Winner!

Congratulations to first place winner: Madeline Wray (12th grader at Council Rock High School North) for her essay "Beautifully Mundane" about the poem "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" by Christopher Marlowe.

Congratulations to honorees!

• Angela Shen (12th grader at Council Rock High School North) for her second place essay "The Sound of Skates on Ice" about the novel Beartown by Fredrik Backman
• India Krug (12th grader at Indiana Area Senior High School) for her third place essay "The Moment When Female Empowerment Hit Me Upside the Head" about Sister Outsider: Essays and Speeches by Audre Lorde

Judges

Thanks to our Wordsruck Contest Judges!

• Linda Oatman High, author of books for children and teens, journalist and playwright, Narvon, PA
• Dr. Theresa M. Hoover, Assistant Professor of Education, Wilson College, Chambersburg, PA
• Pat Hughes, author of books for children and young adults, Narberth, PA
• Marjorie Maddox Hafer, poet, author, and Professor of English and Creative Writing, Lock Haven University, Lock Haven, PA
• Emily R. Aguilo-Perez, Assistant Professor of English - Children's Literature, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 

For more about the Wordstruck Micro Essay contest, please visit the About page or contact Nicole Miyashiro, editor (nmm16@psu.edu).