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PAST WORK
The Art of Growth
Style: Narrative Statement: The more I wrote, the more I learned about myself. Every single thing I went through is what shapes me to...

Kiana Saadieh
IIT Bombay
Style: Narrative Statement: On realizations and being grateful for the way things turn out. My hands scratch at the notebook in...

Parnika N. Kamath
strawberry altoids
Style: Narrative Statement: On persisting despite challenges and learning to brave changes to plans. 2:00 W̶a̶k̶e̶ ̶u̶p̶ Wipe drool...

Parnika N. Kamath
survival
Style: Poetry Statement: Through "survival," I aim to exemplify the idea of how death is a concept that becomes more and more common as...
Saratoga Soundings
inadequate words, painted memories
Style: Poetry Statement: I wrote this poem to exemplify how we can't truly define ourselves. No matter how many labels exist, we cannot...

Navya Chawla
me being me
Style: Poetry Statement: I wanted to write this piece to illustrate how we can compare ourselves to one another without an end....

Navya Chawla
Girlhood
Style: Poetry Statement: A big trend on the internet currently is "girlhood" and for me it's about growing up, maturing and finding...
Evangelina Stepanchenko
How to Admit to a Crime, With Grace
Style: Poetry/humor Statement: Can we have our music stands returned to m206? Thanks. The piece is based off of Diane Burns's "Yes, You...

Fiona Wang
gentle
Style: Poetry Statement: Learning to accept change, but still bring parts with you. Hide away with me In our little pocket of time...

Parnika N. Kamath
what you left for me
Style: Poetry Statement: On friends graduating. On the first week of June On a clear blue-sky day When you wake up with eagerness And...

Parnika N. Kamath
Dedicated to Nex Benedict, 2008-2024, Owasso, Oklahoma
Nex Benedict and I weren’t supposed to intersect. Not like this. As a college counselor, I visit colleges every chance I get: summers,...

Brad Ward
Fuori Con Un Piagnucolio
Style: Speculative Fiction Writer's Statement: "Fuori Con Piagnucolio" is a short story dedicated to the victims of war, specifically...

Beni Mercurio
The Best Doctor in the World
Style: Fiction Writer's Statement: N/A Under the pale light, dust particles drifted like fireflies following their tails, twisting and...

Florence Wei
The Storyteller
Style: Speculative Fiction Writer's Statement: I wanted to write a story that really sends a message to people about the dangers of...

Amelia Chang
McAfee Theater
Style: Allegorical Narrative Writer's Statement: Whenever I did my homework, I would often stare at my walls and feel unfulfilled by my...

Andrew Wu
In Between
Style: Prose Fiction Writer's Statement: I just really like writing about trains...and boats... and planes. I also really like writing...

Maya Tian
A Personification of Depression
Style: Speculative Fiction Writer's Statement: In "A Personification of Depression," I hope to shed light on the internal struggles and...

Willis Chung
TIME and Again
Style: Fiction Writer's Statement: I explore the ways in which the menial routines of our daily lives impact us by imagining a society...

Anthony Luo
Mom
Style: Letter Writer's Statement: For my mother For My Mother To the person who has impacted my life more than any other, thank you. You...

Aiden Chen
geese on chrysanthemums
Style: Poetry Writer's Statement: For that person, who sat with me and the geese when the chrysanthemums bloomed. it doesn't matter to me...

Helen Yuan
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