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View/download Creative Writing Competition Application &
Guidelines
Unique to our
city, the Civic & Arts Foundation’s Fiction Competition
for Young Writers awards young people between the ages
of 16 and 26 for their phenomenal fiction writing abilities. While
other programs that support writers exist in the city of Chicago,
our fiction program is special because it encourages young writers
during their early and most formative years. A distinguished panel
of individuals, including renowned writers and Golden Apple recipients,
serves as judges for this competition. The top stories which are
then published in an anthology.
Please join us in celebrating the following 2005 awardees. The Foundation
applauds their talent and encourages them to continue their creative
writing
Winners of the 2006 Fiction Contest for Young Writers |
Category 1, Ages 16-19 as of June 1, 2006
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FIRST PLACE:
Keith Potempa, Columbia College Chicago, for his story, Love Is...
SECOND PLACE:
C.J. Arellano, Columbia College Chicago, for his story, Indigeo
THIRD PLACE:
Steven Toussaint, Loyola University,
for his story, Do Not Go Gentle
Additional
Awards (in alphabetical order):
Patrick Dwyer, Homewood-Flossmoor High School, for his
story, Doldrums and the Delirious
Susanna Hostetter, Northside College Preparatory High School, for her story, Choke
Anna Shvedchenko, Loyola University, for
her story, 12 Minutes of Brain Activity
Alex Whitt, West Aurora High School, for his story, Suburban Travesty |
Category 2, Ages 20-26 as of June 1, 2006
FIRST PLACE:
Andrea Uptmor, Northwestern University, for his
story, Hives
SECOND PLACE:
Amy Johnson, Columbia College Chicago, for her story, Visible
THIRD PLACE:
Lindsay Hallock, Depaul University, for her story,
The Weight of it All
Additional
Awards (in alphabetical order):
Laura Adamczyk, Northwestern University, for her story, Daughters
Jessica Young, Columbia College Chicago, for
her story, A Fish in a Bowl
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