2009 Winning Entries in Sassafras Youth Writing Contest

High School Fiction 1st Place - "The Old Man And The Sky" by Jacob Fox    Interview with Jacob High School Non-Fiction 1st Place - "Cruising the Parkway" by Jacob Fox    Interview with Jacob 2nd Place - "Even inmates are treated better" by Courtney Carver 3rd Place - by Buddy Smith High School Poetry 1st Place - "The Journey of the Brethren" by Collin Aaronson    Interview with Collin 2nd Place - "Dead Poet Banter" by Jacob Fox    Interview with Jacob 3rd Place - "Dreams" by Samantha O'Bryant Middle School Fiction 1st Place - "Mushroom Fairy" by Katie O'Shields    Interview with Katie 2nd Place - "Be Careful What You Wish For" by Sarah Ballard 3rd Place - "October 31st" by Brandi Allen Middle School Non-Fiction 1st Place - "The Face of Autism" by Alex Zipse    Interview with Alex 2nd Place - "Memoir: A Day I Will Never Forget" by Kadie Mullinax 3rd Place - "The person I admire most" by Savannah Bryant Middle School Poetry 1st Place - "Confusion" by Paul Tran    Interview with Paul 2nd Place - "Spring Rain" by Katie Martin 3rd Place - "Winter" by Christa Kuehne