Geauga Park District
The Geauga Park District congratulates the winners of its 26th annual Nature Writing Contest...
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Nature Writing Contest Winners
The Geauga Park District congratulates the winners of its 26th annual Nature Writing Contest. Read their winning works on the park district’s website or hear them read in person during the 30th annual Nature Arts Festival being held at Big Creek Park on Aug. 8 at 3 p.m.
Child Prose
1st – Manya Raina, “Fond Memories”
2nd – Kiefer Schatz, “Nature Versus Humanity”
3rd – Joshua Gordon, “Gathering Day”
Honorable Mention – Ava Carbone, “Animals After Dark”
Honorable Mention – Saanvi Chari, “Wishing Upon a Shooting Star”
Child Poetry
1st – Mitch Neff, “Nature”
2nd – Adam Nitz, “Trees”
3rd – Gabrielle Armstrong, “Springtime”
Honorable Mention – Liam Gorris, “Brown”
Honorable Mention – Amarianna Mormile, “In The Woods”
Adolescent Prose
1st – Chloe Leng, “The Animal Inside”
2nd – Omar Elbadawy, “Through Eagle Eyes”
3rd – Abby Colbow, “The Willow Tree”
Honorable Mention – Angela D’Souza, “Petrichor”
Honorable Mention – Mariana Del Rio, “Nature’s Lullaby”
Adolescent Poetry
1st – Maya Taylor, “Blue Lagoon”
2nd – Carmen Hu, “Stars Shine”
3rd – Saoirse Niehus, “Frostmorn’”
Honorable Mention – Hannah McCauley, “Youth”
Honorable Mention – Gregory Palumbo, “The Woodpecker”
Adult Prose
1st – Andrew France, “Will the circle be unbroken?”
2nd – Matt Hayward, “Chagrin River Story”
3rd – Mike Albright, “With each paw step on the trail”
Honorable Mention – Samantha Schatz, “Winter Adventure”
Honorable Mention – Jacob Silvia, “Dandelion Junction”
Adult Poetry
1st – Karen Morgan, “Kentucky Warbler”
2nd – David Adams, “The Dream of the Last Loon”
3rd – Nancy Huth, “Multilingual”
Honorable Mention – Nanette Barrett, “Hellebores”
Honorable Mention – Sam Wright, “Beech Tree in the Snow, February 2.
