PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN

Judge: Amy Elder, left, Letters Chair; and Taylor Cline, First Place, “Mommy’s Love,” Essay, Venice High School; Elena Ruckstuhl, Second Place, “A Memorial,” Essay, Palmetto High School; Katarina Boehm, Third Place, “Here I Come,” Poem, Booker High School; Rachel Freedman, Merit Award, “Photography,” Essay, Riverview High School; KJ Davidson-Turner, Merit Award, “In Every Cracked House,” Essay, Riverview High School; Judge: Ronni Miller.

PHOTO COURTESY OF NATIONAL LEAGUE OF AMERICAN PEN WOMEN

Judge: Halide Smith, left; Taylor Zeberacki, First Place, “Pain To Your Heart,” Song, Manatee High School; Music Chair, Dr. Alice A. Moerk; Mathew Falgowski, Second Place, “The Journey,” Piano, Pine View High School; Judge: Ellen Di Piazza.