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Best Writing Contests in 2024
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The Reedsy Prompts Contest
Genres: Fiction and Short Story
Every Friday, Reedsy sends out five writing prompts. Enter your response within a week for a chance at $250. Winners may also be included in a future issue of Reedsy’s literary magazine, Prompted.
Additional prizes:
$25 credit toward Reedsy editorial services
💰 Entry fee: $5
📅 Deadline: December 31, 2024
Spring Microfiction Battle
Writing Battle
Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, and Young Adult
Two days to write a 500 word short story. The peer-powered quarterly writing contest where every story receives oodles of feedback. Write one. Read ten. Win thousands.
Genre Winner (x4): $1,500
Genre Runner-up (x4): $375 | Feedback by industry professionals
💰 Entry fee: $20
📅 Deadline: May 03, 2024
The Berkeley Fiction Review Sudden Fiction Contest
Berkeley Fiction Review
Genres: Flash Fiction
The Berkeley Fiction Review is a UC Berkeley undergraduate, student-run publication. We look for innovative short fiction that plays with form and content, as well as traditionally constructed stories with fresh voices and original ideas. Currently seeking flash fiction submissions of 1000 words or fewer.
2nd: $100 | 3rd: $50 | Honorable mentions: $25 | Publication
📅 Deadline: April 01, 2024 (Expired)
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International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition
Vine Leaves Press
Genres: Essay, Memoir, Non-fiction, and Novel
Small presses have potential for significant impact, and at Vine Leaves Press, we take this responsibility quite seriously. It is our responsibility to give marginalized groups the opportunity to establish literary legacies that feel rich and vast. Why? To sustain hope for the world to become a more loving, tolerable, and open space. It always begins with art. That is why we have launched this writing competition.
Book publication
💰 Entry fee: $25
📅 Deadline: July 01, 2024
Maggie Award for Published Writers
Georgia Romance Writers
Genres: Novel and Romance
The purpose of the Published Maggie Award for Excellence is to recognize the achievements of published authors of romantic fiction. The Maggie Award is a symbol of achievement given by the Georgia Romance Writers (GRW) to bring special attention to these authors. The Maggie, a silver medallion commissioned by GRW, receives national attention. Books will be ranked by librarians, booksellers, and other professionals in the publishing industry.
💰 Entry fee: $40
📅 Deadline: April 05, 2024 (Expired)
Horror Writing Contest
FanStory.com Inc.
Genres: Fiction, Horror, and Short Story
Share a horror or thriller story to enter this writing contest. Write about anything but the object is to terrorize or thrill your reader. Cash prize!
💰 Entry fee: $10
📅 Deadline: November 12, 2024
The Restless Books Prize For New Immigrant Writing
Restless Books
Genres: Fiction and Non-fiction
The Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing was created in 2016 to honor outstanding debut literary works by first-generation immigrants, awarded for fiction and nonfiction in alternating years. The winner receives $10,000 and publication by Restless Books.
Publication by Restless Books
📅 Deadline: May 31, 2025
Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers
University of Tulsa
Genres: Fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
The Francine Ringold Awards for New Writers honor the work of writers at the beginning of their careers. $500 prizes will be awarded in both the fiction and poetry categories, and the winning manuscripts will appear in the spring issue of Nimrod. Winners will have the chance to work with the Nimrod board of editors to refine and edit their manuscripts before publication.
Publication
💰 Entry fee: $12
📅 Deadline: July 15, 2024
The Big Moose Prize
Black Lawrence Press
Genres: Fiction, Novel, Poetry, and Short Story
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Big Moose Prize for an unpublished novel. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers. The winner of this contest will receive book publication, a $1,000 cash award, and ten copies of the book. Prizes will be awarded on publication. The Big Moose Prize is open to traditional novels as well as novels-in-stories, novels-in-poems, and other hybrid forms that contain within them the spirit of a novel.
Publication, 10 copies of your book
💰 Entry fee: $27
📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired)
Promising Young Writers Contest
National Council of Teachers of English
Genres: Children's
Through collaboration and community, shared stories and shared experiences, NCTE supports teachers and their students in classrooms, on college campuses, and in online learning environments. The Promising Young Writers Program stimulates and recognizes the writing talents of eighth-grade students and to emphasize the importance of writing skills among eighth-grade students.
The NCTE Certificate of Recognition
📅 Deadline: February 15, 2024 (Expired)
Tanka Poetry Contest
Genres: Poetry
For this contest you are challenged to write a Tanka poem. Tanka is a form of poetry that often follows a specific syllable count. That count is 5-7-5-7-7. So your first line has five syllables, second has seven, third has five and the last two lines each have seven syllables. Cash prize!
📅 Deadline: June 18, 2024
The Poetry.com Contest
Poetry.com offers monthly contests for poets worldwide to gain motivation, inspiration and exposure, while building passion and enjoyment for the written creative process! How are winners chosen? Our contest boasts a clever twist: poems remain anonymous whilst applicants vote on what they believe should be the winning entry.
Poem of the year: 1000 USD | 2nd place: 300 USD | 3rd place: 200 USD | Runner up personalized Poetry.com mug
"Matter" Poetry Contest
Oprelle Publications
Any topic or style is acceptable. Even though this anthology will be called Matter, all that is expected is that your poetry reflects emotions and thoughts coming from the depths of you. You need not write about a particular word. We just want you to know that your talent with words can matter to others.
2nd: $100 | 3rd: $50 | Publication in anthology
💰 Entry fee: $15
📅 Deadline: June 02, 2024
National Essay Contest
U.S. Institute of Peace
Genres: Essay
This year, AFSA celebrates the 100th anniversary of the United States Foreign Service. Over the last century, our diplomats and development professionals have been involved in groundbreaking events in history – decisions on war and peace, supporting human rights and freedom, creating joint prosperity, reacting to natural disasters and pandemics and much more. As AFSA looks back on this century-long history, we invite you to join us in also looking ahead to the future. This year students are asked to explore how diplomats can continue to evolve their craft to meet the needs of an ever-changing world that brings fresh challenges and opportunities to the global community and America’s place in it.
Runner-up: $1,250
AWP Prize for Creative Nonfiction
Association of Writers & Writing Programs
Genres: Non-fiction
AWP sponsors the Award Series, an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence, and is available to published and unpublished authors alike.
Publication by the University of Georgia Press
💰 Entry fee: $30
📅 Deadline: February 28, 2024 (Expired)
Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry
Lynx House Press
The annual Blue Lynx Prize for Poetry awards $2000 plus publication for a full-length poetry collection. The Prize is awarded for an unpublished, full-length volume of poems by a U.S. author, which includes foreign nationals living and writing in the U.S. and U.S. citizens living abroad. Lynx House Press has been publishing fine poetry and prose since 1975. Our titles are distributed by the University of Washington Press.
💰 Entry fee: $28
📅 Deadline: June 16, 2024
The Hudson Prize
Genres: Essay, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Each year Black Lawrence Press will award The Hudson Prize for an unpublished collection of poems or prose. The prize is open to new, emerging, and established writers.
📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired)
The Adventure Writers Competition
Adventure Writers
Genres: Fiction, Novel, Thriller, and Mystery
Any novels between 50,000 and 200,000 words that are in the realm of action/adventure/thriller/mystery - and chocked-full of adventure - are welcome. New and previously published books welcome, though you must have sold or given away less than 10,000 books of the title(s) you enter. We do not accept sci-fi, fantasy, horror or young children's books. See our website for info on rules and entering.
Two AWC Finalist Awards: $500
💰 Entry fee: $50
📅 Deadline: April 30, 2024 (Expired)
Muriel Craft Bailey Poetry Contest
The Comstock Review
Here 's how it works: our editorial staff chooses approximately fifty to sixty finalists. The highest scoring finalists (25 or so) are considered Special Merit poems. Special Merit poems go to the judge. The judge determines the top three prize winners. The entire editorial staff then selects the Honorable Mentions from the remaining Special Merits.
Publication by The Comstock Review
Heroica Poetry Prize
Heroica is delighted to announce the launch of our new Poetry Prize. Heroica is a global storytelling platform dedicated to sharing stories about all aspects of gender oppression. Stories that are real, inspiring, challenging and relatable. Your story matters.
2nd: £50 | 3rd: £25 | Publication in anthology
💰 Entry fee: $2
📅 Deadline: February 29, 2024 (Expired)
Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize
University of Pittsburgh Press
The award is open to any poet writing in English who has not had a full-length book of poetry published previously. We define “full-length book” as a volume of 48 or more pages published in an edition of 500 or more copies. Books whose publication costs have been borne by their authors are excluded from this definition.
Publication by the University of Pittsburgh Press
Ambroggio Prize
Academy of American Poets
The Ambroggio Prize is a $1,000 publication prize given for a book-length poetry manuscript originally written in Spanish and with an English translation. The winning manuscript is published by Bilingual Press/Editorial Bilingüe, publisher of literary works, scholarship, and art books by or about U.S. Hispanics.
Publication by Bilingual Press
Scriptation
Showcase Script Competition
Genres: Script Writing
The Scriptation Showcase is the screenwriting contest that circulates winners’ scripts to Hollywood directors, showrunners, and producers. 25 scripts get featured for one year in Scriptation, the Emmy® winning app used on film and TV productions.
💰 Entry fee: $54
📅 Deadline: May 12, 2024
Fiction Factory Poetry Competition
Fiction Factory
This is a UK based competition but we welcome international entries. Poets are invited to enter poems (maximum 40 lines excluding title) on any theme. Discounts are offered on multiple entries. Besides the cash prize, our judge, poet and author and mentor, Helen Cox, will offer feedback on five of the winner's poems plus an hour-long mentorship zoom call about their poetry.
Feedback on poems, a Zoom mentorship call, and publication
💰 Entry fee: $6
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2024
First Chapter + Synopsis Competition
Genres: Fiction and Novel
Why not enter the Fiction Factory First Chapter Competition? Send us your first chapter + a 1 page synopsis (if your first chapter is more than 5000 words, send it with the 5000 word point clearly marked). First Prize: £500 + an appraisal and a reading by a top London Literary Agent. All short-listed entrants will receive a free appraisal. Appraisals: For an extra fee, £20, we will write a comprehensive appraisal of your chapter. Results will be published in July, 2024
A reading by a top London Literary Agent plus publication
💰 Entry fee: $22
Hastings Book Festival - Short Story
Hastings Book Festival
Genres: Short Story
Hastings Book Festival writing competition is open to writers from anywhere in the world writing in English on any theme. We invite short stories up to 2,500 words. We have additional prizes for LGBT+ writers and writers resident in Sussex.
2nd: £100 | 3rd: £50
📅 Deadline: July 07, 2024
Jane Martin Poetry Prize
Girton College
The Jane Martin Poetry Prize is a national poetry competition, established in 2010, in memory of Girton alumna, Jane Elizabeth Martin (1978 Classics) through the generous support of Professor Sir Laurence Martin. Now in its 14th year, this national prize for young poets is a key part of the College’s support for poetry and will be of interest to all those who are serious about literary excellence. The competition is judged by experts drawn from across the literary world and academia. We are thrilled that this year the panel will be led by two judges – Abigail Parry and Bohdan Piasecki.
📅 Deadline: March 15, 2024 (Expired)
International Essay Competition 2023/24
Avernus Education
Welcome to our prestigious International Essay Competition. At Avernus Education, we are thrilled to provide a platform for young minds to showcase their prowess in Medicine, Engineering, Law, Economics, Psychology, History and Politics. These varied subject categories underscore the importance of interdisciplinary study, a crucial foundation for future leaders in our increasingly interconnected world. Winners receive an exclusive Avernus Education Scholarship worth over £5000 - granting them free entrance to our exclusive summer camp at Oxford University! Outstanding Runners Up receive 5 hours worth of Credits for Avernus Education courses, conferences and tutoring services.
100% Scholarship Award to our Oxford University Summer Programme (worth £5995)
Partial scholarship
📅 Deadline: February 19, 2024 (Expired)
Bacopa Literary Review Annual Writing Contest
Writers Alliance of Gainesville
Genres: Essay, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Bacopa Literary Review’s 2024 contest is open from March 4 through April 4, with $200 Prize and $100 Honorable Mention in each of six categories: Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, Flash Fiction, Free Verse Poetry, Formal Poetry, and Visual Poetry.
📅 Deadline: May 02, 2024 (Expired)
To Hull and Back Humorous Short Story Contest
Christopher Fielden
Genres: Fiction, Humor, Non-fiction, and Short Story
July 2022 saw the launch of the 8th To Hull And Back Short Story Competition, a biennial short story contest with a humorous twist that celebrates the most imaginative and amazing short stories from writers all over the world.
2nd Prize: £600 | 3rd Prize: £300 | 3 x Highly Commended: £150 | 14 x Shortlisted: £75
💰 Entry fee: $16
📅 Deadline: June 30, 2025
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing 2023
Write the World
Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, and Short Story
Fantasy and sci-fi stir our imaginations, inviting us to think outside the limits of the life we know. This month, you have the extraordinary and exciting task of reimagining the world. In a fantasy or sci-fi short story, take your readers on a journey into a world of your imagination.
Runner up: $50 | Best peer review: $50
💰 Entry fee: $0
📅 Deadline: October 23, 2023 (Expired)
International Poetry Book Awards 2023
Poetry Book Awards
The Poetry Book Awards is an annual, international book award given to the best poetry books produced by indie writers, self published authors or books published by small, truly independent presses. We are proud to be a Welsh based international awards programme, open to all indie authors and self published poets globally.
2nd: £200 | 3rd: £100 | Publication
💰 Entry fee: $44
Annual Novel Opening Competition
We are looking for an opening chapter up to 3,000 words, plus a one page synopsis outlining the balance of your story of any genre, so long as it's unpublished.
2nd Place: £200
💰 Entry fee: $13
📅 Deadline: October 31, 2024
F(r)iction Short Story Contest
We seek work that actively pushes boundaries, that forces us to question traditions and tastes. If your work takes risks, we want to read it. We like strong narratives that make us feel something and stories we haven’t seen before. We accept work, written in English, from anywhere in the world—regardless of genre, style, or origin—and welcome speculative writing and experimental literature. Strange is good. Strange with a strong character arc is even better. Keep it weird, folks.
Writer's Digest Annual Writing Competition
Writer's Digest
Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story
Enter our 91st Annual Writing Competition for the chance to have your work be seen by editors and agents! Almost 500 winners will be chosen. The top winning entries of this writing contest will also be on display in the Annual Writer’s Digest Competition Collection. [$20 for a poetry entry, $30 for a manuscript entry]
2nd: $500 | 3rd: $100
📅 Deadline: May 06, 2024
Discover the finest writing contests of 2024 for fiction and non-fiction authors — including short story competitions, essay writing competitions, poetry contests, and many more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters. If you’re looking to stick to free writing contests, simply use our filters as you browse.
Why you should submit to writing contests
Submitting to poetry competitions and free writing contests in 2024 is absolutely worth your while as an aspiring author: just as your qualifications matter when you apply for a new job, a writing portfolio that boasts published works and award-winning pieces is a great way to give your writing career a boost. And not to mention the bonus of cash prizes!
That being said, we understand that taking part in writing contests can be tough for emerging writers. First, there’s the same affliction all writers face: lack of time or inspiration. Entering writing contests is a time commitment, and many people decide to forego this endeavor in order to work on their larger projects instead — like a full-length book. Second, for many writers, the chance of rejection is enough to steer them clear of writing contests.
But we’re here to tell you that two of the great benefits of entering writing contests happen to be the same as those two reasons to avoid them.
When it comes to the time commitment: yes, you will need to expend time and effort in order to submit a quality piece of writing to competitions. That being said, having a hard deadline to meet is a great motivator for developing a solid writing routine.
Think of entering contests as a training session to become a writer who will need to meet deadlines in order to have a successful career. If there’s a contest you have your eye on, and the deadline is in one month, sit down and realistically plan how many words you’ll need to write per day in order to meet that due date — and don’t forget to also factor in the time you’ll need to edit your story!
For tips on setting up a realistic writing plan, check out this free, ten-day course: How to Build a Rock-Solid Writing Routine.
In regards to the fear of rejection, the truth is that any writer aspiring to become a published author needs to develop relatively thick skin. If one of your goals is to have a book traditionally published, you will absolutely need to learn how to deal with rejection, as traditional book deals are notoriously hard to score. If you’re an indie author, you will need to adopt the hardy determination required to slowly build up a readership.
The good news is that there’s a fairly simple trick for learning to deal with rejection: use it as a chance to explore how you might be able to improve your writing.
In an ideal world, each rejection from a publisher or contest would come with a detailed letter, offering construction feedback and pointing out specific tips for improvement. And while this is sometimes the case, it’s the exception and not the rule.
Still, you can use the writing contests you don’t win as a chance to provide yourself with this feedback. Take a look at the winning and shortlisted stories and highlight their strong suits: do they have fully realized characters, a knack for showing instead of telling, a well-developed but subtly conveyed theme, a particularly satisfying denouement?
The idea isn’t to replicate what makes those stories tick in your own writing. But most examples of excellent writing share a number of basic craft principles. Try and see if there are ways for you to translate those stories’ strong points into your own unique writing.
Finally, there are the more obvious benefits of entering writing contests: prize and publication. Not to mention the potential to build up your readership, connect with editors, and gain exposure.
Resources to help you win writing competitions in 2024
Every writing contest has its own set of submission rules. Whether those rules are dense or sparing, ensure that you follow them to a T. Disregarding the guidelines will not sway the judges’ opinion in your favor — and might disqualify you from the contest altogether.
Aside from ensuring you follow the rules, here are a few resources that will help you perfect your submissions.
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After you submit to a writing competition in 2024
It’s exciting to send a piece of writing off to a contest. However, once the initial excitement wears off, you may be left waiting for a while. Some writing contests will contact all entrants after the judging period — whether or not they’ve won. Other writing competitions will only contact the winners.
Here are a few things to keep in mind after you submit:
Many writing competitions don’t have time to respond to each entrant with feedback on their story. However, it never hurts to ask! Feel free to politely reach out requesting feedback — but wait until after the selection period is over.
If you’ve submitted the same work to more than one writing competition or literary magazine, remember to withdraw your submission if it ends up winning elsewhere.
After you send a submission, don’t follow it up with a rewritten or revised version. Instead, ensure that your first version is thoroughly proofread and edited. If not, wait until the next edition of the contest or submit the revised version to other writing contests.
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5 Creative Writing Contests to Look Out For in 2023
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- 31st December 2022
Whether you are a published or unpublished writer, creative writing contests are a great way to get your work to a larger audience while also taking home some cash prizes and getting published in top creative writing magazines and websites along the way.
While there are many options for submitting your creative writing to contests around the globe , this article will look at 5 creative writing contests you can enter your original work into in 2023.
1. Aesthetica Creative Writing Award 2023
Deadline: August 31, 2023.
Who may enter: Open to anyone.
Contest description:
● The competition is organized by the international art and culture magazine Aesthetica .
● The competition accepts works of fiction and poetry.
● Fiction entries should be no more than 2,000 words.
● Poetry entries should be no more than 40 lines.
● You may submit work on any topic or theme.
● All work should be in English.
Entry fees:
● Poetry entries are £12.
● Short fiction entries are £18.
● The poetry winner receives £2,500.
● The short fiction winner receives £2,500.
● Both winners will have their works published in the Aesthetica Creative Writing Annual.
Official website:
Please visit the contest’s official website for more information on entry submission and requirements.
2. 2023 Bristol Short Story Prize
Deadline: April 26, 2023.
Who may enter: Published and unpublished writers over the age of 16.
● Your short story should be more than 4,000 words.
● You may write your short story on any subject or theme and in any style.
● Your short story must be in English.
● The work you submit must not have been published, whether online or in print, or broadcast, or have won a prize in any other writing competition.
Entry fee: £9.
● First prize £1,000.
● Second prize £500.
● Third prize £250.
● Each of the 17 remaining shortlisted writers will receive £100.
● 20 stories will be published in the Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology, Volume 16.
For more information on the contest’s submission guidelines and requirements, please visit the official website .
3. The Masters Review Winter Short Story Award for New Writers
Deadline: January 31, 2023.
Who may enter: All emerging writers.
● The Masters Review , an American literary magazine and book publisher, is the organizer of this contest.
● There is no theme.
● Your short story should not exceed 6,000 words.
● Your work should be unpublished.
● Your work should be in English.
Entry fee: $20.
● First place $3,000.
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● Second place $300.
● Third place $200.
● All winners receive publication and agency review.
For more information regarding submission guidelines and requirements, please visit the Masters Review ’s official website .
4. Scottish Arts Club Short Story Competition
Deadline: February 28, 2023.
● This contest is organized by the Scottish Arts Club in Edinburgh, Scotland.
● Your work must be in English.
● Your submitted work must be unpublished in any format.
Entry fee: £10 per story.
● First prize £3,000 (open to writers worldwide).
● Second prize £500 (open to writers worldwide).
● Third prize £250 (open to writers worldwide).
● Isobel Lodge Award £750 (open to unpublished writers living in Scotland).
● Write Mango Award £300 (open to writers worldwide).
● Publication is offered to authors of the top 20 stories (or more) in the Club’s next anthology.
Please visit the Scottish Arts Trust’s official website for more information.
5. The Bridport Prize 2023 International Creative Writing Competition
Deadline: May 31, 2022.
Who may enter: Anyone over the age of 16.
● This contest is organized by the Bridport Arts Centre in Bridport, England.
● This contest has five categories: poetry, short story, flash fiction, novel, and memoir.
○ Short story entries must be no more than 5,000 words.
○ Flash fiction entries must be no more than 250 words.
● Your submitted work must be unpublished in any format, and must not have won or been placed in another writing competition.
Short story: £14 per short story.
Flash fiction: £11 per flash fiction.
● Short story first place receives £5,000.
● Short story second place receives £1,000.
● Short story third place receives £500.
● Highly commended 10 x £100.
● Flash fiction first place receives £1,000.
● Flash fiction second place receives £500.
● Flash fiction third place receives £250.
For more information on all categories and submission guidelines and requirements, please visit the official website .
Be sure to check out Proofed’s writing blog for information on writing novels , poetry and fiction , and how to overcome writer’s block to make sure your writing is ready for submission.
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Summer–Fall 2023 Writing Opportunities
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With summer in full swing, many authors are looking ahead and thinking about what they can do with their work. To help, we’ve compiled a list of writing opportunities that are currently open for submission, including contests and small presses, as well as free, funded, and low-cost writing residencies.
For more opportunities throughout the year, be sure to check the Contests section of our website each month. You can also sign up for our newsletter , where you’ll find plenty of opportunities with upcoming deadlines in each issue.
Writing Contests
July 15: The 2023 Adrift Chapbook Contest
July 16: Screw Turn Flash Fiction Competition
July 22: Boise City Writer-in-Residence Six-Month Residency
August 1: Granum Foundation Prize for the Completion of a Literary Manuscript or Translation
August 9: TulipTree Publishing Story (any genre) Contest
September 5: Terrain Annual Writing Contest in poetry, nonfiction, and fiction
September 8: Aesthetica Creative Writing Award
October 15: Copper Nickel book publishing prize for a poetry collection
Independent Publishers That Have Open Submission Periods Now
Feminist Press : Open to literary fiction, activist nonfiction, hybrid memoirs, and athologies until July 31, 2023.
Sarabande Books : Accepting submissions for literary nonfiction, manuscripts from Kentucky-affiliated writers, and proposals for works in translation through July 31, 2023.
Tupelo Press : Open for poetry manuscript (48-90 pages) and chapbook manuscript submissions (28-47 pages) until July 31, 2023.
Split Lip Press : Accepting submissions for novellas and novels until September 1, 2023.
Alice James Books : A prize of $5,000 and publication by Alice James Books is given annually for a poetry collection by a poet residing in the United States. Submit a manuscript of 48 to 100 by October 16. All submissions are considered for publication.
Free, Funded, and Low-Cost Residencies for Writers
Rockvale Writer’s Colony Location: College Grove, TN Deadline: Rolling Period: Flexible up to 4 weeks Financials: Subsidized fee of $425 per week for Farmhouse or Cabin and $475 for Granary, $30 cleaning fee
Ucross Foundation Location: Sheridan, WY Deadline: July 15th for Spring Session and January 15th for Fall Session Period: Sliding period of two to six weeks Financials: Fully funded, meals provided
Stochastic Labs Residency Location: Berkeley, California Deadline: Rolling Period: Flexible Financials: Fully funded, plus $1000 monthly stipend Entry Fee: N/A References/Letters of Recommendation: 2 references
Macdowell Fellowship Location: Peterborough, New Hampshire Deadline: August 1st – Sep 10, 2023 Period: March 1- Aug 31, 2024 Financials: No residency fees and stipends available Entry Fee: $30 fee
Crosstown Arts Residency Program Location: Memphis, TN Deadline: July 15, 2023 Period: Three weeks to three months beginning in February Financials: Fully funded Entry Fee: $10 fee
KHN Residency Location: Nebraska City, NE Deadline: Sep 1, 2023 Period: Sliding periods of two to eight weeks Financials: $175 weekly stipend, free housing Application Fee: $35 fee
Jentel Artist Residency Location: Banner, WY Deadline: September 15th for Winter/Spring, January 15th for Summer/Fall Period: January 15th – May 13th Financials: $400 stipend Entry fee: $30
Lanesboro Arts Residency Location: Lanesboro, MN Deadline: July 28th, 2023 Period: Sliding periods of two to four weeks, residency dates can be flexible Financials: $1,250 weekly stipend Entry Fee: N/A
Art Omi Location: Ghent, NY Deadline: Opens August 15 – October 15, 2023 Period: June and/or July 2024 Financials: Fully funded, several fellowships available with $500 stipends Entry Fee: N/A
Millay Arts Core Residency Location: Austerlitz, NY Deadline: October 1st, 2023; late deadline: October 8th, 2023 Period: Sliding periods of two weeks to one month Financials: $100 non-refundable deposit Entry Fee: $45
18th Street Arts Center’s Visiting Artist Residency Program Location: New York, NY Deadline: Rolling Period: One to three months Financials: Fully funded on a case-by-case basis Entry Fee: N/A
Storyknife Writers Retreat Location: Homer, Alaska Deadline: Application open July 1st, close August 31st Period: Two to four-week residencies from April through October Financials: Fully funded Entry Fee: $40
Fiction Meets Science Residency Location: Delmenhorst, Germany Deadline: Rolling Period: Sliding period of three to nine months Financials: Fully funded with stipend Entry Fee: N/A
The Guanajuato Writing Retreat Location: Guanajuato, Mexico Deadline: Rolling Period: November 5-12, 2023 Financials: $1995 fee
In Cahoots Residency Location: Petaluma, CA Deadline: August 27-October 1, 2023 Period: One to three-week periods from June to December 2024 Financials: $900 fee for one week, $1,500 for two weeks, or $2,200 for three weeks Entry Fee: $25
The Writers’ Colony at Dairy Hollow Location: Eureka Springs, Arkansas Deadline: Rolling Period: Sliding period of one week to three months Financials: $95 fee per night with a one-time $25 cleaning fee, meals included Entry Fee: $35
The Shirley Holden Helberg Grants for the Mature Women Deadline: August 1, 2023 – September 30, 2023 Financials: $1,000 grant
Killer Nashville International Writers’ Conference Location: Nashville, TN Deadline: July 14th, 2023 Period: August 17-20, 2023 Financials: Scholarships vary depending on need Entry Fee: N/A
The Publishing Laboratory at the University of New Orleans Deadline: August 31, 2023 Financials: $10,000 advance Entry Fee: $28
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The Best Student Writing Contests for 2023-2024
Help your students take their writing to the next level.
When students write for teachers, it can feel like an assignment. When they write for a real purpose, they are empowered! Student writing contests are a challenging and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience— a real panel of judges —and the possibility of prize money or other incentives. We’ve gathered a list of the best student writing contests, and there’s something for everyone. Prepare highly motivated kids in need of an authentic writing mentor, and watch the words flow.
1. The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
With a wide range of categories—from critical essays to science fiction and fantasy—The Scholastic Awards are a mainstay of student contests. Each category has its own rules and word counts, so be sure to check out the options before you decide which one is best for your students.
How To Enter
Students in grades 7-12, ages 13 and up, may begin submitting work in September by uploading to an online account at Scholastic and connecting to their local region. There are entry fees, but those can be waived for students in need.
2. YoungArts National Arts Competition
This ends soon, but if you have students who are ready to submit, it’s worth it. YoungArts offers a national competition in the categories of creative nonfiction, novel, play or script, poetry, short story, and spoken word. Student winners may receive awards of up to $10,000 as well as the chance to participate in artistic development with leaders in their fields.
YoungArts accepts submissions in each category through October 13. Students submit their work online and pay a $35 fee (there is a fee waiver option).
3. National Youth Foundation Programs
Each year, awards are given for Student Book Scholars, Amazing Women, and the “I Matter” Poetry & Art competition. This is a great chance for kids to express themselves with joy and strength.
The rules, prizes, and deadlines vary, so check out the website for more info.
4. American Foreign Service National High School Essay Contest
If you’re looking to help students take a deep dive into international relations, history, and writing, look no further than this essay contest. Winners receive a voyage with the Semester at Sea program and a trip to Washington, DC.
Students fill out a registration form online, and a teacher or sponsor is required. The deadline to enter is the first week of April.
5. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
This annual contest invites students to write about a political official’s act of political courage that occurred after Kennedy’s birth in 1917. The winner receives $10,000, and 16 runners-up also receive a variety of cash prizes.
Students may submit a 700- to 1,000-word essay through January 12. The essay must feature more than five sources and a full bibliography.
6. Bennington Young Writers Awards
Bennington College offers competitions in three categories: poetry (a group of three poems), fiction (a short story or one-act play), and nonfiction (a personal or academic essay). First-place winners receive $500. Grab a poster for your classroom here .
The contest runs from September 1 to November 1. The website links to a student registration form.
7. The Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest
Looking for student writing contests for budding playwrights? This exclusive competition, which is open only to high school juniors, is judged by the theater faculty of Princeton University. Students submit short plays in an effort to win recognition and cash prizes of up to $500. ( Note: Only open to 11th graders. )
Students submit one 10-page play script online or by mail. The deadline is the end of March. Contest details will be published in early 2024.
8. Princeton University Poetry Contest for High School Students
The Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize recognizes outstanding work by student writers in 11th grade. Prizes range from $100 to $500.
Students in 11th grade can submit their poetry. Contest details will be published this fall.
9. The New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest
This contest is also a wonderful writing challenge, and the New York Times includes lots of resources and models for students to be able to do their best work. They’ve even made a classroom poster !
Submissions need to be made electronically by November 1.
10. Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
The deadline for this contest is the end of October. Sponsored by Hollins University, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest awards prizes for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school. Prizes include cash and scholarships. Winners are chosen by students and faculty members in the creative writing program at Hollins.
Students may submit either one or two poems using the online form.
11. The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers
The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers is open to high school sophomores and juniors, and the winner receives a full scholarship to a Kenyon Review Young Writers Workshop .
Submissions for the prize are accepted electronically from November 1 through November 30.
12. Jane Austen Society Essay Contest
High school students can win up to $1,000 and publication by entering an essay on a topic specified by the Jane Austen Society related to a Jane Austen novel.
Details for the 2024 contest will be announced in November. Essay length is from six to eight pages, not including works cited.
13. Rattle Young Poets Anthology
Open to students from 15 to 18 years old who are interested in publication and exposure over monetary awards.
Teachers may choose five students for whom to submit up to four poems each on their behalf. The deadline is November 15.
14. The Black River Chapbook Competition
This is a chance for new and emerging writers to gain publication in their own professionally published chapbook, as well as $500 and free copies of the book.
There is an $18 entry fee, and submissions are made online.
15. YouthPlays New Voices
For students under 18, the YouthPlays one-act competition is designed for young writers to create new works for the stage. Winners receive cash awards and publication.
Scroll all the way down their web page for information on the contest, which accepts non-musical plays between 10 and 40 minutes long, submitted electronically. Entries open each year in January.
16. The Ocean Awareness Contest
The 2024 Ocean Awareness Contest, Tell Your Climate Story , encourages students to write their own unique climate story. They are asking for creative expressions of students’ personal experiences, insights, or perceptions about climate change. Students are eligible for a wide range of monetary prizes up to $1,000.
Students from 11 to 18 years old may submit work in the categories of art, creative writing, poetry and spoken word, film, interactive media and multimedia, or music and dance, accompanied by a reflection. The deadline is June 13.
17. EngineerGirl Annual Essay Contest
Each year, EngineerGirl sponsors an essay contest with topics centered on the impact of engineering on the world, and students can win up to $500 in prize money. This contest is a nice bridge between ELA and STEM and great for teachers interested in incorporating an interdisciplinary project into their curriculum. The new contest asks for pieces describing the life cycle of an everyday object. Check out these tips for integrating the content into your classroom .
Students submit their work electronically by February 1. Check out the full list of rules and requirements here .
18. NCTE Student Writing Awards
The National Council of Teachers of English offers several student writing awards, including Achievement Awards in Writing (for 10th- and 11th-grade students), Promising Young Writers (for 8th-grade students), and an award to recognize Excellence in Art and Literary Magazines.
Deadlines range from October 28 to February 15. Check out NCTE.org for more details.
19. See Us, Support Us Art Contest
Children of incarcerated parents can submit artwork, poetry, photos, videos, and more. Submissions are free and the website has a great collection of past winners.
Students can submit their entries via social media or email by October 25.
20. The Adroit Prizes for Poetry & Prose
The Adroit Journal, an education-minded nonprofit publication, awards annual prizes for poetry and prose to exceptional high school and college students. Adroit charges an entry fee but also provides a form for financial assistance.
Sign up at the website for updates for the next round of submissions.
21. National PTA Reflections Awards
The National PTA offers a variety of awards, including one for literature, in their annual Reflections Contest. Students of all ages can submit entries on the specified topic to their local PTA Reflections program. From there, winners move to the local area, state, and national levels. National-level awards include an $800 prize and a trip to the National PTA Convention.
This program requires submitting to PTAs who participate in the program. Check your school’s PTA for their deadlines.
22. World Historian Student Essay Competition
The World Historian Student Essay Competition is an international contest open to students enrolled in grades K–12 in public, private, and parochial schools, as well as those in home-study programs. The $500 prize is based on an essay that addresses one of this year’s two prompts.
Students can submit entries via email or regular mail before May 1.
23. NSHSS Creative Writing Scholarship
The National Society of High School Scholars awards three $2,000 scholarships for both poetry and fiction. They accept poetry, short stories, and graphic novel writing.
Apply online by October 31.
Whether you let your students blog, start a podcast or video channel, or enter student writing contests, giving them an authentic audience for their work is always a powerful classroom choice.
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EMCC STUDENTS PLACE IN STATEWIDE CREATIVE WRITING CONTEST
April 30, 2024
Two East Mississippi Community College students placed in the 2023-24 Mississippi Community College Creative Writing Association’s (MCCWA) annual workshop and contest.
Students from community colleges across Mississippi competed in categories that included Creative Nonfiction, Dramatic Writing, Literary Essay, Poetry and Short Fiction.
EMCC student Elizabythe McBeth took second place in the Short Fiction category for her piece titled “Faded Footprints.”
“It’s like me walking back through my grandparents’ house,” McBeth said. “I would stay with them, along with my two cousins. It was kind of reminiscing about that.”
Arin Franks poem, “Creating for You” earned second place in the Poetry category.
McBeth is a Columbus native who is taking general studies on EMCC’s Golden Triangle campus. She plans to enroll in the Mississippi University for Women’s Department of Baccalaureate Nursing once she graduates from EMCC.
Franks is a Springville, Alabama native who resides in Columbus. She graduated from EMCC last year with majors in political science and English. She is enrolled at Mississippi State University where she is studying pre-law, with an eye towards enrolling at a law school. The MCCWA contest includes entries written in 2023 and early 2024.
Submissions by McBeth and Franks were written while taking EMCC humanities instructor Marilyn Ford’s Creative Writing class.
“Arin is an absolute wonderful poet,” Ford said. “She is a very introspective young lady and her poems are oftentimes about the evolution of self and that transitory time when we begin to try to figure out who we are in our teens.
Works by Franks and McBeth were also featured in EMCC’s magazine of creativity titled “Syzygy.”
The magazine highlights the works of EMCC students in categories that include Ceramics, Creative Nonfiction, Design, Short Fiction, Drawing and Poetry. Faculty advisors and judges choose the winning entries to be included in the magazine.
Franks earned first place in Poetry in the 2023-24 edition of “Syzygy,” while McBeth took top honors in the Short Fiction category. McBeth was also named the recipient of the Betty Killebrew Literary Award, which recognizes the top submission amongst all entries.
Other winners include Haidi Salihaj, who earned first place in the Design category, and Breelyn Smith, who took top honors in the Drawing Category. The winners were honored April 23 during Awards Day on the Golden Triangle campus when instructors recognized their “outstanding students” for the past year. McBeth was also recognized as the “Outstanding Creative Writing Student.”
“I am always pleasantly surprised by the quality of the submissions to our ‘Syzygy’ magazine each year,” Ford said. “This year was no different. We have some very talented students and I am proud of what they have accomplished.”
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Creative Writing Competition 2023
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The Tower Hamlets Creative Writing Competition is an annual event for schools in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets for students aged six years to sixteen.
- Open to pupils in subscribing schools OR to members of Tower Hamlets Idea Stores
- Pupils in years 1 to 11 may enter
- Categories for short stories and poetry
It has been run by Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service since 2011 with the aims of promoting wider reading and literacy, and to encourage young people to express themselves through the written word. Research carried out during the 2020 competition showed that pupils participating in the competition and in the author workshops benefited by gaining confidence in their writing ability and developing greater insight into the issues raised by the competition themes
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- Prizes awarded for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and commended and best in school places
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Theme for 2023 : A Brighter Future ?
The theme for this year’s competition is A Brighter Future ?
- Prompts and a booklist to support the theme and provide ideas for all year groups can be found at www.towerhamlets-sls.org.uk/cwc-ideas
- Promotional posters and flyers with writing prompts will be sent to all participating schools
In 2023 there will be 5 age groups in the competition:
- Group 1: Years 1 & 2
- Group 2: Years 3 & 4
- Group 3: Years 5 & 6
- Group 4: Years 7 to 9
- Group 5: Years 10 & 11
- may also be an illustrated story or comic book
- Write a poem or verse story up to 25 lines (primary) and 35 lines (secondary)
- Poems and stories may exceed this word count/line limit by up to 100 words/5 lines
- Poems and stories must follow the competition theme
Pupils may enter both the short story and poetry categories. The competition deadline is Friday 31st March 2023. Work must be submitted by this date.
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Register for the competition (schools only).
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In order to enter the competition, receive posters, entry forms and flyers, and take advantage of these free author workshops, schools need to:
- enter the competition by “buying” it via SLAonline (Creative Writing Competition 2023. Just £40 to subscribing primary schools to cover administration)
- email [email protected] letting us know who is to lead on running this event in your school.
- use the form below to book your free writing workshops!
The Arts Council grant also enables us to publish a book of the winning entries.
Fully-funded writing workshops for schools
We are thrilled to announce that Arts Council England has again awarded Tower Hamlets Schools Library Service with a grant to enhance our annual Creative Writing Competition with author-led creative writing workshops for schools, Idea Stores and home-educated children.
All of the author workshops have now been booked.
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The author workshops are intended to provide practical creative writing skills to your pupils (and teachers!) including structuring a story and character creation. The workshops will relate to the theme of the competition but the skills learnt can be applied to other projects and lessons.
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It is our intention to arrange in-person author visits rather than virtual visits.
- An author will be able to work with up to 2 groups of pupils during the time allocated to their visit. These 2 sessions will be up to 50 minutes each and run one after the other with a short break in between.
- An author or poet can also work with just 1 group for the visit duration as a more advanced workshop for older pupils – let us know in the additional details box in the booking form.
- The school should suggest a date or (preferably) a range of dates during which you can host your visit. We will match you with an author based on your requirements and their availability.
- Workshops should take place from January to March (world book day week is likely to be booked up very early on)
- Each group of pupils can be up to the size of one class
- Workshops can be for all ages from year 1 upwards
- Groups can be of mixed ages, although there shouldn’t be too wide a gap between these ages in order to ensure age-appropriate content
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Comp Lit major Andrea Tchesnovsky wins Five College Poetry Prize
UMass Amherst undergraduate students Andrea Peter ’25 and Livvy Krakower ’24 were among the 2024 Five College Prose and Poetry Prize recipients honored at a reading and reception April 18 in Hampshire College's Harold F. Johnson Library.
Celebrating creative writing of all genres, the Five College Prose and Poetry Prize, formerly PoetryFest, was reinstated in 2023 after a hiatus due to the pandemic. The contest received 150 total submissions from students representing UMass Amherst, Amherst, Hampshire, Mount Holyoke and Smith colleges, and The Care Center of Holyoke this year.
“For me the most amazing thing about the Five College Poetry and Prose competition is to meet fellow writers from other institutions,” says Krakower, a winner for prose who is an English major and who also won the prize in 2023. “Each college in the consortium is so unique and I am thankful that I have been able to hear pieces I would never hear if not for the competition.”
Peter, a comparative literature major, won a poetry prize in the competition.
“Thanks to Five Colleges, Inc., and our English departments for supporting this work,” says Donna LeCourt, chair of the UMass Amherst English department. “Prizes to undergraduates are important and help to build their reputations in literary and professional communities. The opportunity for our graduate students to judge and manage literary awards provides exceptional professional development and helps distinguish them as creative leaders. I’m happy to see this prize come back to the Five College community.”
“I had a wonderful time judging the prose prize,” says 2024 prose judge and UMass Amherst MFA candidate Danielle Bradley, who was joined on the judging panel by fellow UMass Amherst MFA candidate and poet Ide Thompson ’24. “All of the submissions were impressive, and it was so special to hear many of the winners read their submissions at the reception.”
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Moscow, Russia – Architectural Splendor at the Heart of Eurasia
Moscow, Russia – Most Populated Cities in the World
Moscow, the capital city of Russia, stands as an architectural testament to the country’s rich history and cultural legacy. This article explores the architectural landscape of Moscow, uncovering its unique blend of historical monuments, Soviet-era structures, and contemporary designs that define this vibrant metropolis.
Population Dynamics of Moscow
From medieval roots to megacity.
Moscow, with a population exceeding 12 million, has evolved from its medieval roots into a bustling megacity. The city’s demographic dynamism reflects its historical significance as a political, economic, and cultural center. Moscow’s urban growth presents challenges and opportunities for architects and urban planners, requiring a delicate balance between preservation and modernization.
Architectural Diversity in Moscow
Kremlin, red square, and the modern skyline.
Moscow’s architectural diversity is a harmonious blend of historical landmarks and contemporary structures. The iconic Kremlin, with its cathedrals and palaces, dominates the cityscape, while the neighboring Red Square provides a historical focal point. Beyond the historical core, Moscow’s skyline is adorned with modern skyscrapers like the Moscow International Business Center, symbolizing the city’s economic and architectural evolution.
Sustainable Architecture Initiatives
Green innovations amidst urban density.
As Moscow confronts environmental challenges and urban density, architects have championed sustainable solutions. Green building practices, energy-efficient designs, and eco-friendly materials are integral to Moscow’s architectural discourse. The city’s commitment to sustainability is evident in projects like Zaryadye Park, a green oasis in the heart of the city.
Urban Planning and Zoning Strategies
Preserving heritage amidst modernization.
Moscow’s urban planning endeavors to preserve its historical heritage while accommodating modern developments. The preservation of architectural gems like St. Basil’s Cathedral and the Pushkin Museum coexists with contemporary urban projects such as the Moscow City residential complexes. Urban planners in Moscow face the challenge of balancing the demands of a growing population with the need to protect the city’s cultural legacy.
Resilience in the Face of Urban Challenges
Adaptable architecture for harsh climates.
Moscow’s architectural resilience is tested by the city’s harsh climate and urban challenges. Architects prioritize designs that can withstand extreme temperatures and adapt to the evolving urban landscape. The use of durable materials and innovative construction techniques showcases Moscow’s commitment to architectural adaptability.
Technological Integration in Moscow’s Architecture
Smart city initiatives and futuristic designs.
Moscow’s architectural landscape seamlessly integrates cutting-edge technology for enhanced urban living. Smart city initiatives, digital infrastructure, and futuristic designs like the Moscow Central Diameters (MCD) showcase the city’s commitment to technological innovation. Moscow positions itself as a global hub for modern architectural practices, leveraging technology to improve efficiency and sustainability.
Architectural Icons of Moscow
Kremlin and red square.
The Kremlin and Red Square, UNESCO World Heritage Sites, symbolize Moscow’s historical and political significance. The architectural ensemble, including the iconic St. Basil’s Cathedral and the State Historical Museum, reflects Russia’s cultural and religious heritage.
Moscow International Business Center (Moscow City)
Moscow City, with its futuristic skyscrapers, represents the city’s economic prowess and modern aesthetic. The complex includes iconic structures like the Federation Tower and Mercury City Tower, showcasing Moscow’s status as a global financial and architectural hub.
Moscow’s Future Architectural Landscape
As Moscow continues to evolve, the city’s architectural landscape is poised for further transformation. Urban planners and architects are exploring innovative solutions to accommodate the growing population while preserving the city’s unique identity. Moscow’s commitment to sustainable practices, technological integration, and resilient design will shape its architectural future.
In conclusion, Moscow, Russia, stands as a city where architectural marvels narrate the story of a nation’s history and progress. From medieval fortifications to contemporary skyscrapers, Moscow’s architectural landscape is a testament to its resilience and adaptability. As the city looks toward the future, its architectural canvas promises to be a captivating blend of tradition, modernity, and technological innovation at the heart of Eurasia.
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Pretoria Contact Person Lesley Todd Email [email protected] SACEE PRETORIA BRANCH SACEE PRETORIA BRANCH- 2023 CREATIVE WRITING COMPETITION The Pretoria Branch of the South African Council for English Education is excited that the Creative Writing Competition for both Primary School and High Schools will go ahead this year. Thank you to the schools who have submitted […]
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