Writing+Contests

· ** Cricket League Story Contest **, Cricket League, P.O. Box 300, Peru, IL 61354, @http://www.cricketmag.com/activity_display.asp?id=30. Monthly contests. Read website for complete rules. FEE: NONE. PRIZES: Publication.
 * More Writing Contests **

· **QUARTERLY: Ongoing Essay Contest**, sponsored by KidsCanDoIt.com, c/o Sandra Humphrey, 19 Westwood Road, Minnetonka, MN 55305. "In 300 words or less, tell us your true story about the most difficult decision you've had to make between right and wrong. New winners will be picked every three months." FEE: NONE. PRIZE: $50.

· **"Shout Out" Teen Writing Contest**, Next Step Publishing, Inc., 86 W. Main St., Victor, NY 14564, 1-800-771-3117. "The Next Step Magazine seeks first-person accounts written by teens for teens about subjects like peer pressure, politics, friends, world events, culture, dating or other relevant topics. Be creative, and create your own topic!" FEE: NONE. PRIZE: $100.

· **TEEN INK ESSAY CONTESTS**, monthly and semi-annual. Lots of categories! Interview, Nonfiction, "What Matters Most," Poetry, Cover Photo, Art & Photography, Fiction, Travel & Culture, Environment, and the chance to win $100 for your favorite charity with "Community Service Awards." Great opportunity for student artists, photographers, and writers. · ** ESSAY CONTEST FOR KIDS **, sponsored by author Linda Joy Singleton, P.O Box 1357, Galt. CA 95632. For details and entry form, visit @http://www.lindajoysingleton.com/alien_essay_contest.htm. FEE: NONE. PRIZES: 1st=$100, 2nd=$50, and five honorable mentions will receive an autographed book. · ** Kids' Mystery Contest **, ongoing contest sponsored by Candlelight Press, details at @http://www.candlelightstories.com/Mystery.asp. · ** Consumers Union Report on Contests: ** Fifteen pages of student contests. Visit http://www.ConsumersUnion.org/other/captivekids/SEMs_contests.htm. · **Student Poetry Contest** : The American Library of Poetry, P.O. Box 978, Houlton, ME 04730, (506) 328-4964,. "The Student Poetry Contest is for school age children enrolled in grades 4-12, including tutored and home schooled children. Entrants judged in divisions: grades 8-9, and grades 10-12. FEE: NONE. PRIZES: U.S. Savings Bond and Certificate of Achievement. //(Please see website, http://www.libraryofpoetry.com/about.html, for complete details and samples of previous winners.)// · **GigglePoetry.com** : sponsored by Meadowbrook Press, 5451 Smetana Drive, Minnetonka, MN 55343. This site offers fun activities, humorous examples, and lots of teaching ideas--great for kids, homeschool parents, and teachers. Fun to explore! · ** ANNUAL - JANUARY: John F. Kennedy "Profiles in Courage" Essay Contest **, begins September each year, deadline in early January. Open to United States high school students in grades nine through twelve attending public, private, parochial, or home schools; U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the U.S. territories; and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas. For complete details visit @http://www.jfkcontest.org/index.htm. · ** ANNUAL - FEBRUARY: **** IMPAC-Connecticut ** ** State ** ** University **** Young Writers Program **, Connecticut State University System, 39 Woodland Street, Hartford, CT 06105-2337. Deadline: February every year. A statewide competition for students ages 13-18 during the school year. Win $1,000 for a poem, essay or work of fiction. For complete details visit @http://www.owlibrary.org/IMPAC/impac_young_writers_info.htm. · ** ANNUAL - APRIL: Holocaust Remembrance Essay Contest **, information available in September, deadline mid-April every year. A national essay contest for high school students designed to encourage and promote the study of the Holocaust. For complete details visit http://holocaust.hklaw.com. · ** ANNUAL - NOVEMBER: Guideposts Young Writers Contest **. For all junior and senior high school students. Entrants must write a first-person story about a memorable or moving experience they have had. Stories must be the true personal experience of the writer (up to 1,200 words). For complete rules visit @http://www.guidepostsmag.com/young_writers_contest_rules.asp. · ** ANNUAL - DECEMBER: **** Columbia ** ** College ** ** Chicago **** Young Authors Fiction **. For all 9th-12th grade students. Two categories: Fiction and Creative Nonfiction (2,500 words max.). For complete details visit @http://fiction.colum.edu/news/yac.html. ** Venues for Student Publication ** > Gary Fincke > Writers' Institute Director > Susquehanna University > Selinsgrove, PA 17870-1001 > @http://www.susqu.edu/writers/apprentice.htm > // Publishes the written work and photography/graphics by // // U.S. //// high school students (grades 9-12) //
 * ** The Apprentice Writer ** //(annual deadline: March 1st, for publication in September)//

> Maria D. Laso, Editor > PO Box 12051 > Orange CA 92859 > @http://www.chixlit.com/index.html > //A literary 'zine by and for girls (ages 7-17).// > Sponsored by the National Centerfor Education Statistics > 1990 K Street NW > Washington, DC 20006 > (202) 502-7300 > [|Main home page for CRUNCH], submissions guidelines at @http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/crunch/SubmitFeatures.asp > //To provide a forum for kids to share ideas and get published. Online submissions only.//
 * ** chixLIT **
 * ** Crunch Online **

> Brumlow Design Ventures > Texas City, TX > (281) 221-4694 > @http://www.kidsonlinemagazine.com/ > //Articles, stories, recipes, crafts, and artwork by kids, for kids.//
 * ** KidsOnlineMagazine.com **

> Caroline McCullen, Editor-in-Chief > Instructional Technologist, SAS inSchool > SAS Campus Drive > Cary, NC 27513 > (919) 531-2869 > @http://www.ncsu.edu/midlink/call.htm > //"Highlighting exemplary student work from the most creative classrooms from around the globe." > (NOTE: Remember, home education is also considered a "classroom." Also, be aware this site requires Internet access > and possibly a web site to display your student's work. See website for project ideas.)// > Tired of book reports? Why not post yours as a book review? Check out this site. Novel types include realistic, mystery, fantasy and science fiction, action, historical, sports, biography and non-fiction. > Site Editor: Delia DeCourcy > @http://web1.caryacademy.org/facultywebs/delia_decourcy/BookReviewMidlink/Default.htm > //For readers 5th grade and up.//
 * ** MidLink Magazine, The Digital Magazine by Students, for Students Ages 8 - 18 **
 * ** Novel Knowledge **

> 5 Castle Road > London NW1 8PR > Tel +44 (0) 20 7267 4492 > @http://www.piccadillypress.co.uk/ > //Picture books and teen novels.//
 * ** Piccadilly Press **

> P.O. Box 546 > 924 Holmes Ave. > Deerfield, IL 60015-0546 > (847) 948-1139 > @http://potluckmagazine.org/ > //Publishes poetry, short stories, fables, book reviews, and artwork by young writers and artists ages 8-16 (even some as young as 4!).//
 * ** Potluck Children's Literary Magazine **

> Sherry D. Ramsey, Publisher/Editor > Sydney Mines > Nova Scotia, B1V 2X1 Canada > @http://www.thescriptorium.net/youth.html, submission guidelines at @http://www.thescriptorium.net/submissions.html > //"The young writers' resource webzine."//
 * ** Scriptorium Scribbles **

> Teen Coordinator > Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County > 800 Vine St > Cincinnati, OH 45202-2009 > @http://teenspace.cincinnatilibrary.org/sevenhillsreview/ , > Submission Guidelines at @http://teenspace.cincinnatilibrary.org/sevenhillsreview/autumn2004/howto.asp > //Teens grades 7 through 12 are invited to submit creative writing, artwork and photographs. Seven Hills Review is published in the fall, winter and spring.//
 * ** Seven Hills Review, A Teen Zine **

> P.O. Box 3939 > Eugene, OR 97403 > (541) 342-4956 > @http://www.skippingstones.org/ > //For children ages 7-18.//
 * ** Skipping Stones **

> (online submissions only) > SpeakUPres@aol.com > @http://www.speakuppress.org/ > //For young adults ages 13-19, publishing non-fiction, poetry, plays, photography, and artwork.//
 * ** Speak Up Press **

> P.O. Box 1031 > Veradale WA 99037-1031 > @http://www.studentbylines.com/ > //"Where students get published--and paid!" Written by teens interested in art, photography, or writing of any kind (currently prints one issue annually).//
 * ** Student Bylines **

> (online submissions only) > Editor/Owner: Suzanne Meyer > @http://www.whitebarnpress.com/INDEX.ASPX?nodeidp=41 > //Check out this site for writing prompts and ideas, and to read others' work.// > Content Editor: Anne Girven, agirven@unitec.ac.nz > @http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/writers/home.html > //A site for young writers (ages 5 to 18) to publish their original work, or contribute to a "continuous story" online.//
 * ** White Barn Press **
 * ** Writer's Window **

> Sponsored by author Deborah Morris > Real Kids Real Adventures > PO Box 461572 > Garland TX 75046-1572 > @http://www.realkids.com/club.shtml > //Announces regular essay contests.// > Restless Youth Press > 271 East 10th St. #64 > New York City, NY 10009 > @http://www.zuzu.org/write.html > //For young artists, photographers and writers. "Help! Right now, we need photos and drawings by kids!"//
 * ** Young Writers' Clubhouse **
 * ** ZuZu **


 * ** The InnermoonLit Award for Young Fiction Writers **, sponsored by Brian Agincourt Massey, details at @http://www.brianagincourtmassey.com/contests/bfcguidelines.html. This site sponsors occasional contests for students. "Open to writers 17 years old and younger." In previous contests, entry was FREE (no fees) and authors retain rights to their work.


 * [|Cicada] Magazine, for readers ages 14-21. Not limited to teen writers but encourages teen submissions; pays up to 25 cents/word. []

** Other Publication Venues ** ¨ Amazing Kids ¨ Children’s Express (news articles) ¨ [|Claremont Review] - (ages 13-19) no science fiction or fantasy ¨ [|Crunch] an on-line zine to share ideas and opinions ¨ [|Frodo's Notebook] on-line zine for teens 13-19 ¨ Kahani ¨ [|Kid Authors] online zine for ages 6-18 ¨ Midlink Magazine ¨ [|Potluck Children's Literary Magaine] for ages 8-16 ¨ [|PUSH] ¨ Resources for Young Writers ; a   huge site maintained by science fiction writer David Barr Kirtley with contest, resource, and publication links ¨ Scriptorium Scribbles ¨ [|Shorelines Magazine] published twice a year by Shawnigan Lake School (BC, Canada) for writers 12-20 ¨ [|Skipping Stones - a multicultural magazines] accepts non-fiction submission from ages 8-16 ¨ [|Speak Up] annual print literary journal for ages 13-19; not accepting submissions in 2005 ¨ Talented Kids ¨ [|Teen Writers and Dreams] ¨ [|The Louisville Review] accepts poetry from grades K-12 ¨ [|The Slam] on-line publishing associated with [|Cicada]magazine ¨ [|The Squid] on-line zine accepting fiction from writers 12-18 ¨ The Third Pole ¨ [|The Writers' Slate] ¨ [|The Young Writers Club] currently not accepting new submissions ¨ [|Voices at READ magazine] ¨ [|World Dance] ¨ [|Young People's Press] ¨ [|Young Voices] accepts work from students in elementary through high school ¨ [|Young Writer: The Magazine For Children With Something To Say] ¨ [|Young Writers at SmartWriters.com] ¨ [|Young Writers Clubhouse]