Congratulations to the teen writers selected for our Fall/Winter contests! Check out their writing in Issue 8, to be published on January 15. Thank you to everyone who sent work to us: we were honored to read it.

‍FAMILY-Themed Creative Nonfiction:

Anthonella Bitoka (California, USA), "To Be LikeYou"

FAMILY-Themed Poem:

Christian Emecheta (Nigeria), "My Home is Here"

FAMILY-Themed Fiction:

Sasha Vershynin (California, USA), "Family Story"‍

Writer Selected for Special Recognition from the Philippines

‍Audrey De Leon (Manila, Philippines) Creative Nonfiction, "My Sister'sRoom"

Writer Selected for Special Recognition from Germany

Vincent von der Forst (Vaterstetten, Germany), Creative Nonfiction, "From the New World"

"Fireworks in Bergara" by markelsaez is marked with Public Domain Mark 1.0.