On Tuesday, April 18, Pecatonica High School sophomore Anna Munson was honored at the 98th Annual Rockford Woman’s Club Creative Writing Contest luncheon. Back in March, Anna submitted two pieces of writing: a poem and a short story. Both of her creative writing pieces were chosen as two of ten finalists out of more than 120 writing submissions from students in the greater Rockford area.
Anna, her parents, and her former Language Arts teacher Mrs. Johnson attended the luncheon with the eight other finalists, their families and teachers, and members of the Rockford Woman’s Club. Each student read their poem or work of prose and received a $50 scholarship.
At the end of the event, Rockford Woman’s Club President Nancy Whitlock announced that Anna was the grand prize winner of the Genevieve B. Taxon Award, which includes a $1,000 scholarship, for her work of prose “The Peculiarity of Walter Browns.” This marks the second year in a row in which Anna’s writing has won the Rockford Woman’s Club Creative Writing Contest’s grand prize.