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Imagine this... Stories Inspired by Agriculture 2011
Featuring stories from the 2011 Imagine this... story writing contest by Morgan Gravatt, Matthew Reis, Grace Reyes, Juliana Gamache, Nick O'Brien, Sarah Rutzen, and Gina Brooks.
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Imagine this...

Imagine this… Story Writing Contest

Meet Academic Content Standards for California schools through this creative writing contest!

Create a positive learning experience that promotes reading, writing and the arts, and furthers the understanding of agriculture in our lives by using this award-winning contest in your classroom.

Winners

2011 Winners
2011 Regional Winners

Audio Interview

KFBK interview - March 21, 2012 (mp3, 00:54)

Video: About the Contest

Published Author

State-winning authors will have their stories published in an illustrated book and will be distributed to school libraries and classrooms across the state!

Deadline: Nov. 1

Entries must be postmarked by November 1, annually.
Download entry form (PDF, 542 KB)

Entry Details

Select and submit up to five stories from each classroom
Each story must have an entry form attached
Individual grade categories: grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8
Stories must be written by one student author; no group entries allowed
Stories exceeding 750 words will not be selected as state winners
Stories should not be similar in theme to winning entries from previous years' contests

Awards

Regional Level
Two stories from each grade level in each of the four regions will be chosen for regional recognition and awarded

Plaques
Children's literature book about agriculture
Teacher resources

State Level
One story from each grade level will be chosen as the state winner for the contest and awarded

Medals
$100 savings bond
Teacher resources worth $100
Expense-paid trip to Sacramento for student, teacher and two parents/guardians for an Awards Ceremony during National Agriculture Week

Winning stories must be

Titled and original, creative student work
Fact or fiction
Appropriate for classroom use
Grammatically correct
Related to California agriculture in a positive way
Typed, preferably, or neatly handwritten
Written without reference to registered trademarks
Suitable for illustration (imagine your story published in a book!)