PARKING UPDATE: Parking in the back lot at the Eastside Branch will be unavailable from Thursday, July 31 to Monday, August 4 due to Waterloo Ribfest. Parking at the front of the library will still be available. The returns slot will remain open and accessible to customers. 

Read the Winning Entries From This Year’s Teen Writing Contest with Inkling Magazine (Vol. 4)

Aug 13, 2024

It was another very successful year for our Teen Writing Contest with over 100 entries between the poetry and short story categories. We want to thank each and every teen who submitted their work to this year’s contest – your creativity and talent is always so impressive.

Congratulations to this year’s winners!

Short Story Winners

1st Place: Kaitlyn Russell
2nd Place: Jillian Williams
3rd Place: Eleanor Jeavons
Runner-Up: Claire Qin
Runner-Up: Minha Butt

Poetry Winners

1st Place: Somaia Shahin
2nd Place: Shreya Srikanth
3rd Place: Kyri Friedman
Runner-Up: Viruli Ratnaweera
Runner-Up: Jerome Samuda

You can now read the winner’s entries in our 2024 online edition of Inkling Magazine (Vol. 4).

Read Inkling (Vol. 4)