A Florida student has captured the top honor in Hollins University’s 58^th Annual 南希·索普诗歌比赛.

比赛为高中或预科学校二年级或三年级的年轻女性或在家自学的年轻女性提交的最佳诗歌提供奖学金、奖品和认可。 今年，来自43个州和6个国家的442名参赛者提交了作品。 Winners are chosen by students and faculty in Hollins’ creative writing program.

Sandra Lin, a student at Bell High School in Bell, Florida, won first place for her work, “this is what they did.” 她将获得350美元的现金奖励； 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 12^th grade students.

五名学生在今年的比赛中获得了第二名的荣誉。 They will receive publication in 货物; two 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1,000美元，总额为4,000美元，为期四年（如果学生在霍林斯大学注册，则适用）； 还有500美元的奖学金来申请霍林萨默大学

Elane Kim
Stanford University Online High School, Stanford, California
“Hanok”
“Sonnet as Open Sign”
(Cited for two of her poems, Kim is a Double Second Place Winner. 除了获得其他二等奖外，她还将获得免费学费和住房，而不是500美元的奖学金。)

Josephine Almond
Walton High School, Marietta, Georgia
“Strawberry Jam”

Nina Ballerstedt
Norcross High School, Norcross, Georgia
“Nani Tells the Story of My Great-Grandfather and the Tiger”

Beatrix Kim
The Pennington School, Pennington, New Jersey
“Farmhouse Feminism”

Jessica Kim
La Canada High School, La Canada, California
“Firework Girls”

南希·索普（Nancy Thorp）是霍林斯学院（Hollins） 1960届的一名学生，她是一名年轻的诗人，在学生时代就表现出了很大的希望。 1962年，南希·索普去世后，他的家人创办了南希·索普诗歌大赛，以鼓励和表彰年轻诗人的作品。