Silver Pen Winners 2023

Wildewood Downs Announces Essay Winners

The 2023 Silver Pen Competition has officially ended, and Wildewood Downs is proud to announce the winners.

Wildewood Downs invited their three winners and their friends and families to an award ceremony on April 20th, 2023. There they were presented with $3,750 cash prizes and essay topic for 2023 was as follows:

“Today there are over 5 billion people that have a cellular phone. Do you feel like owning a cell phone has made a positive or negative impact on today’s world? Do you believe cell phones have created an improvement in communication, or created more disconnect between people?”

Each essay topic was discussed and selected by Wildewood Downs Members who make up the judging panel.

The Silver Pen Writing Competition is an essay competition that Wildewood Downs’ parent company, The Maxwell Group, started in 2012 to bridge the communication gap between high school seniors and their Members. Over the last ten years, they have awarded over 380,000 dollars to high school seniors to help them with the rising tuition costs. Each participant must submit a written essay with a minimum of 1,000 words.

1st Place

Mason Cherry

Lugoff-Elgin High School

2nd Place

Lily Whitener

Blythewood High School

3rd Place

Emma Iskhakov

Ridge View High School

To learn more about the Silver Pen Writing Competition, visit: Silverpen-SLC.com