Previous Student Winners
Collection of Our Winning Pieces
The National Letterly Writing Competitions invite students to share their unique perspectives and tackle the challenge of crafting something meaningful. The results are inspiring—a reflection of the thought, care, and talent each student brought to the page.
To our winners: Congratulations on this incredible achievement! Your words have left a lasting impression, and we’re so proud to celebrate your hard work. Keep writing, keep exploring, and never doubt the impact of your voice.
We’re always cheering you on.
The Letterly Editorial Team 💖
Recent Winners of the National Letterly Writing Competition Winter 2024:
Congratulations!
She is making noodles for herself. The water bubbles and boils like the laugh of a child and the
thick udon noodles swirl slightly in the pot. She portions out a generous chunk of the stew, making sure to pick out the sharp bony pieces. The smell of chili oil and tender beef fills the tiny apartment, wrapping
around her like a familiar embrace.
The forest took her, small and thin. A shadow lost in bark and skin. No name was whispered on the breeze. Just echoes tangled in the trees.
On a Tuesday morning that already felt like a Monday, Zach stumbled into the kitchen for
breakfast. But instead of the hum of the refrigerator, he heard… nothing. Then a loud ahem.
I traced the raindrops on the fog-covered window and gradually saw
shapes appearing. Shapes, circles, the blue and sunny sky, the ocean.
If I could talk to myself from five years ago, I would be eight years old. The first thing I would say
is, “Have fun and enjoy everything! Time goes by really fast.” When I was eight, that was when
COVID-19 started. Everyone had to stay home, wear masks, and not go outside. At first it felt kind
of fun because I didn’t have to go to school, but after a while I got really bored. I missed my friends,
my teachers, and even just being outside with other people. Still, even with all that, I feel like those
years went by so quickly.