Session 3 Winners

Each of the following winners will receive a $100 scholarship at the Writers' Square Awards Banquet (Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Hilton Hotel Los Angeles/San Gabriel). Audience Favorite Winners were determined by the number of votes they received by the Session 3 deadline.


Note: Due to the large number of Session 3 entrants, Writers' Square judges have chosen more than 10 Judges' Winners in some divisions.

Division 1

Judges' Winners


  • Aaron Lee

  • Allison Li

  • Alysa Phattanaphibul

  • Ashlee Liu

  • Erin Sun

  • Evan Lao-Ngo

  • Fiona Hsiao

  • Jalen Shih

  • Joanna Hou

  • Katie Cheng

  • Lyrik Butler

  • Samdrea Hsu

Audience Favorite Winners

  • David Chang - 50 votes

  • Karen Huynh - 28 votes

Division 2

Judges' Winners


  • Alonzo Rangel

  • Amira Maxwell

  • Angelica Blanco

  • Beatrice Chihak

  • Brandon Hardy

  • Brianna Slaughter

  • Caroline Weems

  • Cherie Litvin

  • Christina Spah

  • Courtney Martindale

  • Cristian Oviedo

  • Elizabeth Ward

  • Emilee Fiscus

  • Emily Hedges

  • Emma Whitson

  • Erin Ellis

  • Gabriella Mesce

  • Grace Lo

  • Halley Robinson

  • Jakob Campbell

  • Jax Sprague

  • Jessica Herman

  • Joseph Riccio

  • Juan Carlos Osorio Cruz

  • Kassidy Whetstone

  • Katie Chiou

  • Linda Pham

  • Logan Clingan

  • Lucia Liu

  • Megan Wilson

  • Phalaen Chang

  • Sameer Khoja

  • Sofia Simon-Martinez

  • Sophie Ossorio

  • Stephanie Hutton

  • Stephen Bizimana

  • Tanisha Mugwimi

  • Teresa Vergara-Miranda

  • Ye Lim Lee

  • Zachary Green

Audience Favorite Winners

  • Linda Pham - 207 votes

  • Brianna Slaughter - 182 votes

Division 3

Judges' Winners


  • Amy Yang

  • Christina Chen

  • Elinda Parkinson

  • Isabel Shen

  • Jessica Candelario

  • Judit Porszasz

  • Karen Cheng

  • Karley McKennon

  • Khadijah Hallmon

  • Mikayla Potkay

  • Peter Satonick

  • Roland Truong

  • Sabrina Owens

  • Shannon Ho

Audience Favorite Winners

  • Mara Ann Midiere - 25 votes

  • Amy Yang - 25 votes

All English Session 3 essays

Division 1 (1st-6th grade)

Division 2 (7th-12th grade)

Division 3 (College)