Canton Writes 2019 winners

By Canton Citizen

Canton Writes, the annual town-wide writing contest, celebrated the 2019 winners at an awards night held last month at the Canton Public Library. All of the nearly 80 entries are published, with the authors’ permission, in the Canton Writes book, which is now available at the front desk of the library for $10. Winners also received framed awards and a tote bag to fill with free books at the next library book sale. The “Best in Show” was awarded to high school student Katie Morris for her nonfiction entry “Love and Pain.”

Many thanks to all who entered and to the judges: Bernie Mendillo, Sylvia Cormier, Pam Cattel, Jay Turner, Lori Fanara, Joanne Wheeler, Andrew Capraro, Chris Untersee, Andrea Capone, and Linda Silverstein. Canton Writes would also like to thank its sponsors, the Friends of the Canton Public Library and the Canton Citizen. The Canton Writes support team included founder Kathy Fox Alfano, Peg Mead, Mary Jane Mangan, Tim Mangan, and Mike Sundin.

Below are the first place winners in each category:

Poetry

Elementary: “Ms. Dallie” by Eva Persson

Middle School: “Molting” by Emily Kelley

High School: “Enchanting Sunset” by Harshitha Valluri

Adult: “When I Was a Green Parrot” by Suzanne O’Toole

Short Story

Elementary: “Space” by Eevera Magashwaran

Middle School: “Game Over” by Pranav Addanki

High School: “All on a Sunny Afternoon” by Ellen Efstathiou

Adult: “Writer’s Block” by Andrew Capraro

Nonfiction