CCYW Youth Advisory Board Members


In 2007, Elena was awarded first place by The Betty Award for her short fiction tale "My Fairy and Me." In 2008, Elena attended Stanford University's EPGY two week resident program in creative writing, participating with 20 other students from all over the world. Her other interests include singing, playing the piano, guitar, bass clarinet and tenor saxophone. Elena started writing her own music compositions at age 10 and aspires to become a musician, songwriter and singer.

Elena Dreisbach
California, High School

Alda is a senior in High School in New York. She has completed five fantasy manuscripts and is currently working on a sixth novel, on top of homework and the SAT’s. Being a big nerd (and proud of it), she participates in just about every academic team there is. Aside from writing books that are too long for their own good, Alda enjoys reading, surfing the Internet even though she has other things to do and archery, which she isn’t very good at but will keep at anyway.

 Alda

Alda Yuan
New York, High School

Breanne

Breanne has participated in two National Writing Competitions(NaNoWriMo).  She also writes short stories and poetry.  Breanne is Secretary of a Creative Writing Club and Student Ambassador for the People to People Organization.  As an ambassador, Breanne has traveled to Australia and Washington, DC.  This summer, she will travel to Ireland, Scotland and Wales.  Her interests include reading, riding her horses, spending time with her animals, and ballroom and salsa dancing.  Breanne is participating in the Master Mentor program. 

Breanne Bartok 
California, High School


 

Ela Banerjee has been passionate about creative writing since middle school, with specific interest in poetry and personal essay/narrative. Her work has been recognized in the past by Writing Magazine, the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the Sacramento Poetry Center, Creative Communications, and Innerspark. She also participated in and served as an editor for her school literary magazine. At school, Ela participates in Speech and Debate, Academic Decathlon, Science Fair, Key Club, and California Scholarship Federation.

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