This special issue of Bridge Ink features the winners of PWN Teen’s 2025 Voice & Verse writing contest. We received over 100 submissions to this contest and we are so proud to present this year’s winners. Follow us @pwnteen to find out more information about next year’s Voice & Verse writing contest!
PROSE AGES 12-14
1st place: VALERIA N. LOPEZ LEMUS, 14 || art gallery
2nd place: RITVIKRAJ SINGH, 14 || noel: the messenger of jesus christ
3rd place: ZULEYKA SOTO-CARREON, 14 || flower season
honorable mention: NATALIE ACOSTA-BONILLA, 13 || the journal
POETRY AGES 12-14
1st place: GIOVANNI JIMENEZ-LUNA, 13 || ghost
2nd place: DANIELA ROJAS-TREJO, 14 || too much to say
3rd place: ROBYN JOO ALBERTO, 12 || daylight savings
honorable mention: ALEX JACINTO ESPAÑA, 13 || untitled
PROSE AGES 15-18
1st place: EASY JACK PORTMAN, 18 || moth to a flame
2nd place: LUCY CHO, 17 || untitled
3rd place: CAMERON MONTANYE, 17 || the boy on the train
honorable mention: NORAH PARK, 16 || into the light
POETRY AGES 15-18
1st place: MICHAEL CHOWNING, 18 || how to read a clock
2nd place: RONAN BRINKLEY, 18 || roots
3rd place: ANUSHKA GHOSH, 17 || the subtle art of being perfectly imperfect
honorable mention: SAMANTHA MARIE CHIAINO, 16 || different ways of life
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