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Rising Star Creative Writing Competition

Rising Star Creative Writing Competition Deadline: June 30th Bend, Oregon. February 19, 2009. The Nature of Words, Central Oregon’s premier literary organization, announces the launch of its fifth annual literary festival with the call for submissions to the Rising Star Creative Writing Competition for young writers. A new category, the nature essay, has been added [...]

Younkin-Rivera Prizes for Young Writers – DUE April 30th

THE YOUNKIN-RIVERA PRIZES FOR YOUNG WRITERS AT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY CARBONDALE A nationwide competition for creative writers aged 15-18. Entries accepted during the month of April in the genres of poetry and prose. Prize in each category: $250 and a full tuition scholarship to the 2009 Young Writers Workshop at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. To [...]

2009 Oregon Student Poetry Contest

For the past ten years, the Oregon State Poetry Association has conducted a statewide student poetry contest, open to k-12 students and offering awards and publication to 40 winners, 10 each in four grade levels. Prizes include cash as well as published in Cascadia: The Oregon Student Poetry Contest Anthology. The deadline to enter is [...]