35th Annual AACS Creative Writing Contest 2017-2018
Elementary Division, grades 4-6 Junior High Division, grades 7-8.
Contest is open to students in all IACS member schools. This contest is separate from the spring FABA competitions, and is a great opportunity for students to hone their creative writing skills.
Contest is open to students in all IACS member schools. This contest is separate from the spring FABA competitions, and is a great opportunity for students to hone their creative writing skills.
ANNOUNCING THE STATE WINNERS OF THE 2017-2018 CONTEST.
First place entries have been forwarded to the AACS for further judging. National winners will be announced in April.
Elementary Poetry
1st Miranda Penny, Chapel Hill Christian School
2nd Rachel Schuck, Community Baptist Christian School
3rd Chase Vagedes, Crosspointe Christian Academy
Elementary Short Story
1st Danica Mogato, Plum Creek Christian Academy
2nd Brayden Mattern, Community Baptist Christian School
3rd Lily Flora, Crosspointe, Christian Academy
Junior High Poetry
1st Elisabeth Bendle, Plum Creek Christian Academy
2nd Katie Perez, Indiana Christian Academy
Junior High Short Story
No places were awarded in this category.
First place entries have been forwarded to the AACS for further judging. National winners will be announced in April.
Elementary Poetry
1st Miranda Penny, Chapel Hill Christian School
2nd Rachel Schuck, Community Baptist Christian School
3rd Chase Vagedes, Crosspointe Christian Academy
Elementary Short Story
1st Danica Mogato, Plum Creek Christian Academy
2nd Brayden Mattern, Community Baptist Christian School
3rd Lily Flora, Crosspointe, Christian Academy
Junior High Poetry
1st Elisabeth Bendle, Plum Creek Christian Academy
2nd Katie Perez, Indiana Christian Academy
Junior High Short Story
No places were awarded in this category.
| 2017-18 AACS Creative Writing Rules |
| 2017-18 AACS Creative Writing Juding Forms.pdf |
INDIANA PROCEDURES (this information is emailed to member schools)
This contest is separate from the state FABA competitions. Following are the instructions for the Indiana contest:
Remember, if this is a class project, the school must do its own judging to submit only ONE entry per category for state judging.
- A student may enter only one category – either short story or poetry, not both.
- A school may submit a maximum of 4 entries for state judging – 1 elementary short story, 1 elementary poetry, 1 junior high short story, 1 junior high poetry
- Entries may be handwritten or electronically generated.
- Handwritten entries must be postmarked by Dec 13 to the Muncie address (6401 W River Road, Muncie 47304).
- Electronic entries must be emailed by Dec 15 to the Muncie office (ssigo@hhcsmuncie.org) and MUST be in Microsoft Word document format.
- Please include with each entry ONE judging form that includes the level, student names, school name, city, state and grade.
Remember, if this is a class project, the school must do its own judging to submit only ONE entry per category for state judging.
