William Fremd English Department

Writing Contests

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Book Lists:
ªYoung Adult, non-fiction
ªYoung Adult, fiction

RECENT WINNERS

Congratulations to three Fremd sophomores who were finalists in the 2011 Leo and Antonio Gershanov Memorial Writing and Arts Contest!

Congratulations to a Fremd senior who won second place in the 2011 "Imagination Begins with You" writing contest, and thank you to the many of you who entered!

Congratulations to Fremd students who were recently recognized for their submissions in the 2011 Harper College Writing Contest!

CONTESTS

Fremd High School's Conspiracy

Goodreads Monthly Poetry Contest

Harry Potter fans! Visit Leaky Cauldron for contest possibilities.

Teenreads.com posts writing contests posts monthly.

Writer's Digest has an ongoing list of various writing contests.

Dave Clapper's Smokelong (2008 Writers Week guest)

Teen Ink

Contest	Link	Deadline	Description
Claudia Ann Seaman Awards for Young Writers	Entry Information	April 15, 2012	Each participant may submit a total of three works --- either poems, stories, essays, or any combination (1,500-word limit for fiction and creative nonfiction).
Ayn Rand Essay Contests	Entry Information	April 26, 2012	Enter either Anthem, We the Living, or The Fountainhead contests. Each has multiple topic options; see website for details.
NCTE/Norman Mailer Writer's Colony High School Writing Award for Creative Nonfiction	Entry Information	April 30, 2012	All high school students may submit work in any of the many subgenres of creative nonfiction: memoir or autobiography, essay, literary journalism, profiles of people or places, and so on. Win up to $5,000.00!
Live Deliberately Essay Contest	Entry Information	May 15, 2012	In this year’s essay prompt, Henry David Thoreau states, “To be awake is to be alive…” Are you awake? In 500 words or fewer consider what being awake means.
Union League Civic & Arts Foundation's 2012 Creative Writing Competition	Entry Information	June 1, 2012	This year CAF will award up to $13,800 in awards for excellence. In addition to the substantial monetary prizes, this competition is a great opportunity for young writers to get their work noticed.
First Amendment Art and Essay Contest	Entry Information	June 8, 2012	Submit an essay that best addresses the following: Describe or portray how one or more of the five freedoms in the First Amendment personally affects your daily life.

Forums To Post Writing (not contests)

Billy Lombardo's (frequent Writers Week guest) Polyphony H.S. is on now Facebook!