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Current WHS Contests AND OPPORTUNITIES
Current WHS Contests AND OPPORTUNITIES
Filament, Weston High School's Art and Literary magazine, is accepting art and writing submissions that can be published anonymously or not. Send your best writing and art to amyholmes@westonps.org.
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Poetry Out Loud information can be found here on our WHS Poetry Out Loud page, and here, on the CT Poetry Out Loud site!
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Public Opportunities
Public Opportunities
The NCTE Student Writing Awards (Deadline February 15):
For 10th- and 11th-grade students - This school-based writing program encourages high school students in their writing and publicly recognizes some of the best student writers in the nation.
Prompt now available for the 2026 awards!
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The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards (Deadline December 9, 2025):
Run by the Alliance for Young Artists and Writers, this annual contest has awarded such writers as Stephen King (1965), Joyce Carol Oates (1956), and Amanda Gorman (2015-2016).
There are MANY categories to choose from - check them out!
Hudson-to-Housatonic Region Submission Information Can Be Found Here!
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The New York Times Student Contests (Various Deadlines):
The New York Times offers several student contests throughout the year.
Growing Up With AI: Multimedia Contest (Deadline Oct. 22)
Tiny Memoir Contest (Deadline Dec. 3)
Local Lens: A Photo Essay Contest (Jan. 14)
My List: A Different Kind of Review Contest (Deadline Feb. 25)
Open Letters: Our Opinion Writing Contest (Deadline April 16)
Audio Stories: Our Podcast Contest (Deadline May 13)
Voice and Choice: Our Summer Reading Contest (Deadline Aug. 14)
Full Calendar/Info Can Be Found Here!
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