Resources for Teen Writers Interested in Science Fiction & Fantasy Writing Home  |  SF&F Contests  |  Other Contests  |  Markets  |  Writing Workshops  |  SF&F Resources    OTHER CONTESTS (essay, poetry, short story, novel)   January deadline:   Ann Arlys Bowler Poetry Contest Sponsored by Weekly Reader Hurston/Wright Award for College Writers for students of African descent Sponsored by the Hurston/Wright Foundation NCTE: Promising Young Writers for 8th grade students (US, American Schools Abroad, & Canada) who have been nominated by their schools. NCTE: Achievement Awards in Writing for high school juniors Scholastic Art and Writing Entry information available on web site Trollope Society Short Story Prize open to students 21 years old and younger The Writing Conference, Inc.'s Writing Contest   February deadline:   Highlights Fiction Contest Kids Philosophy Slam Nelson Algren Awards sponsored by The Chicago Tribune Playboy College Fiction Contest Paul A. Witty Outstanding Literature Award for elementary and high school students (link is an MS Word file)   March deadline:   The Claremont Review Annual Writing Contest entry fee that includes a one year subscription to magazine Commonwealth Short Story Competition open to citizens of a Commonwealth country 19 years and older. Commonwealth Essay Competition - Write Around the World open to citizens of a Commonwealth country 19 years and older. Kids Are Authors Contest (Scholastic) K-8 The PUSH Novel Contest The Stony Brook Short Fiction Prize limited to U.S. and Canadian undergraduates The Black Dog Tall Ships & Merlyn's Pen Writing Contest for writers 12-17; deadline May 10, 2010   May deadline:   David Melton Memorial Written & Illustrated by Contest for Students Kay Snow Writing Awards (Student Writer) Teen Ink Annual Fiction Contest   June deadline:   Delacorte Dell Yearling Contest for a First Middle-Grade Novel The Fire Escape Writing Contests for Teens Between Cultures   October deadline:   Final deadline for ARTS Recognition and Talent Search sponsored by National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts New Voices Award sponsored by Lee & Low Zoetrope: All-Story Short Fiction Contest   November deadline:   Atlantic Monthly Student Writing Contest   December deadline:   Delacorte Press Contest for a First Young Adult Novel seventeen's fiction contest Young Communicators Fellowships awarded for strategic short-term opportunities to pursue careers that involve the communication of ideas.   Other sites to check for writing contests   Amazing Kids! eZine Art and Writing Contests age categories from 6 to 17 Assignment for Kids monthly contest for kids 13 and younger sponsored by WritersDigest.com Annual Young Writers and Illustrators Contest for students kindergarten through 3rd grade is sponsored by PBS stations across the U.S. Find your local contest at this site. Submission dates vary by station. Cricket League Contest Art and short story contests sponsored by Cricket Magazine. Merlyns's Pen Random House previously published Twentysomething Essays by Twentysomething Writers: The Best New Voices of 2006 Weekly Reader, publisher of READ and Writing magazines, frequently has writing contests. Letters About Literature sponsored by The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, in partnership with Target Stores Oprah previously sponsored Oprah's National High School Essay Contest   Questions or comments? Email me. You can also check out what's new on my blog or browse a complete list of my short stories. And be sure to listen to my Geek's Guide to the Galaxy podcast, featuring interviews with authors such as Richard Dawkins, George R. R. Martin, Orson Scott Card, Chuck Palahniuk, China Mieville, and Simon Pegg. If you want to support my writing and podcasting, you can make a payment directly to me.