We would like to congratulate the nine 826 Valencia student writers who have won awards from the 2005 San Francisco Youth Arts Festival:

Dominic Finocchiaro -- Short Short Story GOLD
Branduin Stroud -- Essay/Memoir GOLD
Sally Mao -- Short Short Story SILVER
Christina Jones -- Essay/Memoir GOLD
Nivia Brown -- Essay/Memoir SILVER
Adreena Winnfield -- Expository/Journalistic Writing SILVER
Bianca Catalan -- Expository/Journalistic Writing SILVER
Miguel Espinoza -- Expository/Journalistic Writing SILVER
Adrienne Formentos -- Poetry BRONZE

Our winners come from the SUN newspaper at Everett Middle School, Volume 4 of The 826 Quarterly, and our book collaboration between Thurgood Marshall High School and writer Isabel Allende, Waiting to Be Heard: Youth Speak Out about Inheriting a Violent World.

Congratulations to all!

For more information about the SF Youth Arts Festival, visit www.sfyouthartsfestival.org