Second Annual Summer Fiction Contest Winning Stories

Amanda, Sabina, and Dylan

Thanks to all of the students who submitted stories this year!  We received some marvelous stories and there were some difficult decisions to be made.  Two of our judges were in favor of the winning story, while the other one had a different preference.  There were five top stories in our view, and others that we also liked quite a bit.  It was an excellent collection of stories!

We debated for an hour about the choices, and once we had made our decisions we tried to guess who the authors were, based on the competitors from last year’s contest.  These stories are very well written, very interesting, and all had different and surprising takes on our theme.

We enjoyed reading them and talking about them—and envisioning the futures of these excellent young writers.  It is one of the year’s highpoints to read and discuss the stories, and it also brings Maria back to see us, bringing her thoughtful and professional background to bear on the stories.

Congratulations to Dylan, Sabina, and Amanda!

Dylan Lindsay took first prize and $125 with Catch of the Day, a story about family dynamics and an annual fishing trip that goes very wrong.  Kate Brannum, one of our judges, could not get enough of the dialog of the colorful family.

Sabina Fickenwirth is a repeat winner.  Her story, On the Rocks: A Tidal Miscalculation, took second place and $75. The story describes a group of kids taking frightening risks that could have turned out even worse.

Amanda Miller took third place with a story that envisioned a trip to Hell, but was called To Kansas We Go.

Follow the links below to read the stories.  You'll enjoy them!

First Place
Catch of the Day
Written by Dylan Lindsay, Hingham Middle School, 7th Grade

Second Place
On the Rocks: A Tidal Miscalculation
Written by Sabina Fickenwirth, Hingham High School, 10th Grade

Third Place
To Kansas We Go
Written by Amanda Miller, Notre Dame Academy, 11th Grade

Honorable Mention
(alphabetically by story name)

My Horrifying Summer
Written by Rachel Telesmanick, Hingham Middle School, 8th Grade

Summer’s Bite
Written by Lisa Carpenter
South Shore Vocational Technical High School, 10th Grade

Technology Troubles
Written by Casey Cavanaugh, Hingham Middle School, 7th Grade

The Scariest Summer Night
Written by Stephanie Small, Notre Dame Academy, 10th Grade

Original Contest Details Here

Hingham Journal article about the winners