Writing Contests: Young Writers
September:
Gwendolyn Brooks Center
Deadline: September 15
Categories: Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction
Fee: NONE
Prize: Various
Details: Various Various prizes for poetry and prose concerning Black culture open only to high school students in the state of Illinois
URL: http://www.csu.edu/GwendolynBrooks/literaryawards.htm
Contact: gbc@csu.edu
Posted/Updated: 2007
O. Henry Short Story Competition for Young Writers
Deadline: September 22
Categories: Fiction
Fee: NONE
Prize: $100 and submission to publications
Details: Short shorts have been written for centuries, even if they haven't been called by that name. To write a short short, find a story that wants to be told. Strip it down to what's needed. Use language to give it life: Simple and direct. Or suggestive and metaphorical. Give it a voice all its own. The story must be a maximum of 1,000 words long, double-spaced; previously unpublished; and written in English. Only entries submitted via e-mail will be accepted. Only one entry per person. This contest is only open to residents of the United States between the ages of 14 and 22.
URL: http://www.randomhouse.com/anchor/ohenry/competition.html
Contact: ohenryprizestories@yahoo.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
October:
All-American Sports Poet National Contest
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Poetry
Fee: NONE
Prize: honor rolls
Details: This national sports poetry contest is for elementary, middle, high school and college students. Poems must feature sport as a motif.
URL: http://www.internationalsport.com/cspoetry/
Posted/Updated: 2007
Shout it Out
Deadline: October 15
Categories: Fiction
Fee: NONE
Prize: $1000
Details: Open to US students who are 13 years of age and older.
URL: http://sams.scholarshipexperts.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
TooWriteCom Contest
Deadline: October 19
Categories: Fiction, Nonfiction
Fee: NONE
Prize: Variety of prizes for each age range.
Details: Submit up to five true or fictional short stories that are no longer than 1,500 words.
URL: http://youngwriters.toowrite.com/
Posted/Updated: 2007
November:
Little Philosophers Intl Peace Prize
Deadline: November 23
Categories: Nonfiction
Fee: NONE
Prize: $1,000 for first place. Honorary PhD.
URL: http://LittlePhilosophers.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
Director
Deadline: November 27
Categories: Nonfiction
Fee: $5
Prize: $500 plus publication plus appearance
Details: 500 words or less on "The greatest challenge facing young women in today's world". Mail entry and fee to International Pageants, 6165 N 86TH Street, Johnston, IA 50131. Open to writers ages 12-18.
URL: http://www.midwestinternationalpageants.com
Contact: midwestmissinternational@yahoo.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
December:
Teen/Young Adult Short Story Competition
Deadline: December 31
Categories: Fiction
Fee: $10
Prize: $75, $50, $25
Details: 2500-7500 word stories written by, or for, readers ages 12-19.
URL: http://www.authorsden.com/visit/author.asp?AuthorID=63079
Contact: mishael1830@insightbb.com
Posted/Updated: 2007
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