WRITING CONTESTS
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The Joseph McPherson Poetry Contest
Students may submit one or two original poems, each with a maximum of 25 lines, by March 25, 2024. Ten finalists will recite their poems from memory at the competition on May 4, 2024. (Two alternates will be named as well.) Judges will consider both the quality of the poem itself and the skill of the recitation in determining competition winners; recitations allow for an embodiment of the poem but do not treat it as dramatic monologue.
For more info and to sign up: https://www.avalonschools.org/jwmpoetry.html
THE BALTIMORE SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY
is sponsoring
The Jack Chalker Memorial Young Writers' Contest — NO FEE TO ENTER!
Details here: https://www.bsfs.org/bsfsywc.htm
DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION IS MARCH 31, 2024
Read about and enter more BSFS-sponsored contests here:
http://www.balticon.org/wp/balticon-home/about-balticon/bsfs-sponsored-awards/
LOCAL CONTESTS
Bethesda Urban Partnership Essay/Short Story/Poetry Contest
F. Scott Fitzgerald Literary Festival Short Story Contest
Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest
Terps Young Scholars Creative Writing Workshop
NATIONAL CONTESTS
Auroras & Blossoms Anthology (PoArtMo (Positive Actions Rally Thoughts & Momentum)
Bennington Young Writers Awards
Doug Weller Incredible Six Word Wonder Contest
International Essay Contest for Youth
JFK Library Profile in Courage Essay Contest
Joseph Warren McPherson Memorial Poetry Contest
Literary Legacies Poetry Contest: More Than What They See
New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest
Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers
Ruth Weiss Foundation Poetry Awards
Young Arts Teen Writing Contests
Additional Resources/Clearinghouses for Writing Contests:
YOUNG WRITERS GUIDE TO CONTESTS (large list - check deadlines)
WRITING WORLD.COM (LIST OF WRITING COMPETITIONS – Includes International Contests)