Writing for Peace challenges young writers to expand their empathy skills by researching an unfamiliar culture and writing from the point of view of a character within that new world, while exploring social, political, and environmental pressures, and universal themes.
DEADLINE: June 1, 2020
WHO CAN ENTER: writers ages 13–19
HOW TO ENTER: online; no fee
WHAT TO ENTER: fiction (800–1,000 words), poetry (up to 1,000 words), or nonfiction (800–1,000 words)
PRIZE: $200 & publication