46 | The Writer • January 2020
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Journal. Contact: Editorial staff, The
Adroit Journal.
[email protected]
theadroitjournal.org/adroit-prizes
F ARIZONA MYSTERY WRITERS
MARY ANN HUTCHISON
MEMORIAL STORY CONTEST
FOR YOUTHS
Submit a mystery, suspense, or thriller
story under 2,500 words. Multiple en-
tries are permitted. Ages: Writers from
9 to 16 years of age. Deadline: Feb. 1.
Entry fee: None. Prizes: $1st place: $50,
2nd place: $25, 3rd place: $15. Contact:
Rhema Sayers.
[email protected]
arizonamysterywriters.com
F N P D BENNINGTON COLLEGE
YOUNG WRITERS AWARDS
Submit three poems or a one-act play,
short story, or essay under 1,500
words. Ages: 10th, 11th, and 12th
grades. All entries must be sponsored
by a teacher. Deadline: Check website.
Entry fee: None. Prizes: 1st place:
$500, 2nd place: $250, 3rd place: $125.
Contact: Bennington College, 1 Col-
lege Drive, Bennington, VT 05201-
- 800-833-6845.
[email protected]
bennington.edu/events/young-writers-
awards
F N P THE CLAUDIA ANN
SEAMAN AWARDS FOR
YOUNG WRITERS
Submit up to 80 lines of poetry or cre-
ative nonfiction/fiction under 1,800
words to Polophony Lit to be considered
for the Claudia Ann Seaman Award.
Nominees are selected from work pub-
lished in Polophony Lit. One winner and
two honorable mentions in poetry,
short fiction, and creative nonfiction
are announced each year. Ages: High
school students. Deadline: May 31.
Entry fee: None. Prizes: $200 for the
winner in each category. Contact:
Polyphony Lit, 1514 Elmwood Ave STE
2, Evanston, IL 60201. 224-307-4623.
[email protected]
plitsubmissions.orgF N P D S DAVIDSON FELLOWS
AWARDS
Submit a 60- to 75-page portfolio con-
taining three of the following genres:
fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama/
screenplay. Ages: 18 or younger as of
Oct. 1, 2020. Deadline: Feb. 12. Entry
fee: None. Prizes: $10,000, $25,000, or
$50,000 scholarship. Contact: Davidson
Institute for Talent Development, Reno,
NV 89521. 775-852-3483 ext. 435.
[email protected]
davidsongifted.org/Fellows-ScholarshipD S INTERNATIONAL
THESPIAN FESTIVAL
Submit an original play on any subject
that runs under 30 minutes. No collab-
orative works, adaptations, or musicals.
Ages: High school. Deadline: Check
website. Prizes: Up to four plays will be
chosen for play development workshops
during the festival, culminating in a
reading in front of an audience with
talkback. Contact: EdTA, 2343 Auburn
Ave., Cincinnati, OH 45219. 513-421-- Email through website.
schooltheatre.org/itf2019/home
P MANNINGHAM TRUST
STUDENT POETRY CONTEST
States may submit 10 top poems in each
division (grades 6-8 or grades 9-12);
individual students may also enter,
including homeschooled students. Each
poem should appear on a single sheet
with no more than 35 lines per poem
and no more than 60 characters per
line. Ages: Grades 6-12. Deadline:
March 1. Entry fee: None. Prizes: 1 st
place: $75, 2nd place: $50, 3rd place: $40,
4 th place: $35, 5th place: $30; 5 honorable
mentions: $10 each. All winning poems
will be published in the Manningham
Trust Poetry Student Award Anthology.
Contact: Susan Stevens Chambers,
57310 166th Ln., Good Thunder, MN- [email protected]
nfsps.com/student_awards.htm
F N P D SCHOLASTIC ART &
WRITING AWARDS
Presented by the Alliance for Young
Artists & Writers. Submit in 11 writing
categories: critical essay, dramatic
script, flash fiction, humor, journalism,
novel writing, personal essay/memoir,
poetry, science fiction and fantasy,
short story, and writing portfolio
(seniors only). Ages: Grades 7-12.
Deadline: Dependent upon region.
Check website. Entry fee: $5-$20,
which can be waived under certain
terms. Prizes: Scholarships and prizes
up to $10,000. Contact: Scholastic Art
& Writing Awards, 557 Broadway, New
York, NY 10012.
[email protected]
artandwriting.org/the-awardsF N P S SKIPPING STONES
YOUTH HONOR AWARDS
Recognizes works that promote multi-
cultural, international, and nature
awareness. Prose under 1,000 words;
poems under 30 lines. Non-English and
bilingual writings welcome. Ages: 7-17
years old. Deadline: See website. Entry
fee: $5, which can be waived under cer-
tain terms. Prizes: 10 winners will
receive a certificate, a subscription to
Skipping Stones, and five nature and/or
multicultural books. Contact: Skipping
Stones Magazine, P.O. Box 3939,
Eugene, OR 97403. 541-342-4956.
[email protected]
skippingstones.org/youthhonor-02.htmF N P D S YOUNGARTS
PROGRAM
Submit an application in creative non-
fiction, novel writing, play or script-
writing, poetry, short story, and spoken
word. Check website for specific disci-
pline requirements. Ages: 15-18 years
old as of Dec. 1. Deadline: Oct. 8.
Entry fee: $35, which can be waived
under certain terms. Prizes: Cash up to
$10,000. Contact: National YoungArts
Foundation, 2100 Biscayne Blvd.,
Miami, FL 33137. 1-888-970-2787.
[email protected] youngarts.org