Teen Writing Contest Winners
The Solano County Library is pleased to announce the winners of the Teen Writing Contest!
Teens ages 12-18 were invited by the Solano County Library to submit original poems, short stories, essays, and comics last December for the Teen Writing Contest. The contest began in October during Teen Read Week, which is a national adolescent literacy initiative created by the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). Entries were judged by local dignitaries.
The winners will be published in an online journal that will be produced this summer.
The winners for the short story category are Michaelina Lissick, Tia Kawazoe and Richard Wolf. The winners for the poetry category are Bradley Paoli, Caroline Infante and Gabriella Jinata.
The winner for the essay category is Faiza Mohammed. The winner for the comics category is Nathan Saelee.
Thank you to our judges for judging the entries. The judges were Supervisor Monica Brown, comic book artist Marcus Calloway, young adult author Adelle Yeung and Vallejo Poet Laureate D.L. Lang.
Thank you to the Friends of the Library for their generous support of library programs.
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Teen Photography Contest
Want to be a famous teen photographer? Show the world what you can do. Submit your best photos in the following categories: Nature, Landscapes, Animals, People/Portraits, Still Life, Special Effects, Land Art, Black and White/Chiaroscuro, Macro/Close-ups, and Your Choice. Email TeenTechSolano@gmail.com or use the #TeenTechSolano on Instragram.
Ten Winning photos will be featured on the Solano County Library homepage. One grand prize winner will work one-on-one and learn from a professional photographer.
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Teen Read Week Writing Contest
Get discovered! Submit your best work for a chance to win prizes and publication and help the library celebrate Teen Read Week. If your work is selected, you could see your original poem, short story, essay, or comic published in our online magazine. Submissions accepted October 9 – December 29, 2017.
3 winning entries from each category will be published in the Write On! Online literary magazine.
Each winner will also receive a $25 gift card.
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Welcome to Teen Tech Week! See the Winners of this Years Photo Contest
Each year Solano County Library celebrates Teen Tech Week as a way to support the work of young people as they explore, create and share their talents. The Digital Photo Contest is an opportunity for teens to express themselves in our digital world and be recognized for their creativity.
We'd like to thank all the contestants for participating this year for bringing art into the library. Your photos were full of talent, color, and emotion. We hope you all continue to practice your art.
A special congratulations goes to Anna Risse for winning the Grand Prize for her photo piece "The Sword" and congratulations to all the winners who will be displayed in our libraries.
Winner for Best Animal Photo
Maya Beal
Winner for Best Architecture Photo
Sam Forbes
Winner for Best Culture/Heritage Photo
Isabella Bonzani
Winner for Best Events Photo
Travis Malizia
Winner for Best Fantasy Photo
Anna Risse
Winner for Best Landscape Photo
Jonathan Strong
Winner for Best Miscellaneous Photo
Marissa Grimes
Winner for Best Nature Photo
Makayla Arndt
Winner for Best Passion Photo
Maria Flores
Winner for Best Special Effects Photo
Mariah Brisco
"The Sword" by Anna Risse, Grand Prize Winning Photo of the 2017 Teen Tech Week Photo Contest
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For Those Who Missed It - Local Writers Tell All
Did you get to meet our local authors last weekend at the Suisun City Library? Adelle Yeung (The Cycle of Six Moons), Jess Flower (RedBird), and book blogger Jesalin Belk (Blogging Everything Beautiful) shared their experiences writing for teens. If you’d like to listen to a recording of the event, we have it here.
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Celebrating Teen Tech Week with Solano County Library
Want to be a famous teen photographer? Submit your best photos to the Teen Photography Contest 2017.
Submit to TeenTechSolano@gmail.com or on Instagram use #TeenTechSolano2017. Contest runs January 1-February 20.
During Teen Tech Week, March 5-11, 10 winning photos will be featured on the Solano County Library homepage and elsewhere in the community. Entries will be posted to the library’s Facebook and Instagram account.
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Congratulations to the Teen Read Week Bookface Contest Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2016 Teen Bookface Contest! This year’s winners are Wesley Gerlach, Jesse Sanchez, Dominic Johnson, Trinitey Benjamin and Kailer Ujiiye. They will each receive a Peet’s Coffee and Tea gift card. Thank you again to all who participated!
by Wesley Gerlach
by Jesse Sanchez
by Dominic Johnson
by Trinity Benjamin
by Kailer Ujiiye
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Review: Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich
If you like multi-generational family sagas, that take place in rural Georgia, check out Bull Mountain by Brian Panowich. This novel begins in 1949 with the sudden murder of Rye Burroughs by his own brother. Fast forward to 2012 and meth labs hidden in the valleys and gun-running from Florida with plot twists galore, then you'll have a good idea of the story described in Bull Mountain, Panowich's first novel. This is a violent story, well-written and engaging. Give it a try; I don't think you'll be disappointed.
Reviewed by Annabella R.
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The White Rabbit Chronicles by Gena Showalter
“The White Rabbit Chronicles” by Gena Showalter consists of a protagonist by the name of Alice Bell. Her father believes in the existence of mysterious creatures that lurk in the night, and Alice has never believed in this until her family’s death in a fateful car crash. Soon after, she is involved in a group that attempt to set out and keep the creatures from harming any innocents.
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I really enjoyed the plot and how the story was written. The plot gave a darker, more modern twist to the childhood story, Alice in Wonderland. With zombies, action, plot twists, and the entertaining narration by the protagonist, The White Rabbit Chronicles is a very enjoyable read.
This review was written by Jun from Cordelia
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