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2020-2021 Creative Writing Competition Results

Congratulations to all of the passionate student writers

who entered the 13th Annual

CGA Creative Writing Competition!

Our volunteer judges have spent the last few months reviewing the story and poetry entries. We wholeheartedly thank the judges for their time, dedication and effort!  This is especially true this year as most of our volunteer judges are also teachers with many new demands on their time this year.

First Place and Honorable Mention recipients listed below will be published in a book.  With the COVID 19 pandemic still ongoing, we are not planning a Creative Writing Book Release party this year, but will get the book to those who won or order them.

All students who receive First 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 April 2, 2021 for the story/poem to appear in the book. Books contain the entries from ALL First Place and Honorable Mention finalists with parent permission.

BOOK INFORMATION

First place winners receive one free copy of the book.  Additional copies of the book are available for purchase at:

CGA Webstore Link

All pre-ordered Finalist Books will be distributed to those who purchased after they are received.    Purchasers will be given information about book delivery as soon as it becomes available.

2020-2021 Winners: 1st Place and Honorable Mention

11-12 Poetry –

  • First Place – Mira Jiang – To A Childhood Friend
  • Honorable Mention – Jordyn Morris – Soul
  • Honorable Mention – Manasi Vipat – Colored Pencils
  • Honorable Mention – Akhila Gunturu – Immigant
  • Honorable Mention – Bliss Ihezie – Trials of a Pandemic

9-10 Poetry –

  • First Place – Alex Jang – We All See the Rainbow
  • Honorable Mention – Praniti Kovela – Unspoken Damage
  • Honorable Mention – Akanksha Subbarao – A New Hobby
  • Honorable Mention – Roma Jani – Fire
  • Honorable Mention – Riddhi Akhilesh – The Words You’ll Never Know
  • Honorable Mention – Akshita Krishnan – My Mother’s Perfume
  • Honorable Mention – Rishika Porandla – Her Slumber is Her Respite
  • Honorable Mention – Enaika Kishnani – The Voice Inside Your Head

8 Poetry –

  • First Place – Sai Priya Kasiraman – Screenwashed
  • Honorable Mention – Aditi Vikram – The Pretty Girl
  • Honorable Mention – Annie Reeder – With the Turn of a Page
  • Honorable Mention – Diya Hassan – How it Used to Be
  • Honorable Mention – Meghan Chiang – I Don’t Want to be Me
  • Honorable Mention – Ananya Pilla – Delicious Dwelling
  • Honorable Mention – Isha Yeluri – A Sight for Sore Eyes
  • Honorable Mention – Katelynn Kim – Me

7 Poetry –

  • First Place – Allison Geltemeyer – Will My Voice Be Heard?
  • Honorable Mention – Prisha Thakur – Once Upon a Time
  • Honorable Mention – Sohaan Shah – 2020
  • Honorable Mention – Andy Coffey – Not My Fault
  • Honorable Mention – Leonna St. Peter – Quiet
  • Honorable Mention – Safiya Azam – Table of Three
  • Honorable Mention – Anjali Sahal – Soaring Poison
  • Honorable Mention – Georgia Reynolds – Crazy

6 Poetry –

  • First Place – Eshan Mahimkar – Winter
  • Honorable Mention – Raksheetha Varshenee – Christmas Break
  • Honorable Mention – Maahika Chitagi – Do You Wear a Mask?
  • Honorable Mention – Meghana Linga – They
  • Honorable Mention – Avery Fishman – United as One
  • Honorable Mention – Ava Hong – The Crystal Cave
  • Honorable Mention – Divyanshu Matam Somasekhar – Rain Blooms in Darkness

5 Poetry –

  • First Place – Hiruni Wansapura – March
  • Honorable Mention – Claire McSpadden – Saving
  • Honorable Mention – Shreya Shah – Baking Rocks!
  • Honorable Mention – Sidharta De – Crimson Fires
  • Honorable Mention – Anaya Dike – COVID-19 is Here
  • Honorable Mention – Diya Firos – Beauty of Spring

4 Poetry –

  • First Place  – Vyom Bhatnagar – The Big Blue Twirly Swirly Slide
  • Honorable Mention – Harikesa Bandhakavi – A Boy Sat on a Hill
  • Honorable Mention  – Shioban Behera – The Beautiful Things
  • Honorable Mention – Sharanya Ranganatha – Being Productive for my “PUN-demic Parents”
  • Honorable Mention – Maria Shaikhali – Seasons
  • Honorable Mention – Anukta Palli – Miracle of the Fruit Basket
  • Honorable Mention – Ahad Khimani – Hope

11-12 Story –

  • First Place – Mira Jiang – The Clockmaker
  • Honorable Mention – Vada Smith – The Spirit of Halloween
  • Honorable Mention – Mark Luckey – The Last Party of the Year
  • Honorable Mention – Chloe Cunningham – Her Locket
  • Honorable Mention – Manasi Vipat – We Meet Again
  • Honorable Mention – Ria Akhilesh – The Midnight Baazar

9-10 Story –

  • First Place – Rishika Porandla – Guilty
  • Honorable Mention – Sehrish Ali – His Obsession
  • Honorable Mention – Christopher Mann – Year Zero: From the Journal of Dr. Niles Crawly
  • Honorable Mention – Amelia Bostetter – No Time to Die
  • Honorable Mention – Kimberly Suarez – For You
  • Honorable Mention – Anushree De – The Rather Unusual Case of Margaret Sallow
  • Honorable Mention – Tanya Nikam – Held Back
  • Honorable Mention – Emily Chang – Letting Go

8 Story –

  • First Place – Aditi Vikram – Blue Eyes
  • Honorable Mention – Chloe Politz – The Moon and The Wolf
  • Honorable Mention – Aarav Kansupada – The Villainous Hero
  • Honorable Mention – Siddhanth Reddy – 36 Seconds

7 Story –

  • First Place – Yugaditya Talukdar – Taken to Another Time
  • Honorable Mention – Neel Mavalli – Halloween Escape
  • Honorable Mention – Ishan Wakade – The Smoke
  • Honorable Mention – Mikaela Omaoeng – Paranormal, But Not Crazy
  • Honorable Mention – Tori Hester – Nyctophobia
  • Honorable Mention – Ayaan Haque – Hugs for Millions

6 Story –

  • First Place – Mariana Yamouni – My Sister the Spy
  • Honorable Mention – Eshan Mahimkar – The Break-Out
  • Honorable Mention – Samadrita Mukherjee – Win of Wills
  • Honorable Mention – Aarueshii Sripathy – The Rain She Loved
  • Honorable Mention – Nithilaa Ramesh – A Maze Created Friendship

5 Story –

  • First Place – Anna Olougouna – Making Mooncakes with Mama
  • Honorable Mention – Aarnav Munji – Time Collapser
  • Honorable Mention – Macy Rogerson – Bye Bye, Kitty
  • Honorable Mention – Annabella Vittorio – Firelights
  • Honorable Mention – Shresta Dadani – Ruth’s Faith
  • Honorable Mention – Diya Firos – Make a Difference

4 Story –

  • First Place – Jiya Kansara – Ruby and the Tropical Gem
  • Honorable Mention – Truc Mai Phan – Seasons of Earth
  • Honorable Mention – Divya Chamarthy – Nisha’s Journey
  • Honorable Mention – Vihaan Sharma – The Rise and Fall of Igneous
  • Honorable Mention – Amon Sarbadhikari – Peacekeeper