Announcing the Winners of the 2024 AWL Essay Competition

Celebrating Excellence in Writing

We are thrilled to announce the winners of the 2024 AWL Essay Competition, a prestigious event that showcases exceptional talent in essay writing. This year, we witnessed an impressive array of submissions that reflect the hard work, creativity, and dedication of all participants. We would like to take a moment to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who took the time to enter the competition.

A heartfelt thank you goes out to all the participants who submitted their essays. Your insights and perspectives have contributed to making this competition a great success. We also extend our appreciation to our esteemed judges, who dedicated their time and expertise to review the entries meticulously. Lastly, we would like to acknowledge the generous sponsors whose support made this event possible. Without all of you, this competition would not have been as remarkable.

The quality of the essays received this year was outstanding. Each submission was a testament to the writers' talents and commitment to excellence. It was a difficult task to select winners from such a pool of high-caliber work. Nevertheless, after thorough deliberation, we are excited to share the results of the competition.

Junior American Writing League Competition Winners

• Best Argumentative Essay: Brooklyn Marion - 'Mandatory National Service'

• Best Creative Nonfiction: Nick O'Connell - 'What He Left Behind'

• Best Critical Essay: Zoe Rubino - ''The Outsiders' and the Distribution of Wealth in Society'

• Best Personal Narrative: Gia Kim - 'Scaling Walls'

• Best Review Essay: Teresa Korman - 'Diet and Sports Performance'

• Honorable Mentions: Denise Golden - 'Searching for Buddy'

  Dave Frank - 'Everything Is Worse Now'

American Writing League Competition Winners

• Best Argumentative Essay: Kira Seaman - 'Poetry & Prose'

• Best Cause and Effect Essay: Cathy Buerger - 'Causes & Effects of Cyberbullying'

• Best Creative Nonfiction: Eugene Lee - 'Future Fencers'

• Best Critical Essay: Zoe Rubino - 'The Outsiders' and the Distribution of Wealth in Society'

• Best Diversity Micro-Essay: Justin Lee - 'Yut-Nori'

• Best Expository Essay: Eunseo Lee - 'Sounds of Healing: Developments in Music Therapy'

• Best Journalistic Essay: Grace Lee - 'Implication of Developing Technologies in Diagnostic Dermatology'

• Best Micro Memoir: Joshua Y. Lee - 'Changing Colors'

• Best Personal Narrative: Hayden K. Ko - 'Swimming and Saving Lives'

• Best Reflective Essay: Jada M. Kim - 'Caring for Rare'

• Best Research Essay: Erin Kim & Shyun Kim - 'Explaining AI'

• Best Review Essay: Jennifer Kramer - 'Social Media & Globalization'

• Best Synthesis Essay: Mark Tartaglia - 'Standardized Tests As a Predictor of Academic Success'

• Honorable Mentions: Angelica Muller - 'St. Anselm's Ontological Argument'

  James Blackwell - 'Costs of Remembering'

Kaity Glentz - 'Space Colonization'

We congratulate the winners for their exceptional work and encourage everyone to continue honing their writing skills. The essays submitted this year proved the incredible potential of our participants, inspiring us to pursue more engaging themes in the future.

Looking Ahead to Next Year

As we wrap up this year's competition, we want to inspire all writers out there to participate again next year. The 2024 AWL Essay Competition provided a platform for writers to showcase their creativity, and we hope to see even more entries in the upcoming year. Together, let’s continue to honor the art of writing.

Thank you once again to everyone involved, and we look forward to seeing you next year!