Let’s Go Fishin’ David Curtis, Grade 9, age 15, Massabesic High School The howling billowed by, masking the sound of the leaves crunching as the screams ... Keep Reading
Facile Fishing
2020-2021 Youth Writing Contest Special Recognition – Senior Category – Maine (Grades 9–12) Facile Fishing Eliza Lowell, Shapleigh, Age 14 Grade 9, Massabesic High School When you’re a child, almost nothing feels like a day out in the North Maine ... Keep Reading
“City Girl” Admires Maine’s Heritage Sports
2020-2021 Youth Writing Contest Special Recognition – Senior Category – Maine (Grades 9–12) “City Girl” Admires Maine’s Heritage Sports Ms. Emerson Walston, Age 17, 11th Grade I grew up in a small town in down-east Maine. Personally, I had never ... Keep Reading
Small Rod, Big Bass
2020-2021 Youth Writing Contest Special Recognition – Senior Category – Maine (Grades 9–12) Small Rod, Big Bass Sam Young, Age 16, Topsham, 10th grade, Mt. Ararat It was a warm summer day, and my family had rented a pontoon boat to take onto a ... Keep Reading
The Backwoods
2020-2021 Youth Writing Contest Second Place – Senior Category – Maine (Grades 9–12) The Backwoods "Land Autobiography" Riley King, 12th Grade, Ellsworth High School I never realized where I felt the deepest connection in life until a few years ... Keep Reading