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2022-2023 Creative Writing Competition Results

Congratulations to all of the passionate student writers

who entered the 15th 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!  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.

2022-2023 Winners: First Place and Honorable Mention

9-12 Poetry –

  • First Place – Ananya Pilla – Bombs in Bucha
  • Honorable Mention – Anushree De – Parallel Worlds
  • Honorable Mention – Deepika Kumar – I Heard Your Laugh Last Night
  • Honorable Mention – Ananya Nair – My Land Whispers

8 Poetry –

  • First Place – Charvi Vohra – Leaving, For Now
  • Honorable Mention -Benjamin Burak – Record
  • Honorable Mention – Ava Hong – Winter Wandering
  • Honorable Mention – Sahana Iyer – The Monster
  • Honorable Mention – Alex Yang – The Sun

7 Poetry –

  • First Place – Anna Olougouna – Outburst
  • Honorable Mention – Shresta Dadani – Black Out
  • Honorable Mention – Naisha Dey – Clouds
  • Honorable Mention – Akshara Kalwoji – Pie
  • Honorable Mention – Harini Senthil Kumar – A Loveable Lily
  • Honorable Mention – Prakriti Srivats – Eye Of The Hurricane
  • Honorable Mention – Arsh Yadav — Soul

6 Poetry –

  • First Place – Vyom Bhatnagar – A Wildflower and War
  • Honorable Mention – Serena Jang – Changes
  • Honorable Mention – Prisha Kapoor – Purple House In The Wood
  • Honorable Mention – Anukta Palli – Snake!
  • Honorable Mention – Amon Sarbadhikari – A Conversation With Nature

5 Poetry –

  • First Place – Deetiya Ashokkumar – Upside Down
  • Honorable Mention – Avishka Dudala – Oh Nature, How I Long For You!!
  • Honorable Mention -Vaishnavi Jaikumar – The Dandelion
  • Honorable Mention – Devna Rakesh – Rain
  • Honorable Mention – Aroush Fathima Sheik Madhani – Changes Old and New
  • Honorable Mention – Hari Prasath Vijay – Ocean Fear

4 Poetry –

  • First Place  – Ishaa Ram – A Writer’s Problem
  • Honorable Mention – Deetyaa Jariwala – I Am Creative and Nice
  • Honorable Mention – Nandikaa Iyer – Winter is Here
  • Honorable Mention – Vivaan Mahida –  Cheddar Mystery
  • Honorable Mention – Smrithika Suresh Kumar Karthiga – Ode to iPad
  • Honorable Mention – Prakhar Tilak – The Majestic Colors
  • Honorable Mention – Tingting Wu – Why Am I Stuck In This Tree?
  • Honorable Mention – Gillian VanderMolen – The Net and Me

9-12 Story –

  • First Place – Ananya Nair – Catch Me If You Fall
  • Honorable Mention – Aamila Fahim – Ginger’s Love . . .
  • Honorable Mention – Nikhita Kumar – The Encounter
  • Honorable Mention – Rishika Porandla – The Devotion and Deception Of The Greeks
  • Honorable Mention – Sivaank Pothukoochi – Who’s The Traitor?
  • Honorable Mention – Ishan Wakade – A New World
  • Honorable Mention – Emma Zhao – 126

8 Story –

  • First Place – Meenakshi Muresh – June 22
  • Honorable Mention – Tamma Ishani – An Embrace
  • Honorable Mention – Amara Prajwal – Pause
  • Honorable Mention -Aadil Salihu – The Voice Of The Storm
  • Honorable Mention – Pranamya Shrikant – An Existential Crisis

7 Story –

  • First Place – Pratyush Mohanty – Survival and Search
  • Honorable Mention – Sidharta De – The Theft Of The Century
  • Honorable Mention – Anaya Dike – The Glass Dragon In The Box
  • Honorable Mention – Manya Goyal – Forgiveness
  • Honorable Mention – Anila Krishnan – The Missing Money Mystery
  • Honorable Mention – Anna Olougouna – How The Cells Of Micro Invaded Earth
  • Honorable Mention – Prakriti Srivats – The Smallest House On Future Street
  • Honorable Mention – Abhinav Suresh – The Space-Time Catastrophe

6 Story –

  • First Place – Ashvin Vallabhaneni – A Day As A Dog
  • Honorable Mention – DharnithaDhevi Anandakumar – The Mark of Aether
  • Honorable Mention – Pranav Gupta – The Princess’s Birthday
  • Honorable Mention – Ishan Jindal – The Hundred Meters That Changed My Life
  • Honorable Mention – Sanaya Kottegoda – The Fire From Within
  • Honorable Mention – Emma Patterson – It Doesn’t Really Matter
  • Honorable Mention – Sienna Petereit – Bear and Bubbles: The Great Journey

5 Story –

  • First Place – Adeline Mendola – Isolated
  • Honorable Mention – Avantika Goyal – The Mysterious Playdate
  • Honorable Mention – Avika Lihala – The Candy Adventure
  • Honorable Mention – Gautham Muresh – Battle of Sabia
  • Honorable Mention – Sahana Sudhagar – The Moon’s Eye
  • Honorable Mention – Sahasra Sudhagar – The Satin Man

4 Story –

  • First Place – Rachel Meier – Abducted By Light
  • Honorable Mention – Safiyah Bhatti – Award Winning Alpha
  • Honorable Mention – Anshuk Gotur – Witcher Academy
  • Honorable Mention – Madelyn Lubenski – A Time To Start