March 2012

Congratulations to everyone who submitted to the 2012 regional Scholastic Awards! We are proud of you all, and are so happy for those who won outside recognition this year. NYC Results: Of the 375 Gold Keys awarded this year, 76 of them went to Writopians! Of the 303 Silver Keys, 39 of them went to Writopians! That’s right, Writopians won 115 keys in 2012! Keep thinking, keep imagining, keep surprising us all with your insights and humor. ♥

Once again, Writopians won more National Medals than any other group of students in the country. And for the first time a Writopian, Emma Goldberg, won the nation's top award: National Gold Portfolio Medal.

Writopia was honored with the 2012 Ovation Inspired Teaching Award for "developing a method of working with students that inspires them to create original work that embodies their unique, personal voice--the core values and criteria of the Scholastic Awards. Because of your tutelage and the validation that the Awards offer, these students are now empowered to bring that voice into the broader world..."

Congratulations also to Writopia Lab DC winners for their outstanding showing in this year's regional Scholastic Awards. 43 Writopia DC writers won: 3 of the top 5 submissions in the region (American Voices nominees), 16 Gold Keys, 34 Silver Keys, and 34 Honorable Mentions. Wow! We are so so proud. See all DC winners here: http://www.writopialab.org/2012-dc-regional-scholastic-writing-award-winners.html Read more!

2011 Stephen Sondheim's YP Results!

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Congratulations Writopia playwrights and our fabulous playwrighting teacher, Dan Kitrosser! Writopia playwrights took home top prizes in each and every category of Stephen Sondheim’s NYC “Write a Play!” Contest this year!

List of Writopia 2011 YP Winners:

Elementary school division winners:

• Maya Horn
• Benjamin Firester

Middle School division winners:

• Rachel Calnek-Sugin
• Finalist: Jennifer Richards

High School division winners:

• May Treuhaft-Ali
• Layla Treuhaft-Ali 

Read more!

2011 Writopia Scholastic Results!

Writopia writers, once again, won more regional keys and national medals in the Scholastic Writing Awards than any other group of kids in the entire nation! Congratulations to all who submitted to the 2011 Scholastic awards! (Photo below, right: Rebecca Shubert, 17, reading from her National-Winning work at our finale reading at the World Financial Center). We are happy for the following NYC Writopia writers for winning regional keys this year:

Writopia NYC Regional Results
Alagappan,    Serena (3)
Arnum,    Drew
Back-Gaal,    Isaiah (2)
Barnett,    Emily (2)
Berger,    Rachel (2)
Brudner,    Rebecca Anne (4)
Byrnes,    Julie
Crawford,    Lauren
Elings-Haynie,    Altana
Firester,    Kalia (2)
Gellman,    Lily (4)
Giovannini,    Isabella (2)
Goldberg,    Emma (4)
Henderson-Charnow,    Hannah (2)
Johnson,    Sofia (2)
Loucka,    Annie (4)
Markham-Cantor,    Alice (4)
Mazer,    Noah
Miller,    Nora (3)
Miller,    Anna
Miller,    Nora (7)
Modabber,    Angelica
Muldofsky,    Mack (3)
Nawal,    Arjini (2)
Pearsall,    Riley
Polsky,    Joe (3)
Ross,    Dan
Shubert,    Rebecca
Sorenson,    Carly
Stein,    Olivia
Teich,    Rebecca
Treuhaft-Ali,    Layla (2)
Treuhaft-Ali,    May (3)
Udo,    Isabel
Williams,    Kai
Wolfson,    Dalia (2)
Wong,    Matthew
Zalph,    Jessica (2)

Writopia NYC National Results
Over 100,000 pieces are submitted each year from around the country. While fewer than 1% are recognized with national honors each year, over 10% of our writers' pieces won national recognition this year! 

Congratulations:


Modabber,    Angelica
Stein,    Olivia
Goldberg,    Emma (2)
Shubert,    Rebecca
Berger,    Rachel
Calnek-Sugin,    Rachel (2)
Firester,    Kalia
Ross,    Dan
Treuhaft-Ali,    Layla
Brudner,    Rebecca Anne
Muldofsky,    Mack
Giovannini,    Isabella
Gellman,    Lily
Miller,    Nora (2)

Writopia DC -- Regional and National Results

Brescia-Weiler,    Maria (National Medal)
Clark,    Anthony
Collins,    Sydney (2)
Connaughton ,   Grace
Cooper,    Preston
Edwards,    Belen (2)
Epstein-Boley,    Rebecca (2)
Forman,    Ellie
Gans,    Khalia
Goldstein,    Scott
Hopson ,   Chris
Laguarda,    Sofia (2) (National Medal)
Lainoff,    Lillie  (National Medal)
Lloyd,    Marwan
McLaughlin,    Alexandra
McLish,    Jennifer
McNamee,    Grace (3) (Two National Medals)
Mills,    Zoe
Mitchell,    Margaret
Mitchell,    Alexander
Olshin,    Abbie (2)
Page,    Gillian
Page,    Rachel
Profit,    Nicole (2)
Rosenthal,    Annie (National Medal)
Ross-Cabrera,    Keanu
Sbily,    George
Shapiro,    Eva
Thomas,    Ajani
Wirtz,    Megan Read more!