Manningham Trust Student Poetry Contest
Genre: Poetry
Length: No more than 30 lines
Ages: Grade 6-8 (Junior Division) and Grades 9-12 (Senior Division)
Sponsor: National Federation Of State Poetry Societies
Prize: First prize $75, second prize $50. Additional prizes awarded.
More Info: Detailed rules on the NFSPS website
the Claremont Review's Annual Writing & Art Contest
Deadline: March 15, 2016
Genres: Poetry, fiction (postcard stories up to 500 words and longer stories up to 5000 words), visual arts
Entry fee: $20 CAD
Ages: 13-19
Sponsor: the Claremont Review
Prize: First prize in writing $1000 CAD. Additional prizes awarded. Visual art prize $500 CAD.
More Info: Detailed rules on the Claremont Review website
Want to learn more about the Claremont Review? Read my interview with Editor-in-Chief Jody Carrow.
Imagine’s Creative Minds Fiction Contest
Genre: Short fiction
Length: No more than 1000 words
Ages: 18 and under
Sponsor: Johns Hopkins Center for Talented Youth
Prize: Publication in May/June 2016 issue of Imagine
More Info: Detailed rules on the CTY website