About Our Annual Publishing Contest
This year, the iWRITE Nonprofit Organization offered students in the 3rd-12th grades the opportunity to submit short stories, articles, poetry, and artwork to our annual publishing contest called, I Write Short Stories by Kids for Kids.
We are thrilled to announce our 125 newly published authors and illustrators for the 2023 contest in the 14th volume of our anthology. Scroll down to find the full list of our winners from across the globe.
Volume 14
Thank you to our sponsor, H-E-B for supporting our publishing contest program.
Cover Art Winners
Front Cover Artist
Karen Abad
Back Cover Artists
Saisha Dangle
Shaivi Moparthi
Sierra Thompson
Selina Yuan
Short Story & Article Winners
Abbott, Kayli R. – All In Sync
Allen, Aria – Fairy Soccer on the Moon
Amitabh, Dhruv – The Calling
Amitabh, Darsh – Downfall from Greatness
Amor, Kyle – The Legend of Kickball
An, Shine – Metamorphosis
Balcer, Molly – A Pretty Pitcher
Beebe, Ian – Bam Bam Jiu Jitsu
Brandt, Gweiling – Not So Pretty in Pink
Butler, James – Bowling Pro: Bo Ling
Casullo, Alyssa – Race Against the Clock
Chen, Hannah – Bigger Than An Ant
Chen, Lauren – Team Sports or Individual Sports?
Colangelo, Emily – Dance Class Drama
Cole, Elizabeth Marie – Formed by Kindness
Collins, Nicolas N. – One Throw
Conner, Owen – Will Deandre Hopkins Playoff Drought Ever End?
**Cook, Wm. Patrick** – Tackling the World
DiModica, Brianna – My Coach Told me I Played Like a Girl, I Told Him if he Tried Hard Enough, He Could Too
Dolgner, Andrew – Labor Day Tournament
Dutt, Adelaide Capri – Stronger Than the Wind
Eti, Yash – Dream Runner
Eyemi, Ruth – Ruth, the Competitive Baker
Firat, Joseph – Ata-the G.O.A.T of Soccer
Glasgow, Jax – Sports: The Game of Life
Glasgow, Josiah – All About My Favorite Sports
Gokul, Sahana – The Fall of Saint Yula
Guo, Natasha – An Unexpected Journey
Hall, Abigail – Back To You
Hartensteiner, Adeleine – Battle Braids
Hess, Juliette – Under the Suit
Hoffman, Alexia – His New Life
Hossain, Rumaysa – Lenora
Hu, Hannah – Stadium Lights
Hussain, Zoya – The Shot
Inayatali, Aliyah – Sophie And The Flames
Ingersoll, Reed – Runner’s High
Jaeger, Cora – The Phenomenal Game of Banana Ball; I Talk Shop With Biko Skalla
Jaeger, Aubrie – A World of Unusual Sports
Jaeger, Brock – The Miles I Run: The Sport of Cross Country
Jainsky, Arthur – Free Throw
Joseph, Abe – One Step at a Time
Ledwig, Kieran – The Other Side Of Sports
Liu, Kaelyn – My First National Taekwondo Tournament
Lutschg, Malley Grace – Softball Dreams
Mandke, Aditya – War Games
Mani, Eshaan – Drive, Chip, Putt
Misra, Anushka – My First Win!
Natarajan, Mahika – The Ends of the World
Nguyen, Camryn Rose – Goal
Orzechowski, Emily – The Game of The Season
Pambo, Zahra Makeda – The Tennis Shoes
Patel, Misha – Looking Back on the Past: The Story of Miles Walker’s Eventful Career
Pemmaraju, Saleela – Soccer, Surgery, and Second Chances
Roy, Anika – Mahavir Singh Phogat – India’s ‘King Richard’
Roy, Rhea – Just This Season
Sammon, Eva – Forever
Sarkar, Pablo – Should Chess Be a Sport?
Scott, Maddilynn – True Stories of Perseverance
Shield, Zoey – Field Day
Slate, Mallory – You Know Your Fate If You Are Late
Spalding, Zoe – Oh My Lacrosse
Thota, Reethi – Good Rivals
Ung, Evan – A Journey Through Basketball
Vikas, Sukrish – The Way of Foot and Fist – My Tae-Kwon-Do Journey
Vu, Maximus – Mewo’s Space Race
Wiley, Amaris – Twin Trouble
Williams, Drayden – A Gift of a Champion
Zaman, Esaam – Victor Lopez Nightmare
Zeng, Sean – The Race for the Future
Zhou, Jacob – Day of Triumph
**Denotes Editor’s Choice Short Story**
Poetry Winners
Almasri, Osaid – Dear Soccer
Alobeidi, Layan – Basketball
Anderson, Noah – Dartboard
Andrea, Mia – Wisdom of a Black Belt
Aziz, Izzah – Basketball Inspiration
Binup, Gauri – Cycling
Chen, Ephraim – The Worst Game
Dam, Lilian – Black and White Stars
Eyemi, Naomi – I Love Swimming
Georgiana-Alexia, Păușan – Champion
Gonzalez, Christopher – The Joy of Soccer
Hays, Peyton – Paper Dancer
He, Lindsey – Beat Down Dreams
Hickok, Harrison – My Soccer Life
Hossain, Razeen – The World cup
Hussein, Yahya – I Won’t Quit
John, Jasmine – Strike Four
Klarisza, Demjén Nicole – The Downfall
Larrabee, Anne – Victory and Defeat
Lopez, Austin Zeke – The Runner
Martinez, Nicolas – The Art of Soccer
McCollum, Katelyn – A Perfect Season of Softball and the Shore
Nikolic, Nadja – Beyond Skill: What it Takes to be a Champion
Padala, Tanvi – Sports: Fun and Relaxation
Patel, Aria – See Me
Patterson, Carly – My Sport Is Different
Plemel, Brayden – Worth It
Pliskin, Riana Farrah – I WRITE
Reynaga, Emily – Not Worthy
Robinson, George – The Duel
Roy, Sara Amar – That’s Why
Rusaw, Harrison – I Love Soccer
Saleh, Fatima – Dancing on the Ice
Senegal, Miya – Rim Of The World
Shen, Stephanie – The Most Beautiful Lie
**Shetty, Nia** – My Second Home: The Competitive Waters
Siddiqui, Zainab – Basketball
Spalding, Sarah – Injury List
Syed, Sidrah – Basketball
Tang, Nelson – Ode to Alex Bregman
Taylor, Kittredge – When Life Gives You Lemons
Thompson, Lauren – A Different Perspective
Tiwari, Anaya – Still, I Play
Tiwari, Alexander – Sports You’ll Enjoy
Ussher, Caroline – Flight
Vega, Romeo – It’s time
Wang, Kellen – Hero
Willis, Miya – Difference
Yu, Sophie – Waltz of the Flowers