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Dreams
Anusha Upadhyayula
Fiction
Sit By Me
Sonia Mehta
Fiction
I'm Yours
Aviva Nathan
Fiction
The Doll
Jessica Wang
Poetry
Ode to a Grapefruit
Oliver
Poetry
Fresh Air
Esther Blum
Poetry
What They Call a Poem
Praniti Gulyani
Fiction
Don't Mind Me
Yukta Thirumalai
Non-Fiction
Bridging the Distance
Nina Lawson
Poetry
The Bride
Preyasi Gaur
Poetry
Until Then
Jinoo Kim
Poetry
Torn
Sarah Ben Tkhayet
Poetry
Icarus
Neah DePoe
Poetry
The Zoo Life
Daniel Boyko
Fiction
Garden Mystery
Eliana Pereira
Fiction
Eidolon of Memory
Arin Krausz
Poetry
As Equal
Julia Coopersmith
Poetry
No Leaf, Much Love
Ga Sung Mab
Fiction
The Girl Who Cried Wolf
Qianhui Ma
Poetry
At Sunset
Maeve Tholden
Poetry
The Trail is Always There
Matthew M. Ployhart
Poetry
Timelessly Lovelorn
Alicia Tang
Poetry
All the Air
Hannah S.E. Ling
Poetry
Weeping
Annika Bajaj
Poetry
The Beach
Lila Drewes
Poetry
February
Sierra Morgan
Fiction
Our Family
Lulu Pettit
Poetry
Shot. Four. Samuel
Benedita Mayanda Zalabantu
Poetry
The Writing of Writing
Eva Marder
Fiction
The Crimson Baroness
Kaitlin Fisher
Poetry
Behind the Yellow Curtains
Jasmine Jaramillo
Poetry
Words Burn
Kamila Martinez
Poetry
Klub Klondike
Paloma Fernandez
Poetry
... in the summer
Harriet McKane
Poetry
The Tree
Laila Brady
Fiction
Darkness
Isabel Ives
Fiction
The Cassette Tape
Thee Sim Ling
Fiction
The Heart of a Soldier
Sam Schmidt
Fiction
On the Edge
Colm Hull
Poetry
Raindrops
Addy Lee
Non-Fiction
Parlez-Vous English?
Lucia Zac
Fiction
Intelligence
Spade Forest
Fiction
Last Seen in Bangor Maine
Morgan-Carter Moulton
Poetry
The Tetralogy of Light
Eddie Xu
Fiction
The Future of Our World
Soren Skarsgard
Poetry
Photograph
Tara Yakaboski
Non-Fiction
The Ring
Madeleine Riskin-Kutz
Poetry
Self-Definition
Patrick Wang
Poetry
Echo Sonnet to the Past
Emily Sandberg
Poetry
Green
Emma Dawson-Webb
Poetry
What Remains
Aditya Nair
Non-Fiction
Childhood Memorized
Lucia Shorr
Poetry
Fated
Agnes Garrett
Poetry
Stella
Meira Colton
Poetry
The Hateful Part
Olivia Griffin
Non-Fiction
Nandini
Nandini Kuppa-Apte
Poetry
A Cherry Tree
Stanley Zhao
Poetry
Women as Flowers
Ashley Hodgson
Poetry
The Catalog
Deven Blake
Poetry
Thorns
Ester Luna
Non-Fiction
The Downy Rattlesnake Plantain Orchid
Beatriz Lindemann
Non-Fiction
Blueberries
Grace Stone
Poetry
Writer's Block
Chloe Basch
Fiction
A Bad, Bad Day
Luke Turner
Poetry
My Outspoken Mother
Chloe Basch
Poetry
The Red and White Campbell's Beef Noodle Soup Can
Andrew Li
Poetry
Highway Lullaby
Hunter Towne
Poetry
of arc
Lara Katz
Poetry
The Wisest
Daniel Boyko
Poetry
Clouds
Kiana Mpala
Fiction
The Billy Goats
Kiana Mpala
Poetry
Honey
Isabella Popa
Poetry
Heart of Light
Narlyn Rodriguez
Fiction
In My Head
Keya Shah
Fiction
They Were Both Soldiers
Alexandra Adams
Fiction
Fire in the Dark
Isys Nelms
Non-Fiction
A Letter to my Childhood Best Friend
Jack Michie
Poetry
X-Rays
Julia Riesman
Poetry
The Old Dog
Abby Bartlett
Fiction
Because You Loved Me
Amina Mohamed
Poetry
March
Rebecca Huang
Poetry
Dance of Disassembly
Tristan Deeley
Poetry
An Adventurous Heart
Madeline Rick
Poetry
Beautiful
Tempest Erykson
Non-Fiction
The Worst Cowgirl in the Wild West of Words
Sophie Hood
Poetry
The Bird
Eli Hoban
Fiction
In The Stars
Sara Sonomura
Poetry
I'm Done
Laura Bond
Fiction
The Indigo Sisters
Amrita Bhasin
Poetry
The Crush
Morgan Fillis
Poetry
ptsd
Morgan Fillis
Poetry
Flow
Michael Leonard
Poetry
The Brick Wall
Hannah Paterson
Fiction
Tungsten and The Happiness Factory
Robby Pettit
Fiction
Solitude
Victoria Tan
Fiction
The Bench in Central Park
Anabel Silver
Non-Fiction
Achieving Excellence
Evelyn Hsu
Fiction
The Cupcake
Richard Golden
Fiction
Number Thirty
Kevin Dunse
Fiction
Freezing
"Larry" Xieyuan Guo
Poetry
Brother
Nicholas Kerns
Poetry
In the Real World
Amina Mohamed
Poetry
I Am Waiting
Azalea Rosas
Fiction
What More Could I Wish For? : A Poe Pastiche Fairytale
Luisa Gonzalez Jacquorie
Fiction
An Alabama Miracle
Isabella Vaughn
Non-Fiction
77 Cents
Mansi Garneni
Poetry
When the Lights Turn Off
Isabelle Edgar
Poetry
Escape
Clarissa Nunez
Fiction
A Quietus
Helen Little
Poetry
Nadja, Tell Me About the Tooth Fairy
Nadja Goldberg
Non-Fiction
Embrace the Fear!
Jolie Dunlap
Fiction
False Steps
Lauren Baehr
Fiction
That Blessed Day
Kekoa Quereto
Poetry
Just Under the Surface
Mary McGaffigan
Poetry
Leftover Snack
J. L Von Ende
Non-Fiction
Can You Draw Like This?
Anika Tullos
Poetry
The Rain
Alex LeGrys
Non-Fiction
Woods
Stephanie Nevers
Poetry
Dandelions
Dia Fatima
Poetry
Nocturnal Poet
Gracie Foster
Poetry
Ana and I
Jennifer Xia
Poetry
Sky Wars
Saanvi Hitlamani
Fiction
Of Those Who Know
Julia Fowlie
Non-Fiction
You, with the Lion's Roar
Rachna Shah
Poetry
The 100 Children
Sameeksha Singh
Poetry
Sound of Silence
Gabriel Andino
Poetry
And Life Goes On
Kai Dranchak
Poetry
Lavender Days
Eden Gately
Poetry
Onion or Hot Cocoa Mix
Perrin Jones
Fiction
He Will Be Missed
Allison Chen
Poetry
Dragons
Nimay Shankar
Poetry
After, in the Farmhouse
Maja De Garay
Poetry
Keepers of the Moon
Cerissa DiValentino
Fiction
Lost and Found
Jen Cullen
Fiction
Gram's Cherry Tree
Nora Wagner
Poetry
Luna, Earth's Moon
Evan Kwong
Fiction
The Will Allen Experiment
Dylan Kaufman
Poetry
Three-Dimensional Fears
Victoria Staub
Fiction
Unworn
Ginevra Davis
Poetry
The Sun
Sofia Wendell
Poetry
"Did-You-Know" Sam
Sarah Margaret Ritch
Poetry
Morals, The Tree, Life Smells like Candy and Newspapers, The Last Summer
Leia Hannum
Poetry
Trigger Warning, Part I
Cristina Port
Fiction
Hush Little Baby
Lena Hartsough
Fiction
Gone
Malia Spencer
Fiction
Cartly
Sophia Bryant
Poetry
The Onion
Brenna Smith
Fiction
Into the Void
Cristian Martinez
Poetry
My Hot Chocolate World
Shaheryar Chishty
Nature
Kayla Stanziani
Non-Fiction
Unconditional Joy
Lia Reid
Poetry
The Long Wait
Simmone Nadeem
Poetry
Ice-Cream Man
Lena Hartsough
Poetry
Bright Side
Emily McKeon
Non-Fiction
What my Dog Taught ME
Savannah Morgan
Fiction
Kryptonite
Matthew Shuirman
Poetry
Complete Silence
Justice Marshall
Poetry
Technology is Not Forever
Justice Marshall
Poetry
Acceptance
Emma Folkart
Poetry
Um-Like
Emma Folkart
Poetry
My Funny Valentine
Alison Hirsch
Fiction
Crocodile Goddess
Benjamin Sonnenberg
Fiction
A War Against Myself
Sai Skanda Tummala
Poetry
Three Poems
Noor Dhingra
Multimedia
President for a Day
Maddie Morrison & Grace Gordon
Multimedia
Simple Beauty
Madeline Curtis
Multimedia
Express Yourself
Milena Germon & Grady Welsh
Multimedia
A True War in an Hour
Edna Thecla Akimana
Multimedia
Snakes in the Walls
Oliver Curtis
Multimedia
What It Feels Like To Be Gay
Clautel Buba & Yann Tanguy Irambona
Poetry
Camouflage
Natalie Hilden
Poetry
Untitled; Marry Me; An Infant's Mortality
Madison Demetros
Poetry
Scars
Kimora Thompson
Poetry
A Walk in Spring
Evelyn Fieldroy
Poetry
A Sunset at the Beach
Elizabeth Toomey
Poetry
In This Little Town; Summer Sand
Charlotte Astley
Poetry
Set Me Free, On Mute
Kiana Joler
Essay
Personal Narrative
Garrett McMillian
Fiction
Big Bad Lobster of the North
Zachariah Curtis
Essay
What Makes A Place A Home
Shyla Bryant
Multimedia
The Buskers of Portland
Henry Brooke-Brunsdon
Fiction
Unstable
Helen Newell
Multimedia
Astriferous
Alicia Thurston
Poetry
I Am Not Wild
Kaitlyn Knight
Poetry
Too Old
Molly Malczynski
Poetry
Poems From Waterville
Emma, Alaina, Sofia and Chocolate
Poetry
Telling Rooms
Jacob Rutberg
Multimedia
Sand Pits
Aidan Mitchell
Fiction
Mack
Irina - Dyer Elementary
Non-Fiction
The Market
Carlos Rodriguez
Poetry
Up the Hill
Dianne Yattaw
Essay
Wolf Is My Nickname
Chris Kaklegian
Non-Fiction
Aseeda
Agustin Nyapir
Non-Fiction
Kayaking in the Shallows
Mayele Alognon
Poetry
Sweetie Soup
Amy Tran
Non-Fiction
Snack Shack Fries
Michael Feely
Non-Fiction
Play Hoops
Colby Martin Hogan
Essay
"Pancakes For Breakfast"
Gaby Baez
Essay
"From Mexico"
Shamir Anzures
Non-Fiction
"Finding ME"
Jean Claude Zarate
Essay
Maddie Bernard, "Funny How-Tos"
Multimedia
Lobsterman
Toby Choyt
Poetry
"Ode to my Family"
James Mitchell
Poetry
"At Night"
Isabel Bates
Poetry
Winter Poetry Submissions II
Poetry
Winter Poetry Submissions
WordPLAY Comics
Essay
My College Essay
Poetry
Sara Brown, "Impossible Dreams"
Poetry
Caitlin Merrill, "I Am the Ocean, Blue as Can Be"
Postcards from Peaks Island
Fiction
"What to Bring? An Eerily Autobiographical Tale"
Aaron Lockman
Poetry
Taylor Turbide, "Pretending To Look Tough"
Poetry
Hayley Huntress, "I Can Be Good In My Own Way"
Poetry
Gage Hawkes, "I Set My Mind Free"
Fiction
Erin Levasseur, "Lean Close and Look"
Fiction
Brody Stofflet, "Grit and Wisdom"
Poetry
Hollow Promises
Mason Kluge-Edwards
Poetry
The Sunny Days
Maddy Day
There isn't enough sidewalk for everyone
Maude Meeker
Aaron Lockman, "The PSAT is Written By Chimpanzees – If You Don’t Believe Me, Take It Yourself"
Midnight Snack
Luke Bray
Poetry
I Never Saw Anybody
Lindsey Daggett
Poetry
The Mind Was Warm and The Heart Was Cold
Tyler Provencher
Non-Fiction
Tia Jwanina
Clarisse Goncalvey
Non-Fiction
When He Dances
Eleanor Dow
Non-Fiction
Quarter Collecting
Andrew Hopkins
Poetry
Spaghetti
Margot Andreasen
Poetry
Verb: To Write
Alena Kiel
Poetry
Knaves Backstage
Amelia French
Poetry
Just Around the Corner
Gemma Shay
Poetry
A Hummingbird's Song
Danielle Elizabeth Torres
Fiction
The Diner Around the Corner
Maria Coulter
Poetry
Revival
Danielle Elizabeth Torres
Poetry
Thunderstorm
Eli Penza-Clyve
Poetry
My True Love
Daniella Kabongo
Fiction
The Valentine Man
Nikola Champlin
Poetry
Out to Lunch
Rachel Lloyd
