Writing of the Month: Terra Obscura
Photo Credit: South Bend Tribune/SANTIAGO FLORESJanuary’s Writing of the Month comes from Ava Tomasula y Garcia of South Bend, Indiana. Ava won a Gold Medal for Short Story in 2011. She can’t imagine...
View ArticleLove, Poetry, and Art (Happy Valentine’s Day!)
Michelle Kwak. Love Stoned Flow. Grade 12, Age 17. 2011 Gold Medal, Mixed Media.Today, in recognition of Valentine’s Day, we’re featuring a few love-themed poems from last year’s National Award winners...
View ArticleIt’s Poem In Your Pocket Day!
Elizabeth Alexander. Song Sparrow. Grade 12, Age 17. 2012 Gold Medal, Drawing.In honor of National Poetry Month, we’ve been collecting poetry lines from all of you on Facebook and Twitter, which we’ll...
View ArticleScreaming Gold
We’re only one week away from the National Awards Ceremony at Carnegie Hall! As a special recognition of our Award winners, the Empire State Building will be lit in gold on May 31, 2012. In...
View ArticleWriting of the Month (Happy Halloween!): Terror Comes at Night
Untitled. Audrey Bell. Grade 10, Age 15. 2012 Gold Medal, Painting.This 2012 Scholastic Award-winning story comes from Natalie Shoultz, Age 14, from Coralville, Iowa. It won a national Silver Medal in...
View ArticleWriting of the Month: Snowboy
Sabrina De La Cerda. Whimsical Snowman. Grade 8, Age 13. 2012 Gold Key, Drawing.The following short story comes from Alexa Langen, Age 18, from Key Biscayne, Florida. It won an American Voices Award in...
View ArticleWriting of the Month: Around the Campfire, Limn, Wandering
Elizabeth Brown. The Pond. Grade 12, Age 18. 2012 Gold Medal, Drawing. Listen to Elizabeth discuss her work here.January’s Writing of the Month comes from Ben Caldwell, Age 17, of Vancouver,...
View ArticleTesting Theories of Love Using the Scientific Method
Tisha Antique. Science of Love. Grade 12, Age 17. 2012 Gold Medal. Tisha’s drawing portrays the thoughts of a person who is trying to find the logic in love. Through her art, she wants to remind...
View ArticleHappy Poem in Your Pocket Day!
Breanne Pereira. Under the Sea Driveway. Grade 12, Age 17. 2011 Silver Medal, Photography.Today is Poem In Your Pocket Day, and we’re celebrating it with Scholastic Award-winning poems from this year!...
View ArticleWriting of the Month: I Believe in Dirt
Alexandra Huey. Woodland Creature (a detail). Grade 8, Age 13. 2012 Gold Medal, Digital Art. Listen to Alexandra discuss her winning work here.Happy Earth Day! April’s Writing of the Month comes from...
View ArticleWhat to Do if You Get Lost in a Ghost Story
Hannah Olbash. Dark Walk. Grade 12, Age 18. 2013 Silver Medal, Photography.This Halloween inspired Writing of the Month comes from Lia Schaffner, Age 14, from New York, NY. It won a Gold Key in the...
View ArticleWriting of the Month: Ars Poetica Feast
Katrina Scott. Feast Upon. Grade 12, Age 17. 2011 Gold Key, Art Portfolio.We hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We’re so thankful for the opportunity to get to know so many amazing and...
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