Archived Writing Contests
NOTE: Some of these writing contests may or may not be
active.
Submission deadline sometimes change for each contest.
For the best information, contact each writing contest to find details specific
to each.
Good luck and good writing!
Contests are organized by deadline
Last Updated 06/07/06
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CQ Researcher Student Essay Contest Deadline: 10/16 Details:
500 words; 1st place = $750, 2nd place = $500, 3rd place = $250; Only one
entry per school -- contact your English teacher if you are interested. |
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Annual NO-ADdiction Essay Contest Deadline: 10/16 Details:
300 words; 20 winners each receive a $500 scholarship |
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Arts
Recognition and Talent Search -- a program of the
Deadline: 11/1 Details:
Awards from $100 to $10,000 Poetry
-- up to six poems |
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http://www.librarycommunityfoundation.org/litcirc/contest.html Literary Circle / Barnes and Noble Deadline: 10/7 Details:Maximum five pages; $50 prize Topic: Travel |
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American Fire Sprinkler Association Deadline: 11/5 Details: 700 to 1,000 words with bibliography; $13,000 in scholarships; seniors only Topic: Describe the history of automatic fire sprinklers and how the recently proposed federal legislation HR (House Resolution) 1824 may affect fire sprinkler installation in your community. |
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http://www.librarycommunityfoundation.org/litcirc/contest.html Literary Circle / Barnes and Noble Deadline: 11/12 Details: $50 prize Topic: Short Story |
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http://www.hollins.edu/undergrad/english/thorp/thorp.htm Nancy Thorp Poetry Prizes Deadline: 12/1 Details: Junior or Senior Girl; First Prize = $200; Second place = $25 Topic: No more than two poems; entries must be submitted by a teacher |
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5th Annual Bennington Young Writers Awards Deadline: 12/1 Details: 1st = $250, 2nd = $100, 3rd = $75; 10-12 grade students Topic: Submit either a group of three poems, a short story of less than 1500 words, or a one-act play of less than 30 minutes playing time; must be sponsored by a teacher; |
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St. Mary's Press Deadline: 12/3 Details: If work is used writers receive $100 and two copies of a new textbook Topic: Religious themes; short essays, poems |
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http://www.olivegarden.com/ourcommunity/pastatales.asp Pasta
Tales (Olive Garden) Deadline: 12/6 Details: 50 to 250 words; $1000 grand prize; must be 16 or under to enter Topic: What three things would you do to feed the hungry in your community? |
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www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/letters.html Deadline: 12/6 Details: 500 - 750 words; First Prize = $3000; Topic: Letter to an author, living or dead, describing how author's work changed your way of thinking. |
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John F. Kennedy Library. Deadline: 1/7 Details: 1,000 words; $6500 in prizes; must have nominating teacher Topic: Public official acting courageously to address political issue. |
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5th Annual UIC Poetry Contest Deadline: 1/24 Details:
Grades 9 - 12; Cash prizes; winners invited to awards ceremony |
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http://fiction.colum.edu/news/yac.html Columbia College Young Authors Awards Deadline: 2/2 Details:
9th-12th Grade Students; 1st = $100, 2nd=$50, 3rd=$25 |
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USA Weekend John Lennon Songwriting Contest Deadline: 2/13 Details: 1st = $1000; lyrics published and set to music and produced by John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Topic: Write original song lyrics that reflect the theme "American Dreams." Song cannot be longer than 125 words, including title |
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Distinguished Citizens Society International of Greater Chicago Essay Contest Deadline: 2/29 Details: 1st = $500; 2nd = $300; 3rd = $200; 4th = $100 Topic: "My Most Inspirational Teacher"; 1000 - 1500 words |
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The Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers Deadline: 3/1 Details:
10th-11th Grade Students; winners published in Kenyon Review; must enter
online |
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Leo & Antonia Gershanov Holocaust Essay Contest Deadline: 3/1 Details: 1st
= $1000, 2nd = $750, 3rd = $500; no longer than 3 pages; ask English
teacher for entry form |
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http://www.princeton.edu/~visarts/ppp.html Princeton University Poetry Prize Deadline: 3/1 Details:
11th Grade Students; 1st = $500, 2nd=$250, 3rd=$100 |
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http://web.stlawu.edu/admis/writers.html St. Lawrence University Prize for Young Writers Deadline: 3/1 Details:
11th Grade Students; 1st = $250, 2nd=$150, 3rd=$100 |
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http://hemingway.org/hemingway The Hemingway Short Story Essay Contest Deadline: 3/1 Details:
11th and 12th Grade Students; 1st = $300, 2nd=$200, 3rd=$100 For more info call (708) 660-9329 |
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http://www.princeton.edu/~visarts/tenminply.htm Princeton University Ten-Minute Play Contest Deadline: 3/1 Details: 11th Grade Students; 1st = $500, 2nd=$250, 3rd=$100; May submit only one play. |
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http://fiction.colum.edu/news/yac.html Columbia College Young Authors Awards Deadline: 3/3 Details:
10th-12th Grade Students; 1st = $100, 2nd=$50, 3rd=$25 For
guidelines and an entry form contact the Fiction Writing Dept. by
email Fiction
Writing Dept. |
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Triton College 22nd Annual Poetry Contest Deadline: 3/5 Details:
Winning entries will be published by Triton college. |
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Inverness "is all ears" Contest Deadline: 3/7 Details:
Grand Prize = $5000 |
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Harper College 30th Annual Writing Contest Deadline: 3/14 or 3/15 Details:
Entries must be submitted by your PHS teacher. |
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http://department.monm.edu/classics/Department/FoxContest/ Bernice L. Fox Classics Writing Contest Deadline: 3/15 Details:
Winner wins $150 Take a look at last year's winner here |
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http://www.westernreading.com/edges.htm Western Reading Services Writing Contest Deadline: 3/15 Details:
"Editor's Choice" winner gets $250. Possible publication.
One poem submission only. |
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http://department.monm.edu/classics/Department/FoxContest/ Bernice L. Fox Classics Writing Contest Deadline: 3/15 Details:
Winner wins $150 |
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http://hemingway.org Deadline: 3/31 (postmark). Details:
11th and 12th Grade Students; 1st = $300, 2nd=$200, 3rd=$100
For more info call (708) 660-9329 |
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Triton College 22nd Annual Poetry Contest Deadline: 4/8 Details:
Winning entries will be published by Triton college. |
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20th Annual VSA arts Playwright Discovery Award Deadline: 4/15 Details: $1000
scholarship for winning entries; All students eligible. |
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New
York Times Magazine Writing and Photography Contest Deadline: 4/25 Details: Grand Prize = $1000; Three winners will be published in the 6/1/03 NY Times Magazine. E-mail entry to themagazine@nytcontest.com or mail to: The
New York Times Magazine Writing & Photography Contest Call
212-556-352- with questions. |
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www.scholastic.com/collegesuccess Deadline: 4/26 |
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http://www.holocaust.hklaw.com The Holocaust Remembrance Project Deadline: 4/15 Details:No more than 1,200 words; First Prize = $5000 scholarship; 30 prizes total Topic: Why it is vital to remember and pass to a new generation the history and lessons of the Holocaust, and what students can do to combat prejudice, discrimination and violence. |
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