{"id":708,"date":"2026-02-18T19:50:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:50:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/writers-readers-festival\/?page_id=708"},"modified":"2026-05-07T16:50:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T16:50:17","slug":"high-school-poetry-prize","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/writers-readers-festival\/high-school-poetry-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Poetry Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2026 High School Poetry Contest Winners<\/h2>\n<p>We are proud to announce the winners of the 2026 High School Poetry Contest. We had almost 200 entries from across the nation and we thank every entrant for sending in their poetry. The competition this year was exceptional.<\/p>\n<h3>Winner<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Yupang Hanna Han<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Finalists<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Holden Ellis<\/li>\n<li>Julia Howe<\/li>\n<li>Yitong Yuan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Honorable Mentions<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Chelsea Guo<\/li>\n<li>Conlan Heiser-Cerrato<\/li>\n<li>Katie Kim<\/li>\n<li>Theodore Kim<\/li>\n<li>Jiye Lee<\/li>\n<li>Juliana Pan<\/li>\n<li>Paul Potts<\/li>\n<li>Hana Tsai<\/li>\n<li>Zixuan Angel Xin<\/li>\n<li>Chloe XuAnaia Gilfix<\/li>\n<li>Yan Zhang<\/li>\n<li>Jessica Zhao<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The winner of the prize will read at the April <a href=\"https:\/\/www.adelphi.edu\/writers-readers-festival\/\">Writers and Readers Festival<\/a> featuring renowned writers from across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The judges read almost 200 excellent poetry submissions from talented high school writers for the inaugural Adelphi High School Poetry Prize.<\/p>\n<h2>Submission Guidelines<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>All high school students are eligible<\/li>\n<li>Poems may have been previously featured in or recognized by school publications<\/li>\n<li>Submissions may include 3\u20135 poems (maximum ten pages single-spaced), formatted as a PDF<\/li>\n<li>Submissions should include a title page with your name, grade, school name, and email address<\/li>\n<li>Deadline to submit is Sunday, March 15 at 5:00 p.m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Application<\/h2>\n<p>The deadline has passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2026 High School Poetry Contest Winners We are proud to announce the winners of the 2026 High School Poetry Contest. 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