Many GR young authors receive awards

Young authors put their most precious stories out there for others to judge.

In the end, more than 100 authors from Sweetwater County School District No. 2 submitted entries for the 2017 Young Authors Awards program. Each year, students across the state are invited to write fiction, nonfiction and poetry for the competition.

Fredrick “Steve” Schwartz, District No. 2 young authors coordinator, said the number of entries was comparable to what the district has received in other years.

“Fiction always has the most entries. Whether it is because fiction is easier to write or just more fun, I am no...