Writing Contests For Kids
Find writing contests for kids, including essay contests, poetry contests, short story contests, and so much more, listed below. You can win money, travel, publication, and lots of other amazing prizes! Simply click on the links provided to go to the entry page of the contest you are interested in for more details on how to enter. Good luck!
(Note: The contests below are for kids younger than 13, or for contests that are open to kids 19 and younger with judging done in different age categories. If you want to view contests that are open only to teens, please visit our writing contests for teens page.
(Note: The contests below are for kids younger than 13, or for contests that are open to kids 19 and younger with judging done in different age categories. If you want to view contests that are open only to teens, please visit our writing contests for teens page.
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Last Update: 8/10/16
James Patterson Presents: The Treasure Hunters Secret Hideout Contest: Does your kid love to crack and create secret codes? If so, enter for a chance to win $10,000 in cash. Open to all 50 states ages 8-17. Ends October 04, 2016
Get-To-Know Contest: The Contest invites you to get outside and create original works of art, writing, photography, videography and music inspired by nature. Get Outdoors and “Get to Know Your Wild Neighbours”. The goal is to be as creative as possible. PRIZES are different for each category. Enter in one of the categories: Art, Music, Video, Writing and Photos. 3 winning entries are chosen from each of the following age groups:
Poetic Power Poetry Contest: Poetic Power runs three poetry contests for kids per year. Remaining dates for 2015 August 19, 2015 and December 23, 2015. Kids in grades K-12 who live in the USA and Canada may enter the contest. You may write about any subject matter, but it must be in English, not over 21 lines, and it must be your original work. Judging is done in different age categories; winners will receive $25, publication, and a free copy of the published anthology. Poetic Power Essay Contest: Submission deadline dates for 2015 for this essay contest are April 16th and August 19th. Kids in the USA and Canada who are in grades 4-12 may enter this writing contest by submitting an original essay on any subject and is no longer than 250 words. Judging is done in various age categories. Winners in each category will receive a $25 check, publication, and a copy of the published book. Stone Soup: Stone Soup welcomes year round submissions by children ages 13 and younger of your stories, poems, book reviews, and illustrations. Selected submissions of stories, poems, and book reviews are paid $40 each; illustrators are paid $25 per illustration. Detailed contributor guidelines and submission requirements are listed on their website. Highlights Magazine: Highlights for Children welcomes your drawings, poems, jokes, riddles, tongue twisters, stories, science questions, book reviews, Creatures Nobody Has Ever Seen!, recipes, craft ideas, letters to Dear Highlights, and dinosaur drawings, jokes, and question submissions. Stories, poems, and drawings must be your very own work, not copied from a book, magazine, or anywhere else. Stories should have fewer than 200 words; poems should have fewer than 75 words. Artwork may be in color or black and white. Drawings should be on unlined white or light-colored paper. Riddles, jokes, recipes, and tongue twisters may be ones you have heard before. Although Highlights does not pay for these contributions, wouldn’t it be great to see your work published. Creative Kids Magazine: Creative Kids is looking for the very best material by students (ages 8–16). Material may include cartoons, songs, stories between 500 and 1200 words, puzzles, photographs, artwork, games, editorials, poetry, and plays, as well as any other creative work that can fit in the pages of the magazine or on the website. As long as it's creative, they're interested! If your work is selected you will receive a free copy of the CK issue in which your work appears. KidPub Writing Contest: This website runs several writing contests for kids per year, so check back often. Overall winner will receive a $50 Amazon gift card and two runners up will receive $25 Amazon gift cards. |
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