Writing Contests

🏆 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

I am America Art and Writing Contest: Grades 1-12                                                      https://iamtx.org/                  

Adroit Prizes for Poetry and Prose: Grades 9-College                                                   https://theadroitjournal.org/adroit-prizes/

Creative Communications: Grades K-9                                                                               https://www.poeticpower.com/

Penguin Random House: Creative Writing Scholarship: Grade 12                             http://social-impact.penguinrandomhouse.com/our-awards/u-s-creative-writing-awards/

Gannon University High School Poetry Contest: Grades 9-12                                    https://www.gannon.edu/academic-offerings/humanities-education-and-social-sciences/department-of-english/writing-contests/national-high-school-poetry-contest/

NCTE Promising Young Writers: Grade 8                                                                            https://ncte.org/awards/

NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing: Grades 10-11                                                      https://ncte.org/awards/

Sarah Mook Poetry Prize: Grades PreK-12                                                                         https://www.sarahmookpoetrycontest.com/

✍️ Publications & Literary Magazines
Electric Literature: All Ages https://electricliterature.com/.                                                                                            

The Brooklyn Review: All Ages                                      https://thebrooklynreview.com/submit

 Temple Literary Magazine: Ages 13-19 (Asian American Youth) https://www.templelitmag.com/

Rosetta Literary Magazine: Ages 13+                                        https://www.rosettaliterary.org/

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