“Ode to My Mother’s Ex-Boyfriend, Ending in a Bushel of Strawberries” by Mae Tromsness of Greenville, South Carolina, has won first place in the 55th Annual Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest for Young Women.

该比赛为高中女生提交的最佳诗歌颁发奖学金、奖品和认可。

A student at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts and Humanities, Tromsness will receive a $350 cash prize; publication in 货物, Hollins’ award-winning student literary magazine; ten copies of 货物; 通过创意写作创意人才奖提供的可再生奖学金，最高可达5,000美元，四年奖学金总额为20,000美元（如果她在霍林斯大学注册，则适用）； and free tuition and housing for the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program for rising ninth through 12th grade students.

Six other works earned second place honors in this year’s contest. Each of the authors will receive publication in 货物; two copies of 货物; 通过创意写作人才奖提供的可再生奖学金，最高可达1,000美元，总额为4,000美元，为期四年（如果作者在霍林斯大学注册，则适用）； 以及申请霍林summer创意写作项目的500美元奖学金。

第二名得奖者包括：

“Ode to Soul(Food)s in the Deep American South
Emory Brinson
South Mecklenburg High School
Charlotte, North Carolina

“half-lives”
Emma Garrett
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

“Intercession Prayer”
Kaylee Jeong
Jesuit High School
Portland, Oregon

“Nainai”
Isabella Jiang
Cresskill High School
Cresskill, New Jersey

“Ears (A Ghazal)”
Claire Shang
Hunter College High School
New York, New York

“Getting to Know You”
Ayana Sofia
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts
New Orleans, Louisiana