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Latest Award: "Oxytocin"
​Summer | 2024
Started in Oakland, CA
Awarding Creative Students
​6th-12th Grades
OXYTOCIN
Isabella L. , 12th
Miami, FL
Summer | 2024
BEYOND THE MIRRORS SHADOW
Evvi, 11th
Vermont
Summer | 2024
NORMAL
VIctoria, 11th
Oakland, CA
Spring | 2024
ICARUS
Zoe H. 10th
Brussels, Belgium
Summer | 2024
A PRINCE'S LAMENT
Victor M, 10th
Soweto, South Africa
Summer | 2024
THE DISASTER PARADOX
Ranger Jesse, 11th
New York City, NY
Spring | 2024
THE GRASS ON THE OTHER SIDE IS not GREENER
Yaretzi C , 10th
Oakland, CA 
NGIYAMTHANDA
Imbongiyezwe , 10th
South Africa
Summer | 2024
LOOKING PAST THE SCREEN
Daniel, 10th
New York City, NY
Spring | 2024
FRANKLY UNMATCHED
Anya, 8th
Fremont, CA
Summer | 2024
FALLING OUT OF LOVE
Adyl , 11th
Berkley, MI
Summer | 2024
MY KITCHEN
Crow, 12th
Oakland, CA
Spring | 2024
LA ESTRELLITA
Alexa, 12th
Central Point, OR
Spring | 2024
MORNING
Genji, 10th
Oakland, CA
Spring | 2024
FATHER'S WISDOM
Khloe, 10th
Oakland, CA
Spring | 2024
PEACE AT THE PIER
Jaliyah J. 10th
Oakland, CA
Spring | 2024
GOODBYE?
EvaLuna D, 9th
Jerusalem
Dec | 2023
FRAGMENTS OF HEARTBREAK IN PARIS
Evvi, 10th
Vermont
Dec | 2023
CAN WE GO BACK?
M. Miesse, 10th
Washington D.C.
Dec | 2023
WHAT LURKS IN THE BASEMENT?
Sam, 10th
Oakland, CA
Dec | 2023
TRIP TO MEXICO
Marisol, 10th
Oakland, CA
Dec | 2023
PEACE OF MIND
Maia, 10th
Oakland, CA
Dec | 2023
FATHER'S WISDOM
Khloe, 10th
Oakland, CA
Dec | 2023
MOTHER NATURE MOTHER NURTURES
StudentC, 10th
Oakland, CA
Dec | 2023
FASTER THAN LIGHT?
Randeria, 10th
Cypress, TX
Sept | 2023
BLOOD AND BONE
Ruby, 10th 
Sebastopol, CA
Sept | 2023
TO ALL THE PEOPLE I'VE MET BEFORE
J.Tran, 12th
Oakland, CA
Sept | 2023
EVVI AND THE BUTTERFLY
Emma, 12th
Putney, VT
Sept | 2023
WORD OF ADVICE
Kgosi M, 9th
Soweto, South Africa
Sept | 2023
HEAVEN​
Audrey Jay, 12th
Mesa, Arizona
Sept | 2023
PICK UP THE PHONE
Grey, 10th
Jackson, CA
Sept | 2023
AN EMPTY ROOM​
Crow, 12th
Oakland, CA
Sept | 2023
MY 50TH BIRTHDAY​
Brenda L. 12th
Livermore, CA
July | 2023
WHY COLLEGE SHOULD BE FREE​
R.Ali, 10th
Oakland, CA
July | 2023
DEAR OCD​
Jessica P. 12th
Richmond, CA
July | 2023
THE VERSION OF ME THAT LIVES UNDER YOUR ROOF​
Grey 10th
Jackson, CA
July | 2023
L'IMPRESSION D-ETRE UNE VILLE SANS SOLEIL​
Evvi 10th
Vermont
June | 2023
SUMMER WITH THE BEACH​
Yan L. 11th
Oakland, CA
June | 2023
SOLDIER​
Alyssa 10th
Pleasanton, CA
June | 2023
STORY OF MY LIFE AND WHY I WRITE​
Kgosi M., 9th
South Africa
June | 2023
EYE CONTACT​
Ashley, 11th
Oakland, CA
5/23/2023
THE CLONE​
Beatrice V, 9th
Los Angeles, CA
5/23/2023
I WISH I WAS A GIRL​
M.O. Miesse 9th
Washington D.C.
5/23/2023
EVEN THE WEATHERMAN GETS CAUGHT IN THE RAIN​
Rocky Ben-Yehuda, 7th
Maryland
5/23/2023
A TRIP DOWN MEMORY LANE​
J.Tran, 11th
Oakland, CA
5/23/2023
RUNNING​
Jennifer A, 11th
Oakland, CA
5/23/2023
THESE WALLS​
Grey, 9th
Jackson, CA
5/23/2023
YOU GET IT​
Parker Bohl, 11th
Newbury Park, CA
5/23/2023
HINTS OF LOVE​
writer123, 10th
Oakland, CA
3/19/2023
A SIMPLE LIFE​
Crow, 11th
Oakland, CA
3/19/2023
INSIGNIFICANT "SLIPPER"​
​xiomaipu, 12th
Oakland, CA
3/19/2023
MY MOM​
Bridget, 10th
Oakland, CA
3/19/2023
THE SUBCONSCIOUS​
Brenda L, 11th
Livermore, CA
3/18/2023
3CHALK-DUSTED DREAMS
Anshi P, 9th
Clarksburg, MD
3/18/2022
A KIND OF FEELING
Grey, 9th
Jackson, CA
3/18/2023
WITHER
Langley Falls, 12th
Arlington, VA
3/18/2023
MY MOTHER
Andy, 10th
Oakland, CA
1/17/2023
THE STORY OF EARTH
SC Randeria, 9th
Cypress, TX
1/17/2023
DESTINED FOR GREATNESS
Patience, 10th
Oakland, CA
1/17/2023
I READ
Keeny, 7th
Maryland
1/17/2023
SEASONAL MUSINGS
E.M. Miles. 11th
Cornwall, VT
12/11/2022
RAINY DAY
K Shaffin, 7th
Maryland
12/11/2022
CLAWS OF GRIEF
Calliope E, 10th
Berkeley, CA
12/11/2022
APPLE TREE ACCIDENT
Carmichael Crespo, 11th
Newbury Park, CA
12/11/2022
THE THREE MILLIES AND
THE SCARECROW​
A.Moslehi, 6th
Sterling, VA
10/31/2022
FALLING BLIND:
​THE BOMBS OF SAINT LO​
E.Nagle, 10th
Singapore
10/30/2022
TOUCH OF SPRING
Iris C, 10th
San Jose, CA
9/26/2022
MAN'S PALM
B.Loza, 11th
Livermore, CA
9/26/2022
ALL IT TAKES IS AN IMAGINATION
Amalie, 10th
Wichita, KS
7/9/2022
ELIZA'S LETTER
B.Loza, 10th
Livermore, CA
7/9/2022
HANGSTORY
Carmichael Crespo, 10th
Newbury Park, CA
6/22/2022
EVERYTHING I'VE WANTED TO BE
Chloe P, 7th
Jersey City, NJ
6/21/2022
DEAR DANNIE...
Go Orringer, 8th
Oakland, CA
6/7/2022
NUMBERS 
Ophelia S. Di Angelo, 8th
Plymouth, CA
6/7/2022
UNRIPPLING
Carmichael Crespo, 10th
Newbury Park, CA
5/27/2022
THE FALSE BEAUTY OF SOLITUDE
Max M, 8th
Washington D.C.
5/27/2022
TICTACTOE
Eliot M, 8th
Bethesda, MD
5/28/2022
BOY
KiD, 10th
Berkeley, CA
5/8/2022
THE SHIP OF AHAB
Pradyoth V, 12th
Phoenix, AZ
4/30/2022
NIGHTMARE IN DISGUISE
Eliot M, 8th
Bethesda, MD
4/26/2022
WHAT A GLORIOUS WORLD
Skyler R, 10th
Kansas
4/4/2022
A SPIRAL STAIRCASE
ToastedTopHatJ, 10th
Oakland, CA
4/4/2022
THIS WORLD
Alex Jensen, 9th
Palmdale, CA
4/4/2022
THE MIRROR AND SHE
Liv, 9th
Oakland, CA
3/23/2022
ORION
B.Loza, 10th
Livermore, CA
3/7/2022
MESSAGE TO A SPIDER NAMED ANXIETY
Lee, 12th
United Kingdom
3/3/2022
A BODY OF BARS; A CEMENT HEAD
Crow, 10th
Oakland, CA
2/28/2022
PLUCKY MARINE
C. Okonkwo, 10th
Suwannee, GA
2/22/2022
A THOUSAND THINGS
Grey, 8th
Ione, CA
2/4/2022
WHITE PLAINS
JennaX, 11th
White Plains, NY
2/3/2022
INTP'S CREED
Laebum, 10th
Oakland, CA
1/27/2022
SOMETHING PERSONALISH
Guerachina, 10th
Oakland, CA
1/20/2022
A DAY OF BLUE
Nobody, 10th
Oakland, CA
1/5/2022
FEMININE PRESSURE
Amira L., 7th
Oakland, CA
1/3/2022
PAPER PLATES & FINE CHINA
Viola Sharpe, 8th
Ione, CA
12/28/2021
LIFE RARELY SINGS
Crow, 10th
Oakland, CA
12/14/2021
NEIGHBORS
E.M.Miles, 10th
Middlebury, VT
12/6/2021
A LESSON TO REMEMBER
Liesel, 10th
Canada
12/3/2021
CHANGE THROUGH GROWTH
Cicely F, 8th
Berkeley, CA
11/27/2021
SUNFLOWERS AND ROSES
Crow, 10th
Oakland, CA
11/16/2021
APPEARANCE
R.Hershey, 8th
Oakland, CA
11/13/2021
HOME BEAUTY
Katie D, 11th
Manhattan, NY
11/1/2021
THE DERISION OF MAN
Erika C., 10th
Oakland, CA
10/25/2021
HANNAH'S CHOICE
Beatrice Vee, 8th
Los Angeles, CA
10/14/2021
GHOST STORY
E.L.Bolt, 12th
Oakland, CA
10/5/2021
YOUR STEPS ARE TOO HOLY FOR THIS WORLD
Evren, 9th
Oakland, CA
9/30/2021
THE CRICKETS AND US
Anneka, 11th
Vancouver, Canada
9/15/2021
OUR HOUSEHOLD
Truth, 10th
Oakland, CA
9/9/2021
THE POWER IN A STORY
Amalie, 9th
Wichita, KS
9/2/2021
LIGHTNING
Lee, 12th
United Kingdom
8/29/2021
THIS IS AN APOLOGY
E.Chen, 11th
Burlingame, CA
8/20/2021
HALLUCINATION
Ori Sarah, 9th
Berkeley, CA
8/10/2021
I THINK I'M DEPRESSED, MOM
Eva, 11th
Burlingame, CA
8/1/2021
A MEMORABLE MORNING
Liesel, 11th
Singapore
7/24/2021
NEVER MET
ALZ, 8th
Oakland, CA
7/18/2021
THE LAST PIECES OF LIGHT
E.Currence, 10th
Oakland, CA
7/9/2021
A SIT-DOWN TALK WITH A LOVED ONE
Clover, 8th
San Francisco, CA
6/30/2021
THE POWER OF WORDS
Amalie Allison, 9th
Wichita, KS
6/27/2021
MARTINELLI'S APPLE JUICE
A, 10th
Oakland, CA
6/19/2021
THE SECRET GARDEN
Pearl, 6th
Virginia
6/9/2021
STOP ASIAN HATE
Sage, 6th
Oakland, CA
6/2/2021
WHAT REALLY MATTERS
Phoebe Quill, 7th
Wichita, KS
5/24/2021
YOU HAVE A VERY VIVID
IMAGINATION DARLING
Rainy L. , 9th
Baltimore, MD
5/17/2021
LITTLE BIRD
JennaX, 10th
White Plains, NY
5/5/2021
YEARNING
Tejal D., 10th
Gurgaon, India
4/26/2021
FOR THE LOVE OF DASIES
ibelle, 7th
Brussels, Belgium
4/19/2021
UNEXPECTED
Liesel, 11th
Singapore
4/12/2021
QUIT LIKE A FLOWER
Anneka, 10th
Vancouver, Canada
4/6/2021
FREEDOM
R.Hershey, 7th
Oakland, CA
4/1/2021
GRACEFUL TEARS
Liv, 8th
Oakland, CA
3/22/2021
ONE MORE STEP
Quin, 10th
Oakland, CA
3/16/2021
PROPHECY 
E.L.B., 12th
Oakland, CA
​3/10/2021

HOPE
E.Leferman, 9th
​Stamford, CT
3/1/2021
A DEBT
Anonymous, 9th
​Oakland, CA
2/24/2021
THE RIDDLE OF GUN VIOLENCE
Sarah, 12th
​Oakland, CA
2/19/2021
WILDFLOWERS
Rayven Messenger, 8th- Ashland, OR
2/10/2021
I BELIEVE 
Brenda L. 9th - Dublin, CA
2/1/2021
WHEAT FIELDS
E.M.Miles, 9th - Oakland, CA
​1/28/2021
RIDE HOME
Loftrun Utyard, 10th- Arlington, VA
1/20/2021
FOR ALL
M.Antonini, 11th- New York, NY
1/11/2021
PLASTIC FAMILY 
Anonymous, 9th- Oakland, CA
12/31/2020
THE CHASE
Sola, 10th- Oakland, CA
12/29/2020
RUN FORWARD
Xiomaipu, 10th - Oakland, CA 
12/21/2020
SHOW ME YOUR..."TRUE IDENTITY"​
Anonymous, 9th- Oakland, CA 
​12/11/2020
ONE DAY
Brenda, 9th- Dublin, CA
11/30/2020
LETTERS UNDER THE WILLOW
Michaela Mizuki, 7th- Tokyo, Japan
11/20/2020
CALLING OUT FOR HELP
Anonymous, 9th- Oakland, CA
11/16/2020
REFLECTION
A.Hernandez, 9th - Oakland, CA
11/9/2020
3 MATCHES AND THE BABY BOX
 Seoyound L., 12th - Millburn, NJ
10/30/2020
LIFE IS...
Naren, 6th - Stamford, CT
10/26/2020
BREAK THE SILENCE
Daisy A., 12th - Oakland, CA 
​10/19/2020
THE HOPEFUL MAN
B.Loza, 9th - San Ramon, CA
10/7/2020
WHY AREN'T WE MORE WORRIED ABOUT TEACHER RETENTION?
Sarah, 12th - Oakland, CA
9/25/2020
SILENCE
Leifire Danasdaugher, 10th - Arlington, VA
​9/18/2020
WHY WON'T YOU #SAYHERNAME?
Run'or, 10th - Antioch, CA
9/11/2020
ATLAS
Ruby L., 12th - Sunnyvale, CA
9/5/2020
HUSH HUSH HUSH
emoney, 9th - Oakland, CA
8/27/2020
BLESSED
Ella L., 10th - Sea Girt, NJ
8/21/2020
THE GOLDEN SPIKE
K.Sullivan, 12th - Morgan Hill, CA
8/14/2020
AMERICAN DREAMER
Leela K., 11th - Berkeley, CA
8/5/2020
JUNE IMAGES
Sabrina, 12th - Sunnyvale, CA
​7/27/2020
SALE SECTION
J.Sperling, 12th - New York City
7/20/2020
THE IMPORTANCE OF
JEWISH BREAD
Sarah, 12th - Oakland, CA
​7/13/2020
MY PRIDE PARADE
Anonymous, 11th - Oakland, CA
7/6/2020
THE WORLD AS A SPECTRUM
Dani, 12th- Oakland, CA
6/26/2020
PROPOSITION 209
M.G., 11th- Oakland, CA
6/19/2020
WHAT IS HOPE?
Unknown, 8th - Oakland, CA
6/13/2020
AMERICA
Liya, 11th- Oakland, CA
6/4/2020
LIKE A STYGIAN 
emoney, 9th -Oakland, CA
5/28/2020
FUN
A, 8th- Oakland, CA
5/21/2020
IMMIGRANT SPEAK
Aditi, 11th- San Ramon, CA
5/14/2020
WHILE PEOPLE MAY BELIEVE...
Lord_JABARR, 6th- Oakland, CA
5/8/2020
WHERE'S HEAVEN
H, 11th - Oakalnd, CA
4/30/2020
IMPRESSIONIST
Wyeth, 8th- Los Angeles, CA
4/23/2020
HUMANITY'S FUTILE SEARCH
Bortybo, 11th- Oakland, CA
4/16/2020
DROWNING IN REALITY
Daisy A, 11th - Oakland, CA
4/8/2020
SHARK BAIT
Nalli, 10th
3/26/2020
ITS A HARD KNOCK LIFE
FOR US
Bortybo, 11th
3/18/2020
A TASTE OF ADULTHOOD
S.T. 8th
3/12/2020
ODE TO WHITE RICE
MCM, 7th
3/6/2020
MICROLOANS CAN SAVE SWEATSHOP WORKERS
Chuleta, 6th
2/26/2020
FOREVER IN MY HEART, GUATEMALA
Dani, 12th
2/20/2020
REPARATIONS FOR SLAVERY
H, 11th
2/12/2020
​
LOVE, CAN YOU HEAR ME?
Nalli, 10th
2/6/2020
​
BOOM
Unknown, 8th
1/23/2020
IMPACT
Grace K, 7th
​1/16/2020
THE ANATOMY OF A CUBAN PINATA
Marie Mendez, 11th
1/9/2020
SHE
O, 11th
​1/2/2020
PRESSURE CREATES DIAMONDS
Hieress.ha10, 11th
​12/26/2019
SORRY Is NEVER ENOUGH
Amelia F, 9th
12/19/2019
DECEASED CONTINENT
PurpleCrow, 8th
12/12/2019
THE G.I. BILL 
Daisy A, 11th
12/5/2019
BEVERLY'S TROUBLES
Random, 8th
11/28/2019
HALF
I'm Good, 8th
11/21/2019
BLEAK
Teen, 11th
11/13/2019
THE INTERVIEW
J.R. 8th
​11/7/2019
THE JUDGEMENT WITHIN OURSELVES
Daisy A, 11th
​10/30/2019
MY IMMIGRATION STORY
Perla, 8th
10/21/2019
OUR HOUSE WAS GREEN 
​Nalli, 10th
10/14/2019
THE BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Summer B. 11th
10/9/2019
CLOCKS
​Hazel Grace, 7th
9/27/2019
TOWN
E.M. Miles, 8th
9/19/2019
HAIR, EDUCATE YOURSELF
Jay, 12th
9/13/2019
THE CRASH
Andy Hunter, 12th
​9/6/2019

WHO I AM AND WHAT I HAVE TO SAY

Vida M., 8th
​8/30/2019
LONG LIVE US
​A.Hernandez, 8th
6/23/2019

A DREAM LIFE

A.Hernandez, 8th
8/22/2019
CANVAS OF EARTH
J.Hernandez, 10th
​6/9/2019

ALWAYS RUNNING

Cam, 8th
​8/14/2019
A GRADUATION
EC3, 7th
​5/30/2019

BOUK

Jade O., 7th
​8/4/2019
CYCLIC CHANGE
Dani, 11th
5/22/2019

SOCIAL LIFE

Andie Stone, 12th
5/4/2019

SAY IT OUT LOUD

Nalli, 9th
​5/8/2019

SUMMER DAYS

Miles, 7th
​4/26/2019

LEAP

Wren Ruby, 6th
​4/49/2019

SHAKESPEAREAN NONSENSE

B.Bolt, 10th
4/12/2019

HEATHER'S BONES

Hazel Grace, 6th
4/5/2019

NEIGHBORHOOD PIZZA

T.S. Green, 7th
​4/2/2019

YOU KNOW THAT MOMENT?

Sol G.T., 7th
3/26/2019

LETTER OF REJECTION

D.G. 11th
​3/21/2019

BRACES

Bella Blue, 12th
​3/8/2019

MY ADOPTION; A SNAPSHOT

Julzjewels, 10th
​3/2/2019

VOICELESS

Brenden, 11th
​2/25/2019

REGRET

Shrouded, 11th
​2/15/2019

THAT GREEN PAPER

Nelle C., 11th
1/29/2019

HOW TO BE DANI

Dani, 11th
​1/20/2019

PERCEPTIONS

A.W., 11th
1/11/2019

RAMEN BOY

MHM, 11th
​12/27/2018

HOW TO HELP YOUR SPECIAL ED BROTHER

Kimberly, 11th
12/20/2018

HOMEWORK MADE IT
​HAPPEN

T.D., 11th
12/13/2018

SEATBELT LETTER

Isaiah, 9th
​12/7/2018

THE UNPACKED BAGGAGE

Lani, 9th
​12/4/2018

LATERAL VIOLENCE IN 
​THE BLACK COMMUNITY

J.S., 11th
​11/30/2018

WHAT DO I WANT?

E.Sinclair, 10th
​11/23/2018

THE FIRST GENERATION 
​OF IMMIGRANTS

Samuel, 10th
​11/16/2018

THE CLOUDS

Castillo, 12th
​11/13/2018

FALLING IN LOVE WITH
​THE WEATHER

J.Aldana, 9th
​11/9/2018

PRIDE

B.Bolt, 10th
​11/7/2018

HOW WE LIVED

misfit6, 10th
11/2.2018

I TELL MYSELF I LOVE YOU

Yare, 8th
​10/26/2018

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