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By Joanna DelBuono
Brooklyn Daily
Bay Ridge
Teen author at Poly Prep
Can a Pulitzer be far behind? Not for Poly Prep junior Jada Baijnath, a teen author who received the Editor’s Choice award from Teen Ink for her short story, “House.”
The literary sensation submitted her story after receiving encouragement from her Writer’s Life class, led by English teacher Christy Hutchcraft.
“The Writer’s Life is a creative-writing course that offers students an opportunity to study and practice fiction and poetry,” said Hutchcraft, whose assessment was spot on with the publication of Jada’s work.
According to the mag’s website, “You’ll find the Editor’s Choice badge next to the best work on TeenInk.com — when you see this next to the title of the work, you know it’s something special.”
Standing O knows that Jada is something special even without it, and now Jada is getting a Standing O, too — proof that she has really hit the big time.
Write on, Jada!
Poly Prep Country Day School [9216 Seventh Ave. at Poly Place in Bay Ridge, (718) 836–9800].