Elementary through middle school Writes
of Spring winners were recognized May 2 and high school winners were recognized
May 7 at the South Regional Library of Lafayette. The High School ceremony also
featured a talk by young adult author Sarah Guillory.
The Writes of Spring is an annual
writing contest that encourages students in grades K-12 from Acadiana to submit
original works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry in English and French.
Winners received a printed anthology
of the winning pieces, donated by Touche Printing and Signs.
Some of the high school winners of the Writes of Spring
contest, with YA author Sarah Guillory, are front row, from left: Janine
LeBlanc, Alexandra Gjertson, Hope Johnston, Victoria Latiolais; second row:
Brennan Higginbotham, Paul Guilliot, Cameron Baker, Elise LaFleur, Author Sarah
Guillory, Benjamin Mouton, Mary Broussard; and third row: Brayden Dupuy, Gerard
Drake, Bennet Narby, Aiden Fletcher, Seth Jones.
Louisiana Book News is written by
Cheré Coen, the author of “Forest Hill, Louisiana: A Bloom
Town History,” “Haunted Lafayette, Louisiana” and “ExploringCajun Country: A
Historic Guide to Acadiana” and co-author of “Magic’s in the Bag: Creating Spellbinding
Gris Gris Bags and Sachets.” Write her at cherecoen@gmail.com.
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