The 2023 Awards Issue
Vol. 35, No. 2 Sept. – Dec. 2023 ISSN: 0899-529X
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2 Haiku and Artwork by I.S.S.H. Students in Tokyo, Japan.
6 The 2023 Asian Celebration Haiku and Tanka Exhibit
8 Celebrate America Creative Writing Contest
• First Place Winner: “3” by Lillie Villezcas, grade 5, Nevada.
• Second Place: “Belonging” by Katrusia McPeek, grade 5, New York.
• Third Place: “A Welcoming Nation” by Mae Seavey, grade 5, Indiana.
11 Skipping Stones Book Awards: Honors List of Multicultural and Nature Books & Teaching Resources
* The Youth Honor Awards Section *
13 Huo Guo/Hotpot /火锅 • what i don’t tell you when you ask me…
14 A List for a Better World • See The Colors
15 Who Am I?
16 Hope Can Be Any Size
17 The U.S. Holiday Season
18 The Multiverse • The Rebelled • The Cavy • Glory
19 We Can’t Back Down • Environmental Justice?
20 Not A Foreigner
21 Nature’s Legacy • Placated Power
22 The Change of the Current
23 The Greenhouse Effect
24 Noteworthy Nature Art Entries
26 Art by Students in South Korea
27 To See Beyond
28 A Message to the Message of My Expected Excellence • Homecoming
30 Retirement
31 My Wise Little Krishna
32 When Dreams Pick Me Up • Sunset
33 Same and Different
35 Noteworthy Haiku and Art Entries
Regular Departments
Cover “Butterflies on the Cactus” by Minseo Choi, h.s. junior, Seoul, South Korea.
3 From the Editors
5 Skipping Stones Stew: Another World • Stop Trashing Our Oceans
29 What’s On Your Mind?: Autumn • Fluttering Thoughts
36 Back Cover: Youth Awards Art Entries
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