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Subject: January Contest Deadline Reminder From: HomeschoolWriters Date: 12/29/2009 2:59 PM To: undisclosed recipients:;
All of these end Dec. 31: Contest | Grade Groups | Prizes | Topic | Deadline | Knight Essay Contest (sponsored by Sons of the American Revolution) | high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors | $500-$2,000; airfare and one night hotel stay for the winner and a chaperone at the SAR Annual Congress | Event, person, philosophy, or ideal associated with American Revolution, Declaration of Independence, or framing of US Constitution | 12/31/09
Local chapter deadline is usually but not always 12/31/09. See here for specific info for your state.
| National Creative Society Literary Competition and Awards | 7th-12th(ages 12-18) 2 categories for prizes- middle and high school | $100-$1000 | Essay or fiction, or poems. Any topic. | 12/31/09* | Write On! Contests | Age 18 and under | Uunspecified prizes and potential publication | Short story (any topic) Poetry (any topic) Essay (your happiest memory) | 12/31/09*** | Dupont Challenge Science Essay Competition | 7th-9th, 10th-12th | $200-$5,000 savings bond; free trip to Kennedy Space Center and Disney World | Essay on science-related topic | 1/31/10*** | Shankar's International Children's Competition | Under age 16 | Gold medals, silver medals, certificates of merit | poems, plays, short stories, essays, descriptive writing, and the like; any topic
May submit up to 6 entries. Must be in English. | 12/31/09** |
January 2010 -- many new ones added!
Contest | Grade Groups | Prizes | Topic | Deadline | The Book Arts Bash | K-1st, 2nd-3rd, 4th-5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th,
11th, 12th
For homeschooled students or parents only
| $100 (more prizes coming soon) | A novel | 1/1/10*** | | The UN Association of the United States 2010 National High School Essay Contest | 9th-12th | $500-$1500 scholarship, free trip to UN | Letter to the President about how the US can promote positive development overseas (see website for more details) | 1/5/10*** | Irish History Writing Contest | 6th-8th, 9th-12th | $25-$1,000 | 6th-8th grade: Role of women in the 1916 rebellion 9th-12th grade: The Irish playing the Game: The Sports of the World | 1/5/10 | The Writing Conference, Inc. Contest | Elementary, middle school, high school | Plaque, publication in The Writers' Slate, and invitation to Celebration of Writing Reception | A poem, narrative, or essay about "courage that would qualify someone as a hero" | 1/8/10 | Elks Club Grand Lodge Americanism Essay Contest | 5th-6th, 7th-8th | $250-$1000 savings bond | “The American Dream: What Is It?” | Submit to local lodge on or before 1/10/2010 | The John F. Kennedy Essay Contest | 9th-12th | $500-$10,000. Teacher of winning student gets $500. | Essay about an elected official who has demonstrated political courage | 1/10/10*,*** | OddContest | under 18 as of 1/1/10 | $50, convention membership, and books | Science fiction/fantasy | 1/15/10*** | National Right to Life Pro-Life Essay Contest | 7th-9th, 10th-12th | $100-$200 | Answering the Pro-Abortion Arguments | 1/16/10* | The Old Creamery Theatre's Writing Contest | 1st-6th
Can work individually or as a group
| $25-$100 bookstore gift card | Story, poem, or song about characters who resolve a conflict by making a choice to do the right thing | 1/22/10* | Link Institute YouthWorker Journal | High school juniors and seniors | Publication, $75-$250, and $2,000-$4,000 annual scholarship to Huntington University | Reaching My Generation for Christ | 1/31/10 | Sampad International Writing Competition | Ages 8-15, 16 and over
Open to any writer with an interest in South Asian culture
| Publication, book, 200 British pounds (300 pounds for ages 16+) | Any style (short story, poetry, etc.) on Journeys | 1/31/2010 **,*** |
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