2019 Benvenuto/Samet Winners Announced

November 1, 2019 - Center for Poetry Staff

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Richard Benvenuto High School Poetry Competition, and the Tom Samet High School Fiction Competition.

Please join us for a reading of the winning work and a celebration of these Michigan high school students on Wednesday, November 13 at 7 p.m.

 

Benvenuto Poetry Prize Winners:

First Place: Olivia Johnson

High School: Interlochen Arts Academy

Year in School: Senior

Sponsoring Teacher: Mika Perrine

Title of Poem: "family historian"

 

Second Place: Maia Siegel

High School: Interlochen Arts Academy

Year in School: Junior

Sponsoring Teacher: Brittany Cavallaro

Title of Poem:"I Have a Rage"

 

Third Place: Hannah Schoettmer

High School: Interlochen Arts Academy

Year in School: Senior

Sponsoring Teacher:Brittany Cavallaro

Title of Poem: "aeroponics"

 

Honorable Mention: Amiri Sykes

High School: Interlochen Arts Academy

Year in School: Freshman

Sponsoring Teacher: Brittany Cavallaro

Title of Poem: "Alternate Universe"

 

Samet Fiction Prize Winners:

First Place: Matthew Sauer

High School: Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy

Year in School: Senior

Sponsoring Teacher: Karen Horwath

Title of Story: "Our Dreams Drink Coffee with Us"

 

Second Place: Quinn Murray

High School: Detroit Catholic Central

Year in School: Senior

Sponsoring Teacher: Kevin Griffin

Title of Story: "The Fly in Room 248"

 

Third Place: Jinxuan Jiang

High School: Interlochen Arts Academy

Year in School: Senior

Sponsoring Teacher: Mika Perrine

Title of Story: "Be Hushed"

 

Honorable Mention: Lydia Garcia

High School: Kenowa Hills High School

Year in School: Sophomore

Sponsoring Teacher: Lisa Botsford

Title of Story: "Drip, Drip, Drip"