Click the links below to view the 2015 winning entries

The Chestnut Oak Award - Shay Smithwick, 8th grade, NC

"Nature is Life"

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Elementary School (K-5) Category - Anya Massey, 4th grade, NC

​"Sunny Storm"

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Elementary School (K-5) Category - Christianna Averitt, 4th grade, NC

"The View"

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Middle School Category - Rindha Sudhini, 6th grade, NC

​"Free Verse"

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Middle School Category - Ridge Lewis, 8th grade, NC

"Salt of the Earth"

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High School Category - Margaret Mazgola, 12th grade, NC

"Today I Saw a Feather Drop"

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High School Category - Arjun Arora, 11th grade, NC

"Blue Velvet, All Encompassing"

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Adult Category - Amber Veverka, Charlotte, NC

"Greenway"

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Adult Category - Betsy Mountcastle, West Point, VA

"State of Grace"