CARROLLTON, GA – One Carrollton City Schools student-author is heading to state competition after winning the region contest in the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition.
Carrollton High School junior Addison Lloyd took honors with her work “The Pact of Prometheus.”
Addison won top honors in the West Georgia Regional Educational Service Agency regional competition held in March that featured other school district winners from Carroll, Coweta, Harris, Heard, Meriwether and Troup counties.
According to the state Department of Education, the purpose of the Young Georgia Authors (YGA) writing competition is to encourage students to develop enthusiasm for and expertise in their writing, to provide a context to celebrate their writing successes, and to recognize student achievement in arts and academics.
The competition has been engaging Georgia students for more than two decades and is open to any student currently enrolled in Georgia public schools, grades K-12. It is sponsored by the Georgia Language Arts Supervisors (GLAS) and the Georgia RESA Network with support from the Georgia DOE.
Addison has been honored several times in recent years for her writing talents. Last month, she was presented the Carrollton Creative Writers Guild’s Special Recognition Award for her prose, “Snapdragon.”
