2024 Scholarship Winners
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Poetry
NWS Robert and Marcy Branski Poetry Scholarship
1st place ($1,500)
Apologies to Each Eraser
Lola Russell
Greenspire High School / Career Tech
11th Grade
A junior at The Greenspire High School and Career Tech Writers Studio. She is passionate about learning and nature, and hopes to inspire people through creative writing in the future.
2nd place/Highly Commended ($500)
Sirens at Moonrise
Kendra Couturier
Lake Leelanau St. Mary
12th Grade
A senior at Lake Leelanau St. Mary. She enjoys tending her garden, running, and various creative pursuits. She also finds joy in stringing together snippets of moments in nature to create poetry.
Nonfiction
NWS Leslie Lee Nonfiction Scholarship
1st place ($1,500)
A Personal Journey from Writing to Medicine
Tessa Felker
Elk Rapids
12th Grade
Tessa Felker is a graduating senior at Elk Rapids High School. She is attending the University of Michigan in the fall, and plans to major in biology with a minor in creative writing on a pre-PA track.
2nd place/Highly Commended ($500)
My Truth of Tuna Casserole
Lucas McSwain
Central High School / Career Tech Center
12th Grade
A senior from Traverse City Central High School and Northwest Ed Career Tech’s Writers Studio. He aspires to travel and write about the world to meet new people and explore new places. He enlisted in the United States Navy as a Cyber Warfare Technician to start his travel and career.
Fiction
NWS William Montgomery Fiction Scholarship
1st place ($1,500)
Over the Edge
Kaitlyn Andrews
Traverse City St. Francis
12th Grade
An upcoming high school graduate who loves writing, art, and anything remotely musical. Kaitlyn is pursuing a bachelor’s degree in elementary education with the upmost desire of becoming a nurturing and positive influence on the youth of society. She plans to attend the University of Mary in the fall, where she is excited to open a new chapter of her life with the high hopes of surviving her first North Dakota winter.
2nd place/Highly Commended ($500)
The Secret Store on Fern Street
Emma Newman-Bale
Traverse City Central
12th Grade
Graduating this year, 2024, from Traverse City Central High School. Beginning in the fall, she will be attending Michigan State University and will pursue a major of Graphic or Interior Design and minor in Japanese. She lives with her family in Traverse City.
