Language Arts

Contest Eligibility & Guidelines

  • Open to teens in the United States in grades 9-12
  • Essay length must range between 500-1,000 words
  • The contest deadline is March 14th, 2021, midnight PST
  • Cash prizes of $1,000 will be awarded to the winners.

Free eBooks - Project Gutenberg

Project Gutenberg offers over 58,000 free eBooks.

WCLS ConnectED

Access to great educational resources and learning materials from the public library.

Digital Public Library of America

Organized digital library features piles of useful primary resources.

ZoteroBib

Fewer clicks and less clutter equal a new go-to site for citing sources.

EasyBib

Helpful citation and writing resource for instant bibliographies.

Google Scholar

Academic search engine, an excellent source for credible research info.

Purdue OWL

A robust resource for all aspects of the writing process.

YALSA Book Finder

Search for books, audiobooks, and films from YALSA's book awards and book lists.

Goodreads

Lively community for bookworms to share their love of lit.

WordPress.com

Solid blogging tool and content management system offers DIY blogs.

Teen Ink

Get yourself writing, publishing, critiquing in this valuable network.

Write the World

Global community helps young writers write, revise, think, and grow.

NaNoWriMo

Wildly engaging contest turns students into novelists in 30 days.

The Learning Network

Process current events through engaging NYT-style lens.

Poets.org

Great resource for young poetry lovers to explore and gather inspiration.

Vocabulary.com

Smart, stylish site helps students commit new words to memory.

StoryCorps

From the everyday to the extraordinary, personal interviews will get you listening.