Writing Against Hunger
Each year, WSCAH invites young writers to raise their voices against hunger through poetry and essays. Writing Against Hunger empowers students to reflect on food justice, community, and equity—putting their creativity to work for change.
In 2025, we received a record number of powerful submissions from students across New York City. We are proud to present the selected winners and finalists.
We are grateful to all of the incredible school and community partners who helped to get the word out about Writing Against Hunger:
Avenues of the World School
Baruch College
Clarkstown High School North
Ethical Fieldston School
Dwight School
Futures Ignite
Horace Mann School
Hunger College High School
ICL Academy
Lycée Français de New York
Norwood Public School
PS 166
PS 9
Ramaz
Ransom Everglades School
Ridgewood High School
Sidwell Friends
Southeastern Regional Tech High School
The Center School, MS243
The Hewitt School
The Studio School
The Trinity School
Special Thanks To Our Judges:
Truth Thomas
Maritza Rivera
J R (Judy) Turek
PREVIOUS YEARS' WINNERS & FINALISTS
- 2024 Winners & FinalistsWinning submissions by Hannah Adler, Kaycee Baker, Chloe Gibeon, Gabrielle Guzman, Paulina Milewska, Avril Wei, and Rana Musleh. Finalists include Leela Fleck, James Gettinger, Rose Posternak, Austin Ruan, and Jehee Nam.
- 2023 Winners & FinalistsWinning submissions by Louisa Rosenblatt, Noemie Rak, Sahil Gandhi, Bailey Randall, Sidney Meyer, Hermione Heckrich, Diya Mangaraj, Dahlia Devine Lief, and Josephine Crim. Finalists include Faris Lenahan, Alexandra Stillman, Ty Alejandro Loo, Hobbes Clateman, Lyla Turk, Lisa Vasant, and Mica (Micaela) Su.