2010-2011 Creative Writing Award Ceremony
Posted on 20. Dec, 2010 by john.maxsween
in Creative Writing
(CORAL GABLES, DEC 20, 2010) – The theme for the 23rd annual Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing Contest is “Why Respect For Others Matters.” This essay contest is open to eighth grade middle-school students in Miami-Dade County. We received 93 submissions from public and private school students in the county.
The Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing Committee applauds the winners of the 2010-2011 Creative Writing Contest. Elizabeth Lleonart from St. Timothy Parish School is our First Place winner. Javier Guerrero from St. Timothy Parish School won the Second Place prize. Shoshy Ciment from Rabbi Alexander S. Gross Hebrew Academy won the prize for Third Place.
The Junior Orange Bowl Creative Writing Contest awards ceremony will be held at the monthly meeting of the South Florida Writers Association on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 10:00 am. This event will be at Books & Books at 265 Aragon Avenue in Coral Gables. The South Florida Writers Association is co-sponsor of this competition and awards event. This event is free and open to the public.
The students will read their winning essays. Awards will be presented to the contest winners and their teachers. The judging panel is comprised of writers and former classroom teachers. The Creative Writing Committee is sponsored by Books & Books, Miami Art Museum, HistoryMiami, and The Nature Conservancy.
The Junior Orange Bowl Festival is possible with the support of the City of Coral Gables, Miami Children’s Hospital, The Orange Bowl Committee, Greater Miami Festivals & Events Association, Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners. For more information, call 305-662-1210 or visit www.jrorangebowl.org.
