February 16, 2026
2026 Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition System Level Winners!

Congratulations to the Barrow County School System’s Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition System‑Level Winners!
- Korra Doolkadir – Kennedy Elementary – Untitled
- Rowan Deal – Bethlehem Elementary – Untitled
- Thiago Giraldo Rivera – Winder Elementary – ‘When I Got to the Mexican Restaurant’
- Everly Lee – County Line Elementary – ‘The Portal and the Fairy’
- Aviva Williams – Winder Elementary – ‘Three Colors of Nature’
- Lia Nicole Helton – Holsenbeck Elementary – ‘Eleven Layers’
- Leilan Rucker – Haymon-Morris Middle – ‘The Holiday Shift’
- Henslee O’Hare – Arts & Innovation Magnet Program – ‘The Sign of Sound’
- Skylar Manus – Westside Middle – ‘Stable Mind’
- Allie Rooks – Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy – ‘The Last Day of Autumn’
- Ceciley Vanderniet – Winder-Barrow High – ‘My Ribs’
- Alora Cranford – Winder-Barrow High – ‘Feel the Flowers’
- Owen Forsythe – Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy – ‘What Lives in the Dark’
