Qualifications
- Must be a Georgia resident to participate.
- Must be in grades 3-8 to participate.
(Each grade level will be judged separately.) - Students in public and private schools and homeschool students are welcome to participate.
Rules
- 500 word limit for all submissions.
- Must be an original story, not the retelling of a story. Plagiarized entries will be disqualified.
- Only one entry per person will be accepted in this Contest.
- Only single author stories qualify (no co-authored stories).
- Must be submitted online, in the form below.
Judging
A panel of judges, primarily teachers and/or published writers, is selected by Georgia Writers Museum. Submissions are judged by grade level. Judges will select a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner from each grade.
Submission Deadline
Submissions will be accepted from Monday, September 11 to Wednesday, October 11.
Winners will be announced on Thursday, October 26.
How to Enter
Prizes
1st Place: Story in the Eatonton Messenger, GWM website & on social media, and a $20 Bookstore Gift Card
2nd Place: Story on the GWM website & social media, and a $15 Bookstore Gift Card
3rd Place: Story on the GWM website & social media, and a $10 Bookstore Gift Card
Sponsors
2023 WINNERS
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2022 WINNERS
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2021 WINNERS
3rd Grade
1st Place
Tricked and No Treats on Halloween, Eleanor Dickey
2nd Place
The Spooky Neighbor, Asher Hoselton
3rd Place (tie)
4th Grade
5th Grade
1st Place
The Angelic Demon, Nova Mackink-Conde
2nd Place
The Human Werewolf, Shelby Graves
3rd Place
6th Grade
7th Grade
1st Place
Imaginary Friends, Sydney Smith
2nd Place
Stranger and Stranger, Jolie Chamberlin
3rd Place
