Missouri Youth Write 2009 Winners
Gold Key
| Samuel Barth | 11 | Park Hill High School | Ronda Scott | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Megan Beney | 12 | McCluer North Senior High School | Timothy Ryan | Short Story |
| Emily Boresow | 12 | Blue Valley North High School | Susie Schweiker | Writing Portfolio General |
| Erin Chambers* | 12 | Hickman High School | Kim Pettlon-Acopolis | Journalism |
| Janice Clawson | 12 | Hickman High School | Dean Stover | Short Story |
| Sally Fritsche* | 12 | Hickman High School | Dean Stover | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Jessi Glueck* | 8 | Leawood Middle School | Amanda Witty | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Cassie Liu* | 12 | Wildwood Lafayette High School | Crystal Maier | Writing Portfolio General |
| Yunshu Luo* | 8 | Crestview Middle School | Anne Schirmer | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Emily Perry | 12 | Park Hill High School | Jennifer Gross | Personal Essay/Memoir |
Silver Key
| Maddie Douglas | 8 | Leawood Middle School | Amanda Witty | Short Story |
| Atreyo Ghosh | 8 | Jefferson Junior High School | Paula Donoho | Short Short Story |
| Jessi Glueck | 8 | Leawood Middle School | Amanda Witty | Short Story |
| Jessi Glueck | 8 | Leawood Middle School | Amanda Witty | Poetry |
| Mallory Hartigan | 11 | St. Joseph Central High School | Amanda Moyers | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Emalie Jacobs | 12 | Parkway South High School | Tracy Bouslog | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Alyson Jones | 7 | Blair Oaks Middle School | Kelli Jones | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Cassie Liu | 12 | Wildwood Lafayette High School | Crystal Maier | Science Fiction/Fantasy |
| Britne Misner | 12 | St. Joseph Benton High School | Kelly Lock | Poetry |
| Claire Mullaney | 8 | Manchester St. Joseph School | Tamara Dalton | Poetry |
| Virginia Runcie | 12 | Mount Vernon High School | Kimberly Witt | Short Story |
| Virginia Runcie | 12 | Mount Vernon High School | Kimberly Witt | Poetry |
| Elizabeth Shannon | 9 | Webster Groves High School | Donald Johnson | Short Short Story |
| Kate Welsh | 12 | Crossroads School | Sarah Wolff | Writing Portfolio General |
Honorable Mention
| Nicole Banocy | 10 | Incarnate Word Academy | Angela Kohnen | Poetry |
| Ruth Boettner | 12 | Maryville High School | Janet Jelavich | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Anna Bunton | 10 | Liberty Senior High School | Victoria Jones | Poetry |
| Maria Carlos | 12 | Hickman High School | Dean Stover | Poetry |
| Curtis Chapin | 8 | Delta Woods Middle School | Curtis Chapin | Short Short Story |
| Luke Christisen | 12 | Francis Howell North High School | Shelly Grimshaw | Writing Portfolio General |
| Maria Doerr | 8 | Jefferson Junior High School | Paula Donoho | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Amber Flood | 12 | Blue Springs High School | Ruth Hafner | Poetry |
| Alice Floros | 12 | Nerinx Hall High School | Noeli Lytton | Short Story |
| Lauren Fuller | 9 | Jefferson Junior High School | Lauren Fuller | Journalism |
| Atreyo Ghosh | 8 | Jefferson Junior High School | Paula Donoho | Short Story |
| Kevin Hallagan | 12 | Hickman High School | Kevin Hallagan | Short Story |
| Ian Huyett | 12 | Shawnee Mission East High School | Skip Graham | Short Story |
| Kelsey Jarvis | 12 | Hickman High School | Dean Stover | Poetry |
| Melissa Kaster | 10 | Homeschool | Chris Kaster | Poetry |
| Kirsten-Anne Lambson | 12 | Hickman High School | Dean Stover | Poetry |
| Cade Lyon | 9 | Savannah High School | Tyler Carlson | Short Short Story |
| Megan Mitchell | 10 | Sherwood High School | Lorraine Burns | Short Story |
| Chelsea Muzar | 10 | Park Hill High School | Jennifer Gross | Short Story |
| Theresa Nienaber | 12 | Cor Jesu Academy | Kimberly Cowan | Writing Portfolio General |
| Emily Pierson | 12 | Maryville High School | Janet Jelavich | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Mary Beth Rosenauer | 10 | Savannah High School | Carol Bunse | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Abby Scribner | 12 | Parkway North High School | Merle Singer | Writing Portfolio General |
| Keiffer Stickens | 11 | Savannah High School | Tyler Carlson | Poetry |
| Jacob Taylor | 8 | George Bode Middle School | Mary Rule | Poetry |
| Rebecca Weeks | 10 | Homeschool | Kathy Weeks | Poetry |
| Emma Wilson | 10 | Mount Vernon High School | Kimberly Blevins | Personal Essay/Memoir |
| Crystal Wren | 8 | Hazelwood North Middle School | Angela Selinger | Short Short Story |
*Missouri's Gold Key recipient also selected as 2009 National Scholastic Writing Awards Contest Silver Medal Winners. The students and their teachers were
recognized at the Art and Writing Awards national celebration—including an awards ceremony at Carnegie Hall—in New York, June 3–5, 2009.
