does anyone know of any good writing contests open to high school age and up (or down i guess works too)?

Question

personal essay, academic essay, poetry, anything really.

thanks!

(p.s. i like prizes!! scholarships, cash, etc. is nice!! and something with some amount of credibility, k?)

i reside in the US of A

Answer 1

I won a lot of money in college with essay scholarships, but you very rarely see the cash. The checks go right to the bursar's office and get deducted from your tuition. There are some legit writing contests out there and there are some that are not legit. There are good articles on both Preditors and Editors and Absolute Write that give you information on contests. Just beware of the ones who give you "your novel published" as the prize. I know of someone who won one of those. After about 3 years of hassle, their book was finally published and sold exactly THREE copies. Glimmer Train has legit contests - but there is an entry fee and they seek very literary stories - highbrow stuff. Usually you should avoid contests with entry fees. Same with Writers Digest contests. You can get Writers Digest monthly at your local Barnes and Noble or Borders in the Magazine section. Their contests where they give you a writing prompt are kind of nice. And by all means, avoid poetry.com - the biggest fake of them all. Pax- C

Answer 2

Sure, a buddy of mine is a grade three teacher who is having a poetry contest within his class and the prize is a week hot chocolate when the weather turns cold, k? Submit to workferyersself.com

Answer 3

I don't know where you are in the world, but in Canada there is a website that lists all possible scholarships, bursaries, etc, for all schools in the country. Among that list, there are tons of contests.

So perhaps you should look for scholarships instead of writing contests, because most writing contests online are scams, and you don't want that.

Answer 4

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