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Results of the youth literary contest "Magic Word"

Date:
12 May 2020

Source:
Press Office of the Amber Museum

For the fourth time the Amber Museum holds the youth literary contest "Magic Word" proposing students from city and regional schools to create own works about amber, and today we are ready to announce winners of this year contest.

The jury considered works in two age groups: 10–12 years and 13–15 years. Beside the two main categories – "Best Poetry" and "Best Prose", – a special category "A Story on Behalf of a Showpiece" has been established. In each of them, jurors chose a winner, several works were awarded special diplomas. The Amber Museum has prepared Letters of Gratitude* for the teachers.

Jurors:

Valentina Soloviova, writer, member of the Union of Russian Writers, author of children and youth books;

Milana Shumakova, document specialist of the Institute of Humanities, member of the committee on evaluation of works by participants of the regional stage of the Russian Literary Olympiad for School Students;

Maia Medvedeva, specialist in educational work from the Kaliningrad Regonal Amber Museum.

WINNERS OF THE CONTEST

Special Category "A Story on Behalf of a Showpiece"

Laureate
Ivanov Ilia "The Night in Museum"
School No 2, Kaliningrad

Diploma
Rzaeva Veronika "The History of a Showpiece"
School No 7, Kaliningrad

Age group 10–12 years
Category "Best Poetry"

Laureate
Aksentieva Veronika "The Sunstone"
School No 13, Kaliningrad

Diploma
Rylina Polina "A Small Amber"
School No 13, Kaliningrad

Category "Best Prose"

Laureate
Garina Anastasia "Legend of the Sunny Castle"
School No 2, Kaliningrad

Diploma
Baturin Maksim "The Magic of Amber Dragonfly"
School No 2, Kaliningrad

Age group 13–15 years
Category "Best Poetry"