Writing Contests
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🏆 Contests
Scholastic Art and Writing: Grades 7-12 https://www.artandwriting.org/
YoungArts: Grades 10-12 https://youngarts.org/competition/
Bennington Young Writers: Grades 9-12 https://www.bennington.edu/events/bennington-young-creators-awards/bennington-young-writers-awards
Nancy Thorp Young Poets: Girls in Grades 10-11 https://www.hollins.edu/academics/pre-college-experiences-camps/nancy-thorp-poetry-contest/Texas PTA Reflections: Grades K-12 https://www.txpta.org/reflections
Patricia Grodd Poetry Contest: Grades 10- 11 https://kenyonreview.org/submit/patricia-grodd/River of Words Art and Writing Contest: Grades PreK-12 https://www.stmarys-ca.edu/academics/schools/kalmanovitz-school-of-education/centers-institutes/center-environmental-literacy/river-of-words
BowSeat Ocean Awareness Contest: Grades 5-12 https://bowseat.org/programs/ocean-awareness-contest/contest-overview/Fighting Words Poetry Contest: Grades 1-12 https://tinyurl.com/4mn7wjs8
International High School Writing Contest: Grades 9-12 https://www.highschoolwritingcontest.org/
Princeton 10 Minute Play Contest : Grade 11 Only https://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/high-school-contests/ten-minute-play-contest/
Smith College Poetry Prize: Girls in Grades 10-11 https://www.smith.edu/academics/integrative-learning/boutelle-day-poetry-center/high-school-poetry-prize#2025%E2%80%9326-0
Carl Sandburg Poetry Contest: Grades 3-12 https://www.nps.gov/carl/learn/news/student-poetry-contest.htm
Texas Institute for Excellence in Mental Health Arts Contest: Grades 1-12 https://www.tiemh.org/artscontest
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