Contest Information

Whether you adore every contest you see or occasionally find one that intrigues you, you might check this page for information on contests relevant to ELA (English Language Arts). Of course, we all know that ELA relates to basically everything, so who knows what you might find here! Scroll through the entries below, which we will update periodically, and see what piques your interest. Then, if you find a contest you'd like to enter, click on the link, follow whatever instructions are given, and submit your contest entries! Please let us know any results, too.

For a number of annual writing contests of various sorts, please check this list. For more particular contests with deadlines in the relatively near future, please see the numbered items below.

For a calendar of upcoming contests sponsored by the New York Times Learning Network, please check this link. More specific information and instructions will be available as each contest opens.

1. NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing for sophomores and juniors. Deadline = February 15, 2024

For additional information click HERE.

2. Lifting Up Westchester's "7th Annual Student Essay Contest," to run from Nov. 6 - Feb. 16, 2024. This year's topic is "Walking in Someone Else's Shoes," and students are asked "to learn about the different programs offered by Lifting Up Westchester [through provided links] and to write a narrative [of 750 to 1,000 words] about someone who accessed and benefited from one of those programs." Please click here for further information, and be sure to scroll to the bottom and see the picture and comment from EHS junior Le Wang, who won first place among 9th and 10th grade participants in last year's contest!  

3. The New York Times's "How to ... : An Informational Writing Contest for Teenagers," to run from Jan. 10 - Feb. 14, 2024. "We [the NYT staff] invite students to explain how to do any task in 400 words or fewer." Please click here for further information.