2017 Totem Head Writing Contest Update

We finally have our semi-finalists!
 
It’s been a long first round of eliminations! We thank you for your patience and apologize for the delay. 🙂 We had a devil of a time finding volunteers this year, but our fearless administrator stepped in and finished up our first round of eliminations. So without further adieu, may I present, our 2017 semi-finalists!
These entries will advance to our next round of eliminations and compete for a spot in the final round. CONGRATS TO ALL!
 
8 and Under
THE GREAT ESCAPE by Sofie Dardzinski
A SWEET STORY by Kathleen Durand
Journey for the Rainbow Diamond/Audrey Kim
THE LIFE OF GAMING by Ethan Adams
A STORY BY A 3 YEAR OLD by Ewan Adams
THE VENUS FLYTRAP TAKEOVER by Ryu Lam
TIME ADVENTURE by Vivian Highland
THE FOOTBALL GAME by Elliot Homel
HAWAII by Zoe Slipakoff
GALAXY CAKE by Jacob Burns
MY HORRIBLE LIFE by Matthew Doughty
HANNAH’S COOL CONTRAPTION by Hannah Lee
 
9 – 10
LLAMA-BORGHINI, A SNOW GLOBE STORY by Logan Porter
LONG AGO by Alexander Dang
THE AFTER by L.J.Quinn
TEMPLE OF FEARS by Sonny Angulo
DISCOVERING ATLANTIS by Garrison George
MY ADVENTURES IN GAME WORLD by Emily Forlizzi
THE SEA AQUARIUM by Ava Holtsberg
TOTEM’S HEAD by Joshua Lipton
DARK FOREST by Alyssa Ciaburri
IN THE TIME OF WAR by David Jen
A SWEET DOG WALK by Soohyang Claire Kim
MY CAMPING TRIP by Angela Kim
CURRENT by Vanessa Garcia
THE WINTER MOVE by Ellie Chiliberti
SLAPPY’S ORIGIN by Sebastian Parra
 
11 – 12
ATHIEA’S MAGIC by Sara Hulist
ALA’S STAR by Kendall Cooper
BOMBED by Eliana Du
L’ENDEAVOR TROPICAL by Nina Nygren
THE COVER OF EVIL by Hannah Albano
LUMINESCENT FEATURES by Micah Mangot
NOBLE by Hannah Albano
THE FORGOTTEN WILL by Hannah Albano
GIVING IN by HAnnah Albano
THE BAD BABYSIT by Gabriel McClanahan
BROKEN by Anna Yang
FREEDOM by Anna Yang
SO THERE I WAS by Claire Chen
UNCOMMON WHALE by Marcus Beebe
THE BEAST by Anna Wortzman
STRANGE by Saikrishna Karthik Gundlapalli
A MAN IN THE SHADOWS by Madison Flanagan
 
13 – 18
THE CASE OF THE MISSING HUMANS! by Ajay Balasubramaniam
THE CAVE by Suraj Singareddy
NATURE DECIDES by Anthony Zhai
INNOCENT BLOOD by Anna Durand
THE LOST KEY by Amrita Bhasin
CATASTROPHE by Maria Qualkinbush
FALL by Taylor Hu
DRIVER’S REVENGE by Landri Johnson
THE DEAL by Perry Shipley
THE CYCLE by Wade Savage
FOUND by Sarah Heckman
SMOOTH SAILING by Lauren Molenda
THE CELL OF THE BRAIN by Evan Orozco
GUILTY: LESSON LEARNED by Elysia Valverde
 
ALL AGES – No prescribed beginning
MORNING MOURNING by Allison Liu
TWISTED TAIL by Adaline Griffiths
EXIT EXAM by Amrita Bhasin
A CHANGE by Therese Gonzales
THE CHINA DOLL by Therese Gonzales
THE DIMENSION by Morgan Walker
THE SEVEN DEMIGODS by Ethan Louissant
THE PEOPLE’s REBELLION by Isabella Astuto
Written by Colleen