For all talented writer, winning awards is crucial to show colleges that you excel in the field. Here are some of the most prestigious writing awards, in no particular order:
http://www.youngarts.org/writing - YoungArts Scholar Writing Award. Very cutthroat, and there’s only one winner.
http://arts.princeton.edu/about/opportunities/high-school-contests/ - only open to 11th graders.
https://www.artandwriting.org - Scholastic Art and Writing Awards.
http://www2.ncte.org/awards/student-awards/ - NCTE student writer’s awards. Need to be nominated by English teacher.
http://www.davidsongifted.org/Fellows-Scholarship - Big Scholarship that can definitely make a dent in college tuition (50k to first place)
https://www.vfw.org/community/youth-and-education/youth-scholarships -essay award about democracy
https://www.aynrand.org/students/essay-contests- have to read a novel by Ayn Rand and write and essay about it
https://cty.jhu.edu/imagine/resources/competitions/art_writing.html - good resource for writing competitions
http://www.afsa.org/essay-contest - includes cash prize and all expenses paid trip to meet secretary of state in Washington DC!
https://www.usip.org/public-education/contests-students- essay about peace
https://www.jfklibrary.org/Education/Profile-in-Courage-Essay-Contest.aspx -top winner receives 10K dollars
If you know any more, leave a comment below!
