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
Enroll through the FACCS Portal, and see the events calendar for the full schedule, deadlines, and fees.