2012 Sejong Writing Competition

Winning Entries

Sijo

first place ("I Have Heard") - Hollister Rhone
second place ("Alice") - Mary Liza Hartong
third place ("Kite") - Alice Ra
honorable mentions

Essay

Senior prompt: Write about your interpretation of Hwang Sun-won's short story "Cranes" in regards to reconciliation between the two Koreas.

Senior
first place - Eunsuh Emily Chun
second place - Carlo Castillo
third place - Julianna Marandola

Junior prompt: Read a Korean folktale and write about one of three topics — a) your interpretation of the folktale and its creation, b) why you disagree with it, or c) which character you relate to the best.

Junior
first place - Rosie Eunseon Choi
second place - Noah Lee
third place - Jessica Squires