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2021-2022 Creative Writing Competition Results

Congratulations to all of the passionate student writers

who entered the 14th 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 demands on their time this year.

First Place and Honorable Mention recipients listed below will be published in a book.   Books contain entries from ALL First Place and Honorable Mention finalists with parent permission.   We are not planning a book release party this year, but will notify those who have purchased books when they are available for pick up.

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.

2021-2022 Winners: First Place and Honorable Mention

9-12 Poetry –

  • First Place – Nandini Muresh – That Girl
  • Honorable Mention – Carmel Canete – Sonder
  • Honorable Mention – Akanksha Subbarao – Silver Lining
  • Honorable Mention – Rishika Porandla – While She Smiles
  • Honorable Mention – Mira Jiang – Brain Mothers
  • Honorable Mention – Anushree De – 15 Texts
  • Honorable Mention – Shreya Rastogi – School Burnout 

8 Poetry –

  • First Place – Ananya Nair – The Dancer
  • Honorable Mention – Midhvan Sharma – Circle of Words
  • Honorable Mention – Maxine Camaret – Falling
  • Honorable Mention – Aneeka Misra – Praise Isn’t Worth Pain
  • Honorable Mention – Safiya Azam – Caged
  • Honorable Mention – Mikaela Omaoeng – A Letter to Lolo

7 Poetry –

  • First Place – Alex Yang – Prison
  • Honorable Mention – Aarueshii Sripathy – Secrets After the Sunset
  • Honorable Mention – Aarav Munjal – A Butterfly Haiku
  • Honorable Mention – Sahana Kumar – Fire, Water, Air, Earth
  • Honorable Mention – Charvi Vohra – Fireflies
  • Honorable Mention – Nitya Tyagi – Nothing
  • Honorable Mention – Avery Fishman – An Overdue Thank You

6 Poetry –

  • First Place – Anaya Dike – A Prisoner of Winter
  • Honorable Mention – Sriya Gomatam – The House in the Woods
  • Honorable Mention – Yashvi Sharma – Dream Gleam
  • Honorable Mention – Prakriti Srivats – The Fisherman and the Frog
  • Honorable Mention – Hiruni Wansapura – Autumn
  • Honorable Mention – Naisha Dey – Fireflies

5 Poetry –

  • First Place – Hannah Mues – Believe
  • Honorable Mention – Anika Shori – Reach to the Stars
  • Honorable Mention – Sarina Adhikari – Snowflake
  • Honorable Mention – Anukta Palli – The Battle of Hairs
  • Honorable Mention – Serena Jang – The Bittern Marsh Trail

4 Poetry –

  • First Place  – Devna Rakhesh – Fall
  • Honorable Mention – Alex Wu – Life
  • Honorable Mention – Samanvita Devirddy – Ocean
  • Honorable Mention – Alexander Mendez – A Dog’s True Feelings
  • Honorable Mention – Jaivik Solanki – Earth Day Every Day

9-12 Story –

  • First Place – Kapill Balaji – Redemption
  • Honorable Mention – Nidhi Nag – Mina & the Big Apple
  • Honorable Mention – Ananya Pilla – Catopolis VS Earth
  • Honorable Mention – Rishika Porandla – Social Cues
  • Honorable Mention – Danica Xiao – The Rice Paddy

8 Story –

  • First Place – Marli Field – Brown Eyes
  • Honorable Mention – Yugaditya Talukdar – The Ones Who Can Only Watch
  • Honorable Mention – Tabrez Mirza – Mystery of the Crimson Necklace
  • Honorable Mention – Nitish Raj – Rising Up
  • Honorable Mention – Ananya Nair – First Light
  • Honorable Mention – Allison Geltemeyer – The Blind, The Deaf, and The Paranoid
  • Honorable Mention – Nikhita Kumar – The Son+

7 Story –

  • First Place – Sonja Taavettila – Lost Hope in a Field of Sunflowers
  • Honorable Mention – Meenakshi Muresh – One Year
  • Honorable Mention – Sadhana Vijay – The Story of a Leaf
  • Honorable Mention – Raima Awan – The Force
  • Honorable Mention – Suhavi Bakshi – French Fries Back in Time
  • Honorable Mention – Sahana Iyer – A Restaurant Called “Blastocyst Brunch”

6 Story –

  • First Place – Varshini Avula – Hidden Wielders
  • Honorable Mention – Anshika Goyal – The Crystal of Peace
  • Honorable Mention – Sriya Gomatam – Herman
  • Honorable Mention – Aditri Amresh – Lost in the Wild
  • Honorable Mention – Irene Park – Blue Skies
  • Honorable Mention – Lakshanyaa Harikesan – Escape to India

5 Story –

  • First Place – Sayan Nayak – Undefined
  • Honorable Mention – Amon Sarbadhikari – Forest Fire
  • Honorable Mention – Sanaya Kottegoda – When My World Turned Upside Down

4 Story –

  • First Place – Diya Dhanesh – The Peace Tree
  • Honorable Mention – Annika Hammers – The Dog
  • Honorable Mention – Avishka Dudala – The Unknown of Possibilities
  • Honorable Mention – Shoubith Gnanaprakasam – The Night the Powerful Dragon Rose to Power
  • Honorable Mention – Krithikkumar Anandakumar – The Time Pyramid
  • Honorable Mention – Medha Chathapuram – One in a Million