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11th Annual Creative Writing Competition
deadline Friday, December 7, 2018, midnight.

Open to passionate writers in grades
4th —12th.

Open to CISD students and students outside CISD
CGA membership required only if student does not attend CISD schools.

Deadline: December 7, 2018 at midnight

click here for: Rules and FAQs
(includes link for Online Entry Form)

Each entry will be judged based on its artistic expression; however, technical merit will also be a factor. Finalists (evaluated by student grade and category) will be announced in February 2019.. The winning entries will be published in a book that will be available in the spring. Students need not be identified gifted to participate.

Categories:  

• POETRY
• STORY

This page was updated on September 26, 2018

Interested in what happened in previous competitions?

2017-18 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• Click HERE to see results from the 2016-17 Competition.

2016-17 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• Click HERE to see results from the 2016-17 Competition.

2015-16 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• Click HERE to see results from the 2015-16 Competition.

2014-15 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• Results are available by clicking here: RESULTS AVAILABLE HERE.

2013-14 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• Results are available by clicking here: RESULTS AVAILABLE HERE.
• Click here for more information about the book orders and book release party: Books & Party, Party Pics.

2012-13 CGA Creative Writing Competition.

• Results are available by clicking here: FINAL RESULTS.
• Click here for more information on Book Orders and the Book Release Party: Book Orders and Book Release Party.

2011-2012 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• Click here for Creative Writing Competition RESULTS.
• Click here for Book orders and Book release party

2010-2011 CGA Creative Writing Competition

• For information on the CGA Book Relase Party on April 7, 2011 (or the link to pre-order the book), please click HERE.
• For final results, CLICK HERE.

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2009-2010 Creative Writing Competition