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!