OHS Gifted Resources

Students: Resources for Publishing

Gifted & Talented
OHS Gifted Resources

Student Writing Contests

The Apprentice Writer
http://www.susqu.edu/writers/HighSchoolStudents.htm

Byline Magazine: Contests offered all year
www.bylinemag.com/contest.asp

A Celebration of Young Poets
www.poeticpower.com

Cricket League Contests
http://www.cricketmag.com/pages_content.asp?page_id=14

Cyberkids
http://www.cyberkids.com/cw/

Laws of Life
www.lawsoflife.org

Letters about Literature
Have you felt the power and lift of literature? Has one book or one author inspired you to change your view of yourself or the world? If so, enter this competition. Write a personal letter to an author explaining how his or her work affected you.

www.loc.gov/letters

Live Poets Society National High School Poetry Contest
http:geocities.com/diet-lps

Merlyn’s Pen Short Story and Essay Contests
www.merlynspen.com

National Writers Association Poetry Contest
www.nationalwriters.com

Young writers
http://www.nationalwriters.com/docs/NWA_YOUNG_WRITERS_CONTEST.pdf

National Council of Teachers of English Contest
http://www.ncte.org/about/awards/student/aa/107460.htm

National Foundation for the Advancement of the Arts: (October Deadline)
www.nfaa.org

National Peace Essay
A 1500 word essay that states what you believe are the necessary elements for the development of fair, peaceful, or effective use of natural resources after a conflict.

www.usio.org/ed/npec

Paul A. Witty Outstanding Literature Award
http://www.reading.org/association/awards/sig_witty.html

River of Words: Art and poetry contest
www.riverofwords.org/contest/index.html

30th Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kid’s Playwriting Festival
This is an outlet for student playwrights. Genres may include plays of any kind including drama, comedy, science fiction, mystery, and fantasy, ECT.) Winners receive a U.S. Savings Bond, Publication of their play, and possible production of the play. Entries must be submitted by January 28th, 2008.

www.dobama.org

10th Annual National High School Poetry Contest
This contest was developed in an effort to encourage the youth of America in pursuit of literary exploration and excellence, and to help provide a venue in which American High School students may share their poetic works.

www.geocities.com/diet-lps/contestrules.html

PUSH Novel Contest
One winner is selected each year to work with PUSH editors toward a possible publication.

www.thisispush.com