UIL Annual Fiction Writing Contest

The University Interscholastic League and Texas Book Festival sponsor an annual Fiction Writing Contest which is open to all Texas middle and high school students. Students are invited to submit a piece of original fiction on a specific topic to be judged by several of the Texas authors scheduled to appear at the 2008 Texas Book Festival. This year’s theme is Last Man Standing. Entries are submitted in three divisions: Grades 7-8; Grades 9-10; Grades 11-12. First-place winners are invited to the Book Festival and are recognized at an awards presentation during the Opening Ceremony in the House Chamber on Saturday, November 1.

Click here to download the 2008 Application.

2007 WINNERS

11-12th Grade:

First place: The Worst Woman on Television by Chris Bakka, Wimberley, TX
Second place: The Ticket by Arryn Fornof, Woodson, TX
Third place: Her Legacy by James Gracey, Cleburne, TX

9-10th Grade:

First Place: The Thespian by Lindsey Maxon, Arlington, TX
Second Place: Apostasis by Monica Sabrina Bedford, Fort Worth, TX
Third Place: Welcome to the Show by Rebecca Eberhard, Longview, TX

7-8th Grade:

First Place: Unforgettable by Nancy Juarez, Strawn, TX
Second Place: The Shoes by Heather Nowak, Strawn, TX
Third Place: Out of the Shadows by Josefine Green, Corpus Christi, TX