Category Archives: Student Work

Winners announced in NA’s Flash Fiction Contest

Posted on May 12, 2022 by Flannery James

The English Department is delighted to announce that six students have received awards in Newark Academy’s first-ever Flash Fiction Contest. Congratulations to Lauren Siegel, Svanfridur Mura, Brian Yun, Arsema Berhanu, Zinnia Magill, and Jeffrey Kunzweiler! You can read their prize-winning … Continue reading →

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Marina Chernin ’23 published in The Star-Ledger

Posted on April 24, 2022 by Flannery James

Junior Marina Chernin’s personal essay about the war in Ukraine and her family’s connections to the region has been published in The Star-Ledger and on NJ.com. You can read an online version here or view an excerpt of the print … Continue reading →

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Lily Sternlieb ’24 wins Live Poets Society Contest

Posted on April 21, 2022 by Flannery James

Lily Sternlieb’s poem “Siblings Sonnet 4: 1-16” has been selected as a Topical Winner in the Live Poets Society’s 24th Annual National High School Poetry Contest. Her poem will appear in Inside of Me (forthcoming summer 2022), an anthology of … Continue reading →

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Skywalker Li ’22 wins 2021 NCTE Achievement Award

Posted on May 21, 2021 by Flannery James

Skywalker Li ’22 has won a Certificate of Superior Writing from the National Council of Teachers of English for his essay, “To Play Jazz,” and his short story, “Ҳикояи марг,” which you can read below. This year, 284 juniors from … Continue reading →

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Lola Cantillon ’23 published in Navigating the Maze

Posted on May 4, 2021 by Flannery James

A poem by Lola Cantillon ’23 has been accepted for publication in Navigating the Maze, an annual international anthology of the best high school poetry. Her work is forthcoming in the 2021 edition of The Maze. Congrats, Lola!

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Michaela Wang ’21 Wins Gandhi Art & Writing Contest

Posted on September 21, 2020 by Flannery James

Michaela Wang ’21 was selected as a top contestant in the 2020 Mahatma Gandhi Art and Writing Contest, sponsored by the Association of Indians in America. The annual contest strives to “raise awareness on the importance of Gandhi’s message on … Continue reading →

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Annika Inampudi ’21 & Lily Sternlieb ’24 Win NCTE Writing Awards

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Flannery James

Two NA students have won recognition from the National Council of Teachers of English for excellence in writing. Annika Inampudi ’21 was awarded a Certificate of Superior Writing, the highest award available to eleventh grade students entered in the NCTE … Continue reading →

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“Devotion” by Annika Inampudi

Posted on March 31, 2020 by Flannery James

“Foreign romance. The end of the world. A murderous plant. An impossible heist, a burning building. Pygmalion, with a twist.” Annika Inampudi ’21 is a poet and writer. She has been nationally recognized by the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards … Continue reading →

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Jamie Paradis ’20 published in Hanging Loose

Posted on February 18, 2020 by Flannery James

Four poems by Jamie Paradis ’20 have been accepted for publication in the esteemed literary magazine Hanging Loose. They will be printed in an upcoming issue. Congratulations, Jamie! I can’t see in this fog but it’s okay for now I … Continue reading →

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Jamie Paradis ’20 published in Crashtest

Posted on December 10, 2019 by Flannery James

A poem by Jamie Paradis ’20 titled “summer thunderstorm smell” has been accepted for publication by Crashtest, an online biannual literary magazine for high school students. Her poem is forthcoming in Volume 10, Issue 1, which will be published in … Continue reading →

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