Alexandra Maria Proca

Alexandra Maria Proca is a currently a high school senior and aspiring author from Columbus, Ohio. Her published works were born as a result of English and art projects during early and middle school years. In her spare time, Alex enjoys playing piano, running cross country and track, and performing in musicals at Bishop Watterson High School. Although she is interested in studying science in college, she hopes to pursue her love and appreciation for writing and to continue to publish her work throughout her life. A soon to be college freshman, she hopes to re-kindle her love for writing with some new, enticing projects to be published soon.

Alexandra is a 2016 recipient of several Scholastic Writing Awards, Midwest Region at Large, as follows: 1 GOLD KEY for personal essay/ memoir “Strokes for Success”, 1 SILVER KEY for critical essay “Charles Darwin's Theory of Evolution: A Historical Debate between the Scientist and the Man of Faith), 1 Honorable mention for poem “Ode to Heart” and 5 Honorable mentions for flash-fiction and short story “Arms”,” Divided”, “I am a Rock”, “The Rules”, “The Fight for Rights” (short stories that are published in her original book "Waiting for Love". She is also a 2015 recipient of Scholastic Writing Awards, Midwest Region at Large, two Honorable Mentions for Essays: “Equal Protection of the Law” and “If I Were the Leader of the Free World”.