Teens (ages 12-18) who like to write are encouraged to enter the Worthington Libraries Annual Poetry and Short Story Competition. Entrants submit original, unpublished poems and/or short stories, which are then judged by a panel of community teachers, librarians, and literary enthusiasts.

Below is a list of students who submitted poems and short stories during previous years. Click on each author's name to see what s/he wrote.

2007
High School Poetry 1st   Lochtefeld, Pauline (2) 2nd Anandappa, Cassandra (2) 3rd  Fiete, Sarah Short Stories 1st   Fiete, Sarah 2nd Wong, Esther 3rd  Chang, Vivian		Middle School Poetry 1st   Webster, Bryn (3) 2nd Meier, Sarah (2) 3rd  Wiltshire Jr., Cliff (3) Short Stories 1st   Cai, Yanglin 2nd Kneice, Rachael 3rd  Webster, Emily
2006
High School Poetry 1st   Luebbers, Jennifer 2nd Santacroce, Alyssa (2) 3rd  Buckner, Terese 3rd  Garee, Charlotte Bergheimer, Liz Chavalia, Jeff Collinwood, Lucy Dutton, Kathryn Fischer, Lindley Fu, Michael Hearne, David Heironimus, Lauren Herd, Sarah Hoellerbauer, Pia Humphries, Kevin Jay, Nicole Knox, Erin Monroe, Colin Moore, Leigh Morrow, Kendra Moti, Harmeet O'Meara, Peter Reach, Fraser Ritchie, Emmalee Schall, Diana Scoles, Lydia Snavely, Lois Vosler, Taylor Wiechel, Annie Wolford, Stefanee Zhan, Ting Zorb, Julie		Middle School Poetry 1st   Conner, Margo (2) 2nd Anandappa, Cassandra (2) 3rd  Erdeljac, Nicole (2) Allen, Alexis Alter-Sorin, Jordan Althoff, Bryce Atala, Sarah Badillo, Maria Ban, Pamela Barbarula, Jessica Barton, Andrea Benson, Gregory Burgess, Sam Cason, Nicole Castelli, Corey Cuevas, Natalie Dubrovsky, Yana Durner, Sean Dutton, Michelle Eastman, Nick Fang, Natalie Fehrenbach, Austin Fiete, Sarah Gifford, Ben Gilde, Kailen Hilligoss, Jaz Hoellerbauer, Jakob Hoellerbauer, Simon Holm, Danielle Jamieson, Melissa Jemandez, Liz Jenkins, Megan Keck, Ana Kessler, Mathew Lang, Katie Lohner, Jessica Long, Brittany Mareminsky, Yana Mason, Jessica May, Rachel Messenger, Anne Miller, Hailee Moti, Joban Jot Nelson, Jenny Nocar, Chris Putka, Chad Reid, Alex Reinehr, Amanda Searfos, Andrea Singer, Sarah Sudhaker, Meryl Taube, Melissa Tikson, Hannah L. Van Fossen, Megan Wright, Kristen

Students from the following schools have participated in the Worthington Libraries Annual Poetry and Short Story Competition:

Schools High Schools Bishop Watterson High School Delaware Christian School Dublin Scioto High School Linworth Alternative High School Olentangy High School Olney Friends School Thomas Worthington High School Village Academy Worthington Kilbourne High School Middle Schools Davis Middle School Dominion Middle School Ecole Kenwood Middle School Hilliard Heritage Middle School Homeschool Kilbourne Middle School McCord Middle School Olentangy Liberty Middle School Olentangy Shanahan Middle School Perry Middle School St. Agatha Middle School Village Academy Worthingway Middle School