Meet the First-Line Contest Winner!

We asked students to write an imaginative, compelling, original short story that starts with one of three first lines written by famous author Claribel A. Ortega. We are very excited to announce that Claribel has chosen “Tracking Shadows” by Caroline Gao as the winning story! 

 

You can read Caroline’s fantastic story below and check out the list of the amazing finalists and runners-up. 

“Tracking Shadows”

by Caroline Gao

Milpitas, CA

Caroline Gao

“Ten Dollars”
by Kelly Shi

Fremont, CA

“The New Neighbor” 
by Nicholas Turchan

Chagrin Falls, OH

Avery Meier – Columbus, OH

Fiona Kirby – Des Moines, IA

Isabella Guo “Lizzy” – Lake Zurich, IL

Kenzie Johnson – Hesperia, CA

Madeleine Mei Tsai Fine – New York, NY

Olivia Packard – Herriman, UT

Tia Moussallieh – Wayne, NJ

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