Overview
The FACCS Creative Writing Regional Festivals and State Competition are writing events for students in grades 1-12. Entries are written at the school-level then submitted electronically to the Regional Event Coordinator for judging. Top entries from each region are then sent to the State Event Coordinator for judging.
Regional Competition
Date
All Entries registered no later than Friday, January 31, 2025. Registered Entries must be submitted no later than Friday, February 7, 2025.
FEES
- $15.00 per entry - Member school
- $22.00 per entry - Individual homeschooler
Categories
The following categories are available in the Creative Writing Competition:
| Category | Grades |
| Short Story | 1-12 |
| Two-Word Poem | 1-3 |
| Sense Poem | 1-3 |
| Haiku | 3-5 |
| Cinquain | 6-8 |
| Poetry | 4-12 |
| Essay | 4-12 |
| Scripture Poem | 6-12 |
Electronic Entry Submission
Entries must be registered in the FACCS Portal no later than January 31, 2025. Registered entries must be submitted in the FACCS Portal no later than February 7, 2025. Late entries will not be accepted after February 7. Check the FACCS Portal for instructions for how to submit entries. Contact your regional or event coordinator for specific instructions if needed.
Regional Coordinators
Contact your regional coordinator if you have any questions.
State Eligibility
Regional Festival entries in each grade and category that receive the highest evaluation per grade/category with at least an "Excellent" rating will be automatically forwarded to the FACCS Creative Writing State Competition. Entries that are not forwarded to State Competition will be returned to the school no later than February 28, 2025.
State Competition
The entry in each category/grade with the highest evaluation with at least an "Excellent" rating from the Regional Festival will be automatically forwarded on to the State Competition (no additional registration or fee is required).
Winners from this event will be published on this website.
Entries and awards from this event will be returned to the school after March 21, 2025.
Downloads
The manuals and forms are in Adobe PDF format.
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Documentation
All documentation related to Creative Writing is available in the FACCS Portal to schools and homeschool families that have enrolled to participate in Creative Writing.
Certificates
Creative Writing certificates are available in the FACCS Portal.