Selected from record-breaking number of applicants; Invited to participate in weeklong intensive conference in Miami
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We couldn’t be more excited to announce that Isabella Nilsson, a Hathaway Brown senior who lives in Cleveland Heights, has been named one of only 20 writing finalists in the country by the National YoungArts Foundation for 2016. Her work in the category of short story was selected from more than 12,000 applications across 10 literary, visual, design, and performing arts disciplines from U.S. students in grades 10-12—the largest number of applications received in the program’s history.
As a finalist, Isabella has been invited to attend the 35th Annual National YoungArts Week program, to be held January 3-10, 2016, in Miami, Florida. This weeklong intensive conference aims to foster cross-disciplinary collaboration and community, with master classes and workshops facilitated by internationally renowned leaders in their fields—professional artists, actors, and authors, including Academy Award and MacArthur Genius winners.
Isabella also will be considered for a cash award of up to $10,000, and she is eligible to become a U.S. Presidential Scholar in the Arts, as YoungArts is the exclusive nominating agency for this high honor, which is given by the White House to 20 students each year.
YoungArts alumni who have gone on to become leaders in their fields include actresses Anna Gunn, Viola Davis, and Kerry Washington; Broadway stars Raul Esparza, Andrew Rannells, and Billy Porter; recording artists Josh Groban, Nicki Minaj, Chris Young, and Judith Hill, and New York Times bestselling author Sam Lipsyte.
At Hathaway Brown, Isabella has had the opportunity to hone in on her own authentic and creative voice through the Osborne Writing Center, and she’s refined her writing under the direction of award-winning and bestselling authors who have been workshop leaders at the school’s annual Young Writers and Artists Festival. She’s also been closely mentored by Paula McLain, a Cleveland native and author of The Paris Wife, whom she met at HB in 2014.
Congratulations, Isabella!
