Spring 2020 Writing Contest Winners & Honorable Mentions

Read the winning personal essay by Kathleen Conkey (personal essay), Joshua G. Kiernan (poetry), and Charlotte Anne Smith (children’s writing), as well as the selected honorable mentions.

MY CATSKILLS EXPERIENCE:
CATSKILL CENTER SPRING 2020 WRITING CONTEST

In May 2020, the Catskill Center accepted submissions for our spring writing contest! We asked writers to tell us a story of their Catskills experience in one of three forms: poetry, personal essay, or children/young adult writing. We were excited to receive so many wonderful submissions: a funny yet cautionary tale of a lone hiker who lost daylight; a beautiful poem that makes the reader feel as if they are the element of water; a story of winter hikers who were unknowingly accompanied by a bear, and more.

Thank you to all participants and happy reading!