2026-2027 Topics

  

Elementary (grades 4-6

• Poetry—Write a poem from the point of view of an everyday inanimate object in your backpack or bedroom (e.g., a dusty sneaker, a math textbook, or a ruler).

• Short Story—Write a story that begins "My first trip on a hot air balloon did not go as planned..."

 

Junior High (grades 7-8)

• Poetry—Write a poem that is a weather report that actually describes a mood or a specific memory (e.g., "A heavy fog of frustration," or "A sudden rain shower of laughter").

• Short Story—Write a story where your main character discovers a secret trapdoor underneath his/her school locker, bedroom floor, or the floor of a local business. He/she steps inside and realizes the real world connects to an entirely different, hidden civilization. Additional prompts: What specific item or detail makes the character realize something is wrong? What does this hidden world look, smell, and sound like? What choice must he/she make before stepping back into normal life?

 

 

Senior High (9-12)

​​The Senior High Creative Writing Contest is included in the Spring Fine Arts Competition

 

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office@greenriverbbc.com

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Memo: 2026-27 AACS National Creative Writing Contest Memo

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Rules: 2025-26 AACS National Creative Writing Contest Rules

 

Judging Forms: 2025-26 Judging Forms for Creative Writing

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