Writing Contest
2011 Scholastic Writing Awards Contest
Students in grades 7 - 12 may participate in one of the most prestigious writing and arts awards contest. Read more about this exciting opportunity at the California Writing Project website.
2010 Writing Contest: The Year of the Writer
GVWP welcomes students of all grade levels and teachers to join with us to write a piece in any genre (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, multi-genre) about any topic. An anthology of writing contest entries will be published. Three winners will be chosen in each grade level. Winners will be announced at a celebration of Young Authors at CSU Stanislaus in the spring of 2010.
Download 2010 Writing Contest Entry Form.pdf for more information.
The $5.00 entry fee defrays publication costs of the anthology. Entries will be judged by published authors. All submissions must have the Writing Contest form.pdf attached to the front of each submission. The $5.00 fee must accompany each entry.
Award Categories:
- Grades K-2
- Grades 3-5
- Grades 6-8
- Grades 9-12
- Adult
Contest submission guidelines:
- Include title and author’s name.
- No special formatting or artwork.
- Use Times New Roman, 12 pt font.
- 1,000 word limit.
- Emailed and Postmarked by April 1, 2010
2008 award winners read their entries in front of friends and family at CSU Stanislaus.
2008 Award Winners
Grades K-2
- First Place: I Love to go to Grandma's House by Dylan Gross
- Second Place: Are We There Yet? by Alexander Low
- Third Place: My Favorite Place by Santonio Lozano
Grades 3-5
- First Place: The Wonderful Rose Garden by Grace Lin-Cereghino
- Second Place: My Favorite Place to Be by Madison Wedge
- Third Place: My Favorite Place in the World by Emily Hardy
Grades 6-8
- First Place: My Space in This Place by Miguel Munoz
- Second Place: Sweet Dreams by Abigail Sanders
- Third Place: Favorite Place by Sebastiano Valverde
Grades 9-12
- First Place: I? by Michael Mahaffey
- Second Place: Dreamland by Janis Avalos Rios
- Third Place: A Back Alley Escape by Chinsin Sim