Journalist of the Year

Apply: http://jea.org/wp/home/awards-honors/journalist-of-the-year/

Scholarship is open to graduating high school seniors who have participated in high school journalism for at least two years. Applicant must be a student of a JEA adviser and a state winner. To be considered for the scholarship, applicant must submit a portfolio of their work.

CA Deadline: 3/15

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Nicholas A. Virgilio Memorial Haiku Competition

Apply: http://www.hsa-haiku.org/virgilioawards/virgilio.htm

Contest is open to students in grades 7-12. Student can submit up to three haiku poems.

Deadline: 3/22

 

Scholarship Poetry Contest

Apply: http://www.highschoolpoetrycontest.com/to_enter

Scholarship is open to all US high school students. Applicant must submit an original poem with 20 lines or less. Only one submission per poet per quarter.

Deadline: 6/30 (Fall), 9/30 (Winter), 12/31 (Spring), 3/31 (Summer).

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Writers of the Future Contest

Apply: https://www.writersofthefuture.com/enter-writer-contest/

The contest is open only to those who have not professionally published a novel or short novel, or more than one novelette, or more than three short stories, in any medium. Professional publication is deemed to be payment, and at least 5,000 copies or 5,000 hits.

Opens: 1/1

Deadline: 3/31

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Anthem Essay Contest

Apply: https://www.aynrand.org/students/essay-contests

Contest is open to students in grades 8-12. Applicant must submit an essay that answers a given question related to a book written by Ayn Rand.

Deadline: 4/29

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“Fountainhead” Essay Contest

Apply: https://www.aynrand.org/students/essay-contests

Amount: $50-$10,000

Contest is open to students in grades 11-12. Applicants must submit an essay that answers a given question related to a book written by Ayn Rand.

Deadline: 4/29

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Just Poetry National High School Poetry Contest

Apply: http://www.highschoolpoetrycontest.com/to_enter

All U.S. high school students are eligible to enter this contest. That eligibility is continuous until June 30 of their senior year. Poems must be 20 lines or less (title and spaces between stanzas do not count), unpublished, the sole work of the entrant, and not be entered in any other concurrent contest.

Deadline: 12/31 for the Spring issue, and 3/31 for the Summer issue, 6/30 for the Fall issue, and 9/30 for the Winter issue

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The Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing 

Applicants will be asked to choose from three writing prompts provided, responding in 2000 words or fewer to compete for a grand prize of $1,000 that can help with college application costs, test-taking fees, college visits, or first-year college expenses. Applicants must be high school juniors or seniors. Contest open to both domestic and international students. Submissions must be the student's original work and not published elsewhere.

Deadline: 7/23

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Karen Hanson Memorial Scholarship
Apply: https://www.virtuousprom.com/karen-hanson-memorial-scholarship/
Award Amount: $350. The Karen Hanson Memorial Scholarship is open to students pursuing studies in literature. You must also submit an essay of at least 250 words in response to the following prompt: Life is full of challenges and struggles, and one of the great things literature can do is help us move through and past them with humor. In 250 words or more, describe how an education in Literature can help us move through life with greater joy. Submissions may be written in prose or may be submitted in the form of a short (hopefully humorous!) story.
Available to: College Freshmen through Graduate Students, Year 5
Deadline: 11/30

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