Canton Writes 2015 Winners

By Canton Citizen

Nearly 100 people packed the library’s community room last Wednesday to listen to the winning entries of the sixth annual Canton Writes contest. Eighty writers, from ages 6 to 60-something, competed in the contest. Prizes were awarded for winning first, second or third place in elementary, middle school, high school, and adult categories for poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Twelve judges selected winners anonymously from among the entries. The audience listened appreciatively as many of the winning entries were read aloud by the authors.

A list of winners is available on the Canton Library’s web site at www.library.canton.ma.us. All entries submitted to the contest were published in the Canton Writes 2015 edition, which is now available for purchase from the Friends of the Library’s main desk. Proceeds from the sale help the Friends to underwrite programs such as this. Canton Writes is also subsidized by the Canton Cultural Council, which in turn is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Canton Writes is also sponsored by the Canton Citizen.

Below are the first place winners in each category. A complete list of winners is available at library.canton.ma.us.

Poetry

Elementary: Lost in Winter by Annanya Gargy

Middle School: Horse and Rider by Mary Kelley

High School: The Vulture by Arslay Joseph

Adult: (tie) Labor Day by John J. Cloherty III and I Saw a Camel in Boston Today by Charles Messinger

Prose

Elementary: Autumn’s Here by Marie Cloherty

Middle School: Amber’s Wait by Ellen Efstathiou*

High School: No Technology Allowed by Benjamin Cohen

Adult: It is Our Way by Andrew Capraro

Nonfiction