2007 Teen Poetry and Art Contest Winners

A special thanks goes out to the approximately 1000 very creative teens who participated in OCPL's 2007 Teen Poetry Contest and Teen Art Contest! And congratulations to the San Juan Capistrano Regional Library poetry winners:

"Worlds Uncharted" by Lily Grimes, age 14 -- 1st place

"The Trickery" by Corryn Newlan, age 14 -- 2nd place

"Looking for love in all the wrong places!" by Mark Edmondson, age 12 -- 3rd place

The creative talent of Lily, Corryn, and Mark will be recognized at the next meeting of the Friends of the San Juan Capistrano Library when the young poets are to be awarded a cash prize.

The poems will be printed in the upcoming 2007 edition of Voices in Verse along with the winning poems from all participating OCPL branches.

The front and back cover of the book will display the following artwork by the 2007 OCPL Teen Art Contest winners Ariel Lee, age 15, who entered at the La Habra branch, and Kim Pascual, age 15, who entered at the La Palma branch.

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by Ariel Lee

Crying Out Loud
by Kim Pascual

Congratulations again to all who participated in the 2007 Teen Poetry and Art Contests and thank you for expressing your creativity in a way that our entire community can share in!