RAYMOND – Winners of the Rankin Literary Festival in three categories of creative achievement were:
- First place, short stories, “Nightmare” by Evelin Joanny Aguilar, Pearl High School, 10th grade
- Second place, short stories, “A Small Envelope” by Cullen Anthony Hill, Puckett High School, 12th grade
- Third place, short stories, “The Box” by Jonathan Lucas, Hartfield Academy, 11th grade
- First place, poetry, “To Quilt a Phrase” by Avery Wolfe, Pisgah High School, 12th grade
- Second place, poetry, “El Botas” by Jack Gaskin, Hartfield Academy, 12th grade
- Third place, poetry, “The Mirror” by Amy Grantham, Florence High School, 12th grade
- First place, essay, “A Spark’s Influence” by Libbie Claire Jones, Pisgah High School, 12th grade
- Second place, essay, “Process of Changing the World” by Karlana Simmons, East Rankin Academy, 12th grade
- Third place, essay, “Teen Influencers” by Taylor Phillips, Hartfield Academy, 11th grade
The Rankin Literary Scholarship is awarded each year to first-place winners who compete in the festival. Small cash prizes are awarded in addition to the full tuition scholarship to Ϲ.