Walpole Writes Contest Ceremony 2024

The Walpole Cultural Council recognized the first, third, and second place winners of the 2024 Walpole Writes Contest on June 20th at the Walpole Public Library. Started in 2021, the Walpole Writes program is a town-wide writing contest open to all residents of Walpole (as well as non-resident students of Walpole schools). Writers of all ages (elementary school through adult) submitted entries in the categories of short story or poem.

00:00 Intro
03:30 K-2 Poems
05:00 3-5 Poems
06:00 Middle School Poems
06:44 High School Poems
07:32 Adult Poems
08:24 K-2 Short Stories
09:19 3-5 Short Stories
10:16 Middle School Short Stories
11:14 High School Short Stories
11:35 Adult Short Stories
13:28 "Flame of the Sky" Poem
16:54 "Between Beauty: An Excerpt" Short Story
25:10 "Bubble Adventures" Short Story
30:10 "All about Disney World" Short Story
36:00 "The Test" Short Story
39:59 Closing Statements