This program is under construction, please check back at a later date.
Prizes in Each Category
$100 prize for each category
All Finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention.
All Winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider’s literary magazine.
Winners will be announced by May 2024.
Categories
Essay:
Write a creative nonfiction essay on a topic of your choice of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.
Short Story:
Write a short story of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.
Poem:
Write a poem of no more than 50 lines.
Rules
- Each teacher may nominate up to five pieces of student work.
- Each entry must be emailed by the teacher and include a teacher’s statement that the entry is the original work of the student.
- Type at the top of the entry:
Title of entry
Student's name, address and grade (9, 10, 11 or 12)
Teacher's name
School name and address - Save your entry as a Microsoft Word file, Google Doc, or pdf
- Attach the entry to an email from the teacher to the appropriate address below no later than December 20, 2023:
Short Story: [email protected]
Poem: [email protected]
Essay: [email protected]