The annual Friends of Anderson Park Short Story Contest is designed to foster creativity and a love of writing while drawing on Anderson Park as a spark for the imagination. The contest was established in 2018 and is open to Montclair students in sixth, seventh and eighth grades.
2023
Zoe Cohen
“Memories”
Madeline Ahern
“True Love”
Rose Wiseman
“Hot Dog Adventure”
Aaria Shah
Olmsted Oak Award Winner
“Reflections of a Writer: Finding Inspiration and Growth at Anderson Park”
The Olmsted Oak Award is for a distinctive work that falls outside the definition of “story.”
2021
Ila Bhattacharjee
“Fairy House”
Malia Cesareo
“Pigeon Man”
Samaara Navani
“The Tree”
Aaria Shah
“When Time Tampers With You”
2020
Beckett Simon
“Anthony and the Mole”
Vaurie Wilson
“The Wishing Willow”
Abigail Shepheard-Walwyn
“Elves”
2019
Winners of the 2019 Anderson Park Short Story Contest, from left: Juniper Shelley, Maxwell Kumahor, Suki Grabcheski, and Madeleine Young.
Maxwell Kumahor
“Stand Up”
Juniper Shelley
“Walking”
Madeleine Young
“What Happens After Dark: The Monsters of Anderson Park”
Suki Grabcheski
“Posie in Anderson Park”
– Olmsted Oak Award –