Writing Contests
- The Adroit Prizes for Poetry & Prose - for high school and undergraduate students
- BBC's Young Writers' Award - for students residing in the United Kingdom, including residents of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands / ages 14 to 18
- Bennington College's Young Writers Awards - for high school students
- The Berlin Review's Flash Fiction Contest - for students over the age of 13
- The Betty Award - for students ages 8 to 12
- Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes - for writers of Taiwanese heritage or other significant connections to Taiwan or pieces with subject matter relevant to the Taiwanese or Taiwanese American experience / middle school and high school
- Beverly Hopkins Poetry Contest for High School Students - for students living within 100 miles of the St. Louis metro area / high school students
- Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest - for any age
- Canterbury Tales Writing Competition - for students ages 5 to 18
- Charles Crupi Memorial Poetry Contest - for students in Michigan / high school students
- Christopher Tower Poetry Competition - for students in the United Kingdom / ages 16 to 19 / poem based on contest's theme
- Claudia Ann Seaman Awards for Young Writers - winners are selected from the print volume of Polyphony Lit / ages 14 to 18
- Columbia Scholastic Press Association Gold Circle Awards - for student journalists in high school
- Eden Mills Writers Festival Poetry Contest for Teens - for students in Ontario / students in grades 9 to 12
- EngineerGirl Writing Contest - for students grades 3 to 12 / essay based on contest's theme
- Fighting Words Poetry Contest - for students grades K to 12 / poems must be based on an news story published on the Pulitzer Center's website
- Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award - for students ages 11 to 17
- Gaithersburg Book Festival Poetry Contest - for students living in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. / high school students / poem based on contest's theme
- Golden Haiku Poetry Competition - for students living in Maryland, Virginia or Washington, D.C. / ages under 18
- I Matter Poetry Contest - for students in grades K to 12 / poem based on contest's theme
- International Essay Contest for Young People - for students of ages under 25 / essay based on contest's theme
- International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest - for students in high school
- Jack L. Chalker Young Writers' Contest - for students residing in Maryland / ages 14 to 18
- Jack London Park Partners Young Writers Contest - for students in grades 6 to 8
- Jacklyn Potter Young Poets Competition - for high school students
- Jane Austen Society of North America Essay Contest - for students worldwide / high school students / essay based on contest's theme
- Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize for Canadian Youth - for students in Canada / grades 7 to 12
- Junior Poetry Contest - for students in the St. Louis, Missouri area / high school students
- Kay Snow Writing Contest - for students grades 1 to 12
- Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize (Princeton University) - for students in grade 11
- Lynn DeCaro Contest - for students in Connecticut / high school students
- Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest (Hollins University) - for girls in grades 10 and 11
- Narrative High School Writing Contest - for high school students / essay or poem based on contest's prompt
- National Flash Fiction Youth Competition - for students in the United Kingdom / Years 11, 12 & 13 students, or Higher/Advanced Higher students, aged 15–19
- National High School Poetry Contest - for students in the United States / high school students
- National Poetry Contest - for Canadian citizens or residents / ages 15 and under
- National Short-Story Contest - for Canadian citizens or residents / ages 15 and under
- National Student Poets Program - poets are selected from Gold or Silver Medalists in the poetry category of the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards / grade 10 and 11
- New Voices One-Act Competition - for students ages under 19
- New York Times 100-Word Narrative Contest - for students ages 13 to 19 in middle school or high school
- New York Times Informational Writing Contest - for students ages 13 to 19 in middle school or high school
- The Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Student Haiku and Senryu Competition - for students grades 7 to 12
- North Carolina Poetry Society Student Poetry Contests - for students in North Carolina / grades 3 to 12
- Ocean Awareness Contest - for students ages 11 to 19
- Oklahoma Poem Contest - for students in Oklahoma / grades K to 12
- One Teen Story - for students ages 13 to 19
- Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers (The Kenyon Review) - for students grades 10 and 11
- Paul-Victor Winters Memorial Creative Writing Contest - for students in New Jersey / high school students
- PEN America Free Expression Essay Competition - for students residing in the United States / high school students
- Profiles in Courage Essay Contest - for students in the United States, U.S. territories, U.S. citizens attending schools overseas / high school students
- Sarah Mook Poetry Contest - for students in grades Kindergarten to 12
- Sargeson Prize - for students in New Zealand / ages 16 to 18
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards - for students in the United States, U.S. territories, U.S. military bases, or Canada / grades 7–12, age 13 and up
- Society of Classical Poets International High School Poetry Competition - for students ages 19 or younger
- Solstice Writing Prize - for United Kingdom residents / ages 7 to 17 / entry based on contest theme
- Stone Soup's Contest Series - for students ages 13 and younger
- Storytellers of Tomorrow Writing Contest (Ringling College of Art and Design) - for students in high school
- Student Journalist Impact Award - for students in high school, either individuals or teams who worked on the same entry
- Ten-Minute Play Contest (Princeton University) - for students in grade 11
- VSA Playwright Discovery Program - for high school students who have a disability
- Writopia Lab’s Worldwide Plays Festival - for students ages 6 to 18
- YoungArts' National Arts Competition - for students ages 15 to 18
- Young Scots Writer o the Year Award - for students based in Scotland / ages 11 to 18
- Young Walter Scott Prize - for students ages 11 to 19
- Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize: Author of Tomorrow Award - for students ages 21 and under / writing based on contest's theme
- $1000 for 1000 Words Creative Writing Contest - for students in grades 6 to 12
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