ReadSC Writing Contest Winners

Congratulations to our Writing Contest Winners!

South Carolina students in grades 4-12 were invited to participate in the ReadSC Writing Contest. Students participated by submitting writing in either (or both) categories - Letters and Poetry. Students entered each contest in one of three levels corresponding to their grade.

  • Level I for children in grades 4-6
  • Level II for grades 7&8
  • Level III, grades 9–12

Letters Winners

Letters Level I

1st PlaceMillie J.Pawleys Island
2nd PlaceWillhelm G.Sumter
3rd PlaceLyniah B.Lancaster
 

Letters Level II

1st PlaceCaleb H.Myrtle Beach
2nd PlaceMegan R.Sumter
3rd PlaceMaria U.Duncan
 

Letters Level III

1st PlaceEmmalyn G.Blythewood
2nd PlaceAnnabelle W.Summerville
3rd PlaceMeenakshi B.Myrtle Beach

Poems Winners

Poems Level I

1st PlacePaige K.Blythewood
2nd PlaceSebastian K.Columbia
3rd PlaceElijah D.Andrews
 

Poems Level II

1st PlaceAnna S.Irmo
2nd PlaceElijah S.Greenville
3rd PlaceDua A.Greenville
 

Poems Level III

1st PlaceShania D.Orangeburg
2nd PlaceSarah A.Greer
3rd PlaceAcadia R.Charleston

Upcoming Event

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Jennifer Bartell Boykin, Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC

April 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
Join the South Carolina State Library's Center for the Book for our next Speaker at the Center Author Talk, featuring Poet Laureate of Columbia, SC, Jennifer Bartell Boykin. She will discuss her debut book of poetry, Traveling Mercy, and her upcoming release, Only Believe (The Word Works), a winner of the 2023 Hilary Tham Capital Collection.