Creative Writing Competition 2014-15 RESULTS

Congratulations to all of the passionate student writers who entered the 7th Annual CGA Creative Writing Competition! Over 45 judges have spent the last two months reviewing the fiction, non-fiction and poetry entries. We wholeheartedly thank the judges for their time, dedication and effort.

1st Place and Honorable Mention recipients listed below will be published in a book to be released on April 9, 2015.  Honorable Mentions are listed below in no particular order, but will be placed alphabetically by last name in the book.

All students who receive 1st Place or Honorable Mention must have a Parent Permission Form completed to have their work published in the book. Please click HERE to fill out the form. The forms must be completed by March 8, 2015 for the story/poem to appear in the book. Books contain the entries from the finalists: ALL 1st place and honorable mentions.

PRE-ORDER YOUR BOOK BY CLICKING HERE.

Books are $17, including tax. Deadline to pre-order books is March 8, 2015.

1st place winners receive 1 free copy of the book.

All pre-ordered Finalist Books will be distributed at the:

Book Release Party

April 9, 2015

Commons (Cafeteria)
Coppell High School

5:30p Pick up books
5:45p Program starts

1st Place recipients and Honorable Mentions will be honored at this event.

• 1st Place winners will have the opportunity to present a brief (4 minute) excerpt of their winning entry.

• Honorable Mentions and 1st Place winners will be called to the stage for recognition and photo opportunities.
• Drawing for a GoPro Camera. Student’s published in book are eligible for drawing AND must be present to win. (Program typically lasts until approximately 8pm.)

We will have a LIMITED number of books available for purchase at this event ($20 cash or check).

If you have any questions about the competition, please visit Rules and FAQs and Judging Process. If you have any questions or a name below is misspelled, please contact Elizabeth Chappell.

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And the winners are:

• 3rd Grade Fiction

Rishika Porandla	The Stolen Diamonds	1st Place
Akhil Vellaturi	Dinoman, the Lifesaver!	Honorable Mention
Gauri Murkoth	Chinese Rain	Honorable Mention
Himaja Tummuru	The Shape of Africa	Honorable Mention
Subashree Ganesan	The Mystery of the Stolen Stocking	Honorable Mention

•  3rd Grade Non-Fiction:

Akhil Vellaturi	Amazing Animals	1st Place
Tarini Gupta	The Ocean	Honorable Mention
Shreya Rastogi	A Proud Moment For Me	Honorable Mention
Rishika Porandla	Famous Artists	Honorable Mention

•  3rd Grade Poetry:

Akhil Vellaturi	Tiger’s Home	1st Place
Noah Hoenig	Spys	Honorable Mention
Samhitha Kona	Dear Santa	Honorable Mention
Harshun Kathiresan	Nature	Honorable Mention
Shreya Rastogi	Rabbit Habit	Honorable Mention

•  4th Grade Fiction:

Sreenidhi Kurakula	361 Abilene Road	1st Place
Michelle Liu	The Thanksgiving Escape	Honorable Mention
Sai Hiranya Akarapu	Dreamland	Honorable Mention
Milani Miller	The Night I Feard	Honorable Mention
Mithila Vijay	The Changed Sector	Honorable Mention
Lindsay Patton	Family Holiday	Honorable Mention

• 4th Grade Non-Fiction:

Ananya Mukund	Career: Mom	1st Place
Parthiv M. Javangula	The Heart	Honorable Mention
Tanmai Buyyanapragada	The Magical Door	Honorable Mention
Shreya Mekala	All About Texas	Honorable Mention

•  4th Grade Poetry:

Fatima Syed	Autumn’s Coming!	1st Place
Brianna Poon	All Seasons	Honorable Mention
Aryan Chaubey	Scared of a owl	Honorable Mention
Katelyn Vergien	The months	Honorable Mention
Ananya Mukund	Thoughts	Honorable Mention
Stephanie Xia	At Night	Honorable Mention

•  5th Grade Fiction:

Saif Kader	The Problem With Lead	1st Place
Sofia Ufret	Cupcakerella	Honorable Mention
Akhila Gunturu	My Life As A Raindrop (Which Is Very Short!)	Honorable Mention
Aditi Krishnan	A Downtown Dallas Mystery	Honorable Mention
Tvisha Garg	By The Koi Pond	Honorable Mention
Mira Jiang	Lost in the Wilderness	Honorable Mention

•  5th Grade Non-Fiction:

Maanas Sharma	The Magnificent Land of the Grand Canyon	1st Place
Arwyn Sullivan	Bubbles	Honorable Mention
Abhinav Mayreddy	Perseverance	Honorable Mention
Stephanie You	Are Nerds Actually Popular?	Honorable Mention
Kaushik Gattepalli	My New World	Honorable Mention
Shreya Chalapalli	Leonardo da Vinci: A Man of Two Minds	Honorable Mention
Aditi Krishnan	The Test	Honorable Mention
Ellie Miller	My Mom’s Great Idea	Honorable Mention

•  5th Grade Poetry:

Aarushi Chitagi	What am I? An Avalanche or a River?	1st Place
Natasha Banga	My World, My Life	Honorable Mention
Shreya Chalapalli	Sandcastle	Honorable Mention
Anisha Bhattaru	Save The Trees!	Honorable Mention
Kayleigh Sim	Spring	Honorable Mention

•  6th Grade Fiction:

Yashasvi Karri	The Traitor Within	1st Place
Helen Tan	The Great House of Bat	Honorable Mention
Marc Hatanpaa	Parody of a Game Show	Honorable Mention
Zahra Chopra	When Santa Stole Christmas	Honorable Mention
Divya Ravindra	Rags to Riches	Honorable Mention
Sreya Mulukutla	Letting Go	Honorable Mention
NeilUpreti	Through Iran In a Caravan	Honorable Mention
Anushri Saxena	Knots	Honorable Mention

•  6th Grade Non-Fiction:

Keertana Narayanan	Best Medicine	1st Place
Saniya Agrawal	Can Internet friends be real friends	Honorable Mention
Ilina Jayal	Walter Elias Disney	Honorable Mention
Thanvi Kodali	The Global Inspiration	Honorable Mention
Megan Gi	Two Heads Are Better Than One	Honorable Mention
Praneeth Kudaka	Victory	Honorable Mention

•  6th Grade Poetry:

Grace Hewlett	Peas	1st Place
Kaitlin Tan	The Writer	Honorable Mention
Keertana Narayanan	Dread	Honorable Mention
Sarah Courtney McNeely	Darkness’ Best Hour	Honorable Mention
Avani Kashyap	A Chain of Hope	Honorable Mention
Divya Ravindra	Life, A Journey	Honorable Mention
Anushri Saxena	The Grass	Honorable Mention

•  7th Grade Fiction:

Eva Theel	Breathing	1st Place
Anthony Cesario	Super Secret Stakeout Mission	Honorable Mention
Sophia Kunkel	Trouble Aloft	Honorable Mention
Ayra Charania	Detached	Honorable Mention
Shreya Tamma	The Pathway to Truth	Honorable Mention

•  7th Grade Non-Fiction:

Akansha Singh	Land of Fire and Ice	1st Place
Aneesh Sharma	Religious Conflict in Nigeria	Honorable Mention
Tejasvini Tummuru	The Civil Rights Movement	Honorable Mention
Mahek Kakkar	Era of Advancement	Honorable Mention

•  7th Grade Poetry:

Akansha Singh	Light and Dark	1st Place
Malavika Kashyap	Unjust	Honorable Mention
Megan Vu	Writer’s Block	Honorable Mention
Eva Theel	I Was Their Daughter Once	Honorable Mention
Anjali Satpathy	I Can	Honorable Mention
Emilie Sangerhausen	One.	Honorable Mention
Aneesh Sharma	ETERNAL LOVE	Honorable Mention
Shravya Mahesh	A Game of Friends	Honorable Mention

•  8th Grade Fiction:

Kelly Wei	Static	1st Place
Joseph Koh	5/1/1963	Honorable Mention
Uttami Godha	A Typical Day	Honorable Mention
Kevin Shi	Peace Begins With War	Honorable Mention

•  8th Grade Non-Fiction:

Akila Muthukumar	The Lollipop	1st Place
Pratik Koppikar	The Sound In Our Silence	Honorable Mention
Uttami Godha	The Fruit Basket of Time	Honorable Mention
Jayashree Ganesan	Fragile But Strong	Honorable Mention
Tarun Kudaka	A Powerful Impact	Honorable Mention
Manasi Ramadurgum	The Unsung	Honorable Mention
Akshaj Turebylu	A Medley of Languages	Honorable Mention

•  8th Grade Poetry:

Kelly Wei	Unsolicited Advice	1st Place
Akila Muthukumar	Deadliest Of Them All	Honorable Mention
Sruthi Atluri	I Can	Honorable Mention
Jayashree Ganesan	Many Do Not Hear, Not Even a Sound	Honorable Mention
Emma Lowery	Through the Lively Glass	Honorable Mention
Kanishka Shah	Too Late	Honorable Mention

• 9th Grade Fiction:

Rithvik Suresh	Final Frontier	1st Place
Deepa Ravindra	Anastasia	Honorable Mention
Ashna Pathan	The Silent Serpent	Honorable Mention
Sarah Low	Firelight	Honorable Mention

•  9th Grade Poetry:

Nimisha Jain	Cosmic Love	1st Place
Shruti Vellaturi	Truest Beauty	Honorable Mention
Katrina Fisher	THIRTEEN UNLUCKY MUSINGS	Honorable Mention
Kathryn Rudd	Don’t Turn on the Lights	Honorable Mention
Vivek Chilakamarri	Your Best Teachers	Honorable Mention
Christine Young	What are you really?	Honorable Mention
Dharshini Suresh	A New Chance	Honorable Mention

• 10th Grade Poetry:

Perry Powell	The Train	1st Place
Nathan Sims	Mountains	Honorable Mention
Trinity Sullivan	Cell Parts: Operation Damage Control	Honorable Mention
Rohina Aslam	distopia	Honorable Mention
Christian Hughes	Eternal Forgiveness	Honorable Mention
Ray Mizan	Happy Veterans Day	Honorable Mention
Faba Varghese	A Flame and its Candle	Honorable Mention

• 11th & 12th Poetry:

Jessica Moore	Words Revived	1st Place
Sabrine Alsalih	The Kite	Honorable Mention
Raymond Webb	One Thing, but Everything	Honorable Mention
Whitney Walker	The Beauty of Zombies	Honorable Mention
Mayuri Raja	Loss	Honorable Mention
Ananya Rajesh	You Built Your Castles	Honorable Mention
Sruti Gorantla	The Epic Games of Mario Kart	Honorable Mention
Shri Karri	A War Within	Honorable Mention
Neil Mascarenhas	Past, Present,…	Honorable Mention

• 10th, 11th & 12th Grade Fiction:

Prerana Ramadurgum	Dying Moon	1st Place
Madeline Huang	Zombies, Rats, and Other Not-So-Pleasant Stuff	Honorable Mention
Alec Bush	The Duel	Honorable Mention
Prinon Shahed	Photos	Honorable Mention
Akhil Chamarthy	The Vanity of Naivety	Honorable Mention
Jessica Kelly	Kissing The War Goodbye	Honorable Mention

•  High School Non-Fiction:

Ajay Dave	Lacto-Vegetarianism: For Athletes	1st Place
Viral Sanghavi	A Crisis	Honorable Mention
Varshini Suresh	What Working Women Want	Honorable Mention
Ananya Rajesh	This is When You Want a God	Honorable Mention
Akhil Chamarthy	The Price of Ignorance	Honorable Mention