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2009 TORRANCE LEGACY CREATIVE WRITING AWARD RECIPIENTS

First Place Overall Winners

Top Prize - Poetry
Poetry:  Bethany Dilda, “Refuge of the Pines”
 Branson, Colorado - 12th grade

Top Prize - Stories
Sam Teeter, “Hamartia”
Topeka, Kansas - 11th grade

 

Stories, Grades 9-12

1st Place
  Sam Teeter, “Hamartia”
Topeka, Kansas - 11th grade

Runner Up
Allison Shomaker, “Iraqi and American Youth Build Peace”
Richmond, Virginia - 10th grade

Honorable Mention (Tie)
Katie Guyot, “Rain Dance”
Lawrence, Kansas - 9th grade

Honorable Mention (Tie)
Ian Philbrick, “The Ancestor’s Song”
(North Yarmouth, Maine, 10th grade)

 

Stories, Grades 6-8

1st Place
Maria Parrini, “Destinies Intertwined”
Greenville, South Carolina - 8th grade

Runner Up
Barrett Mills, “The Mystery of Magic”
Midlothian, Virginia - 8th grade

Honorable Mention
Annesha Sengupta, “Singing in One’s Own Key”
Midlothian, Virginia - 8th grade

 

Stories, Grades 4-5

1st Place
Julie Jane Marie Braulick, “A Tale of Cynthia Ratsworth”
Northfield, Minnesota - 5th grade

Runner Up
Maelee Seres, “When Monkeys Fly: Beyond the Canopy”
St. Augustine, Florida - 5th grade

Honorable Mention
None

 

Poetry, Grades 9-12

1st Place
Bethany Dilda, “Refuge of the Pines”
 Branson, Colorado - 12th grade

Runner Up
Sam Teeter, “Cloudlight”
Topeka, Kansas, 11th grade

Honorable Mention (Tie)
Amanda Gates, “A Flower in the City”
South Hampton, Pennsylvania - 10th grade

Honorable Mention (Tie)
Alexis Xu, “Inspired”
Richmond, Virginia - 10th grade)

Poetry, Grades 6-8

1st Place
Gavi Kutliroff, untitled
Skokie, Illinois - 8th grade

Runner Up (Tie)
Tiffany Liu, “Stalker”
Overland Park, Kansas - 7th grade

Runner Up (Tie)
Hafsa Razi, “My Moment”
Carmel, Indiana - 8th grade

Honorable Mention (Tie)
Arminda Downey-Mavromatis, “Teasing the Dessert”
Gurnee, Illinois - 6th grade

Honorable Mention (Tie)
Allison Salter, untitled
Morton Grove, Illinois - 7th grade

 

Poetry, Grades 4-5

1st Place
Hannah Glasgow, “Dancing Lights”
Junction City, Kansas - 5th grade

Runner Up
Isabella Taylor, “Fire”
Austin, Texas - 4th grade

Honorable Mention
Sarah Morrison, “Indian Territory”
Midlothian, Virginia - 5th grade

Updated 10/30/2009

Torrance Legacy Creative Writing Awards

We are pleased to have received over 200 fantastic submissions from young authors in the US and abroad, all of which focused on unique and creative themes inspired by the creative legacy of Dr. E. Paul Torrance.

As the August 24th submission deadline has passed, the judging process is now in high gear.  All award recipients will be personally notified on or about October 10, 2009, and results will be posted on this website immediately thereafter.  Each participant will also receive a Certificate of Participation in the upcoming weeks, so be sure to check your mailbox. 

The Center for Gifted at National-Louis University, The National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), The National Association of Gifted Children Creativity Division (NAGC-Creativity Division), The Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development, and Scholastic Testing Service, Inc., would like to thank the authors, their parents, and teachers for participating in the 2009 Torrance Legacy Creative Writing Awards.
Update: September 30, 2009 - Click here to read an update about the awards.
Deadline: August 24, 2009 - WE ARE NO LONGER ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS

DESCRIPTION: Scholastic Testing Service, Inc. (STS), The Center for the Gifted at National-Louis University, The National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC), The National Association of Gifted Children Creativity Division, and the Torrance Center for Creativity and Talent Development invite students to submit their best creative work to help celebrate the great legacy of educator/creativity pioneer Dr. E. Paul Torrance.

ACCEPTED GENRES: Poetry and Short Stories

  • Poetry submissions must focus on either “The wonder and wisdom of nature” or “What do you see in nature and how do you respond to it”?
  • Short stories must focus on one of the following creative themes: “Singing in One’s Own Key”, “Shaking Hands with Tomorrow”, “What is Magic” or “The Flying Monkey”. Students are encouraged to freely interpret these themes. Please also note that there is a 1,250 word limit for stories.

ELIGIBILITY: Students in grades 4 through 12 (specify the grade in which the student will be enrolled in as of September 2009). Please note, participants need not be enrolled in gifted programs.

PRIZES: One grand prize winner from either category will be selected as well as five other genre winners and six runners-up in each genre. The grand prize winner will receive a $50 cash prize, creativity book, publication of his/her submission, NAGC Convention registration for his/her teacher, and NAGC Parent Membership for one of the participant’s parents. First place winners will receive a cash prize of $50 as well as publication of their entries. Second place winners will receive publication of their entries.

DEADLINES: We will begin accepting submissions on May 1, 2009. All submissions must be received by August 24, 2009.
RULES and SUBMISSION GUIDELINES: Click 'Download Rules and Entry Form' for rules and guidelines for all entries.
 
    
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