Session 1 Winners
Division 1
Judges' WinnersSecond Place ($300): Rebecca Mannor
Third Place ($200): Allison Li
Honorable Mentions ($100):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
- Bo Shih Huang - 561 votes
Division 2
Judges' WinnersFirst Place ($700): Nadina Mrkaljevic
Second Place ($500): Julia Tofan
Third Place ($300): Gianfranco Filice
Honorable Mentions ($200):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
- Yung-I Wang - 225 votes
Division 3
Judges' WinnersFirst Place ($1,000): Isabel Shen
Second Place ($700): Krystyl Chwa
Third Place ($500): Bo-Xuan Lee
Honorable Mentions ($300):
Session 2 Winners
All winners are invited to the Writers' Square Awards Banquet (Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Hilton Hotel Los Angeles/San Gabriel). Each of the winners will receive their scholarship via mail, and winners must attend the Awards Banquet to receive their trophy. Audience Favorite Winners were determined by the number of votes they received by the Session 2 deadline.
Note: Due to the large number of Session 2 entrants, Writers' Square judges have chosen more than 3 Honorable Mention Winners in some divisions.
Division 1
Judges' Winners
First Place ($500): Allison Li
Second Place ($300): Caitlyn Cai
Third Place ($200): Rebecca Wei
Honorable Mentions ($100):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
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Ming Chen Wu - 101 votes
Division 2
Judges' Winners
First Place ($700): Georgiana Soo
Second Place ($500): Pariti Sutaria
Third Place ($300): Miranda Diaz
Honorable Mentions ($200):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
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Maggie Peng - 79 votes
Division 3
Judges' Winners
First Place ($1,000): Karen Cheng
Second Place ($700): Aatif Hashmi
Third Place ($500): Lauren Twele
Honorable Mentions ($300):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
- Alden Liang - 35 votes
All English Session 2 essays
Session 3 Winners: Environment
All winners are invited to the Writers' Square Awards Banquet (Sunday, November 6, 2016 at Hilton Hotel Los Angeles/San Gabriel). Each of the winners will receive their scholarship via mail, and winners must attend the Awards Banquet to receive their trophy. 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 3 Honorable Mention Winners in some divisions.
Division 1
Judges' Winners
First Place ($500): Erin Sun
Second Place ($300): Shirley Xu
Third Place ($200): Tyler Liu
Honorable Mentions ($100):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
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Bo Shih Huang - 121 votes
Division 2
Judges' Winners
First Place ($700): Brittani Harvey
Second Place ($500): Arnav Kanodia
Third Place ($300): Ari’ Ana Jenkins
Honorable Mentions ($200):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
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Vasundhara Agarwal - 188 votes
Division 3
Judges' Winners
First Place ($1,000): Roland Truong
Second Place ($700): Abraham Rahim-Boroujerdi
Third Place ($500): Rachel Hutchings
Honorable Mentions ($300):
Audience Favorite Winner ($100)
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Aarthi N - 70 votes