The 2008 Norm Strung Youth Writing Contest is  sponsored by Safari Club International, Delta Waterfowl & Izaak Walton League of America

                        

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2008 Norm Stung Youth Writing Competition Winners

Sponsored by Safari Club International, Izaak Walton League of America and Delta Waterfowl.

The Norm Strung Youth Writing Committee recently announced the winners of the 2008 Norm Strung Youth Writing Competition, sponsored by Safari Club International, Izaak Walton League of America and Delta Waterfowl. The contest honors outstanding writing by junior high and high school students. This year’s total payout was $1,600.

The contest has categories for poetry and prose in two divisions: junior (grades 6-8) and senior (grades 9-12). Entries must be outdoors oriented and already have been published in a newsletter, newspaper, magazine, collection, etc. Cash awards and certificates are granted for both divisions.

Senior Poetry

• First  Place: Phoenix Tree by Melissa Ruth (Frewsburg, N.Y.)
• Second  Place: October's Splendid  Show by Vincent Albaugh (Warren, Pa.)
• Third  Place: Winter's Story  by Brittany Mowery (Lima, Ohio)
  

Senior Prose

• First  Place: One More Run by  Delaney Dittman (Spokane,  Wash.)
• Second  Place: Ten Yards, 10 Points  by Joe Hrbacek (St.  Paul, Minn.)
• Third  Place: End of the Rainbow by Michael May  (Spokane, Wash.)
  

Junior Poetry

• First  Place: Summer is the Time  for Camping! by Paige Serbin (Wadsworth, Ohio)
• Second  Place: The Perfect Day  by Constance Macri (New  Hope, Pa.)
• Third  Place: The First Grouse  Hunt of the Year by Christaia Houser (Esko, Minn.)
  

Junior Prose

• First  Place: Nature's Wonders by Anna Schneider  (New London, Wis.)
• Second  Place: Breathe, Sight  Picture, Squeeze by Zachary Steever (Gowanda, N.Y.)
• Third  Place: A Hunt I Will Never  Forget by Hailey Manderscheid (Pipestone, Minn.)
  

Congratulations to the 2008 winners!

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