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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
    • Visit Cold Spring Harbor
  • Exhibits
    • On View
    • New Exhibit - Monsters & Mermaids
    • Collection
    • Research
    • Online Exhibits
    • Audio
  • Things To Do
    • All Events for Adults & Children
    • Book Club
    • Crafts & Cocktails
    • Great Whale Takeover
    • Sea Glass Festival (2025)
      • Sea Glass Fiction Contest Winners
    • Haunted Boo-seum
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
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COLD SPRING HARBOR, NY 

​Events & exhibits
​for all ages, all year!

Sea Glass Fiction Contest

​ Grades 6-8

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First Place: Jessica Ye of Cold Spring Harbor – Grade 7
The poetic and profound changes of letting go.
The Shard of the Sea

Second Place:  Violetta Young of Cold Spring Harbor - Grade 7 
Sea glass prompts a mysterious connection to a lost sibling. ​
City of Glass

Third Place: Meghan Lefkowitz of Cold Spring Harbor – Grade 7
A girl struggles with family loss.
Shards

Honorable Mention: Isla Passavia of Lloyd Harbor – Grade 6
 A sorrowful Titanic story.
The Unforgiving Ocean

Honorable Mention: Arsal Mowla of Jericho – Grade 6
Vengeful shards beneath the waves!
A Glass of Karma

Honorable Mention: Nora MacConaonaigh of Manhasset – Grade 8
 A surprise-ending for a found piece of sea glass.
The Crown Jewel

Honorable Mention: Asaya Singh Mortman of Halesite – Grade 6

​A shard brings new luck to a baseball player
The Lucky Charm

Honorable Mention: Steven Li of Syosset - Grade 6

Mysterious alchemy under the full moon!
Shards of Magic

Honorable Mention: Olivia Zhang of Jericho – Grade 6
​
A shard searches for belonging. 
Sea Glass Prompt

More Winning Entries
Grades 3-5
Grades 9-12
Sea Glass Festival

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Hours

Fall-Spring: Thurs-Sun, 11-4 pm; Open School Breaks & Select Holidays

Offices: Weekdays, ​9-5pm​

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Address

Gallery: 301 Main Street | Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724
Office: 279 Main Street 
| Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724

Contact

631 367 3418
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  • Home
  • Visit
    • Hours & Admission
    • Directions
    • Visit Cold Spring Harbor
  • Exhibits
    • On View
    • New Exhibit - Monsters & Mermaids
    • Collection
    • Research
    • Online Exhibits
    • Audio
  • Things To Do
    • All Events for Adults & Children
    • Book Club
    • Crafts & Cocktails
    • Great Whale Takeover
    • Sea Glass Festival (2025)
      • Sea Glass Fiction Contest Winners
    • Haunted Boo-seum
    • Museum From Home
    • Recorded Lectures
  • Education
    • Schools
    • Museum-To-You
    • Scouts
    • August Camp
    • Summer Field Trips
    • Adult Groups
  • Join & Support
    • Donate
    • Membership
      • Museum Passes for Libraries
    • Businesses
    • Planned Giving
    • Museum Store
  • Blog
  • About
    • Mission & History
    • Meet the Team
    • Volunteer
    • Newsletter & Links
    • Contact