Important Dates

Summer Contest Submissions Open

May 1, 2026

Summer Contest Submission Deadline

August 31, 2026

Fall Contest Submissions Open

September 1, 2026

Fall Contest Submission Deadline

November 30, 2026

Winter Contest Submissions Open

December 1, 2026

Winter Contest Submission Deadline

February 28, 2027

Spring Contest Submissions Open

March 1, 2027

Spring Contest Submission Deadline

May 31, 2027

Registration Cost

Please submit no more than three submissions per contest.

Please ensure that your submission follows all guidelines, including word/line limits and guidelines for creative nonfiction (submissions that do not follow guidelines will be withdrawn).

Please submit only if you are aged 14-18 (submissions from writers outside the age limit will be withdrawn).