Creative Writing
Grades 1–12
Grades 1–12
The FACCS Creative Writing Festival celebrates student writing from first through twelfth grade across poetry, prose, and essay — helping students strengthen written communication and express themselves creatively.
Who can take part: Participation is limited to students from FACCS member schools and homeschool families.
How it works
Creative Writing is a written, non-performance competition — students don't attend. Schools evaluate their own entries first and submit their best work, which judges score against a written standard. Entries are rated Blue (Superior), Red (Excellent), or White (Good); the top-rated piece per grade and category that earns at least an "Excellent" advances to the State Competition, where winning pieces are published on the FACCS website.
A biblical worldview, and the student's own work
Entries reflect a biblical worldview and Christlike values, and must be the student's own writing — AI-generated work is not permitted. Students may use a dictionary, thesaurus, and the Bible.
Writing categories
- Two-Word Poem (grades 1–3)
- Sense Poem (grades 1–3)
- Short Story (grades 1–12)
- Haiku (grades 3–5)
- Cinquain (grades 6–8)
- Poetry (grades 4–12)
- Essay (grades 4–12)
- Scripture Poem (grades 6–12)
Dates & registration
Next event
February 5–26, 2027
This range spans several separate event dates, not one continuous event.
Enroll through the FACCS Portal, and see the events calendar for the full schedule, deadlines, and fees.