Category Archives: Contests

Every year the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English holds a statewide writing contest for high school students. This year three Newark Academy students won Bronze Medals for Poetry. James Blume ’19 won for his poem “Transubstantiation.” Kiran Damodaran … Continue reading →

Three Newark Academy juniors received “Judge’s Choice” distinction from the New Jersey Youth Poet Laureate contest for their poetry collections. Honors go to Young Se Choi ’18, Ezra Lebovitz ’18 and Mel Xiao ’18. Congratulations, poets!

Four Newark Academy students — three writers and one artist — earned five 2017 Scholastic National Medals. Annika Inampudi, grade 8, earned a Gold Medal in Flash Fiction for her story, “Stolen Hearts.” Ava Sharahy, grade 9, earned a Silver … Continue reading →

Plays by James Blume ’19, Kianni Keys ’19, Gabrielle Poisson ’17 and Micah Rivas ’19 have been selected as finalists in the 34th NJ Playwrights Festival annual high school contest. James’s play, “End of the Line,” and Micah’s play, “All … Continue reading →

Poetry by Samantha Burggraf ’19 and Elliott Zorintsky ’18 won 2nd and 3rd place respectively in the the Writer’s Slate annual writing contest sponsored by The Writing Conference, Inc. Their work will be published in the April edition of the … Continue reading →

This year 30 NA students across 5 grades earned 77 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the following categories: critical essay, flash fiction, humor, personal essay/memoir, poetry, scriptwriting, short story and senior writing portfolio. Congratulations to the following students: HONORABLE … Continue reading →

National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Award for Superior Writing Who: This contest is for current JUNIORS only. Purpose:  To encourage high school students in their writing and to publicly recognize some of the best student writers. Eligibility:  Juniors … Continue reading →

DAVIDSON FELLOWS SCHOLARSHIP The Davidson Fellows Scholarship awards extraordinary young people, 18 and under, who have completed a significant piece of work. Davidson Fellows named as one of “The 10 Biggest Scholarships in the World” by TheBestColleges.org and one of … Continue reading →

Theater Project Young Playwrights  Contest  Website: The Theater Project; Deadline: January 20. 2017 For high school students aged 13 – 18   Key Dates Scripts due January 2017 Finalists notified February 2017 Awards ceremony March  2017 The purpose of this playwriting competition is … Continue reading →

A Kansas nonprofit established in 1980, the Writing Conference Inc. hosts an annual national writing contest for middle and high school students. WHO: Students in grades 6 -12 WHAT TO SUBMIT: Each student may submit ONE entry: a poem, exposition … Continue reading →

Writers Theatre of New Jersey Young Playwright’s Contest The Writers Theatre of New Jersey  invites middle and high school students in grades 4-12 to submit plays up to 20 pages in length. While they enjoy plays with “realistic” structures, they … Continue reading →

How do I enter work in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards? Sign Up! The 2017 Scholastic Awards are open to students in grades 7 – 12. The writing deadline for our region is Thursday, December 15, 2016. You can … Continue reading →

NJCTE invites New Jersey students in grades 9-12 to submit ONE entry in each category: Poetry (one poem, 50-line max.) –FREE CHOICE (no theme) Short story (5-page max. double-spaced) – FREE CHOICE (no theme) Personal essay* (5-page max., double-spaced) – … Continue reading →

Louise Louis / Emily F. Bourne Student Award, $250 Endowed under the wills of Louise Louis Whitbread and Ruth M. Bourne, this prize is awarded for the best unpublished poem by a student in grades 9 through 12 from the United … Continue reading →

37th Annual High School Writing Contest View winners of this year’s contest (pdf) Prizes in Each Category 1st-$100 2nd-$50 3rd-$25 All Finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention. All Winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider’s literary … Continue reading →

The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers recognizes outstanding young poets and is open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout the world. The contest winner receives a full scholarship to … Continue reading →

Three Newark Academy students earned 2016 Scholastic Writing National Medals.  Kiran Damodaran ’17 and Elizabeth Merrigan ’16 earned Silver Medals for Poetry and James Marcucci ’16 earned a Gold Medal for novel writing. Of over 320,000 Scholastic entries in 2016, … Continue reading →

The Bennington Young Writers Awards are offered annually by Bennington College—whose literary legacy includes seven Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, the youngest Man Booker Prize winner, a MacArthur “Genius,” countless New York Times bestsellers, and one of Time … Continue reading →

Applications are open for Winter Tangerine’s fluid internship program. They are looking for passionate, innovative, and creative writers & artists to join them for individually-designed four-month internships. Interns will have the opportunity to discuss and select pieces for publication, develop … Continue reading →

“Thanksgiving Surprise,” a play by Betsy Zaubler written and revised in Creative Writing Workshop, was the sole Honorable Mention recipient in the Princeton University Lewis Center for the Arts national 10-minute play competition. This contest is open to high school … Continue reading →

Newark Academy senior James Marcucci was awarded a Scholastic National Gold Medal in Novel Writing for his novel excerpt THE LONG HARVEST. In 2016 national recognition was awarded to about 2,000 recipients, less than 1% of the over 320,000 works … Continue reading →

“Thanksgiving Surprise,” a play by Betsy Zaubler ’17 won third place in the 2016 Theater Project’s Fourteenth Annual Young Playwrights Competition and will be performed on March 12, 2016 at the Cranford Community Center. Last year, “Thanksgiving Surprise,” won the 32nd … Continue reading →

This year 28 NA students across five grades earned a record 78 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards in the following categories: critical essay, flash fiction, humor, journalism, personal essay/memoir, poetry, science fiction/fantasy, scriptwriting, short story and senior writing portfolio. Congratulations … Continue reading →

Poems by four Newark Academy sophomores were selected as winners in the in the 2015/2016 Live Poets Society of New Jersey 18th Annual National High School Poetry Contest. “To the Virginia Enlisted Man’s Frock Coat from the Civil War” by … Continue reading →

On June 2, 2015 the New Jersey Young Playwrights Festival featured four winning high school plays, two of which were composed by Newark Academy sophomores. “Worn Thin” by Gabrielle Poisson was written during the 2014 Page to Stage June Term … Continue reading →

Alyssa McPherson ’13 and Flannery James ’14 shared the Gold Medal for Poetry in the annual high school writing contest sponsored by the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English. In addition, Alyssa won the Gold Medal in Creative Nonfiction. … Continue reading →

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers honored  Newark Academy students: Honorable Mention distinction, which shows tremendous creative promise and places the student in the top 20% of the Northwest US region, was awarded to: Ben Goodman (Science Fiction), Brendan … Continue reading →

YoungArts is a talent-based scholarship program which honors and awards high school and college students for their prowess in the performing, visual and literary arts. It is the flagship program of the National YoungArts Foundation (previously the National Foundation for … Continue reading →

Alyssa McPherson ’13 and Claudia Lu ’15 won 1st and 3rd place respectively in the “All the Poems Fit to Print” contest, which challenged high school students to write a poem inspired by a New York Times article printed in … Continue reading →

Hernell Gabriel received an Honorable Mention in the 2012 Letters about Literature Contest which is sponsored by the Library of Congress and the New Jersey Center for the Book. Hernell’s letter was one of about twenty in the 9th – … Continue reading →

The Alliance for Young Artists & Writers honors fourteen Newark Academy students: Honorable Mention distinction, which shows tremendous creative promise and places the student in the top 20% of her/his region, was earned by Ahlia Bethea ’13, Christopher Davis ’12, … Continue reading →

A poem entitled “Memoir #67” by Annabel Sharahy ’13 will be published in the upcoming issue of TeenInk‘s print magazine, which has a circulation of half a million. Click on the title to read the poem. Congratulations, Annabel!

This year eleven students had work selected by the New Jersey Council of Teachers of English for publication in their “Online National Gallery.” Christopher Davis ’12 and Isabelle Jeng ’12 were published in the Creative Nonfiction Gallery for essays they … Continue reading →

The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers recognizes outstanding young poets and is open to high school sophomores and juniors throughout the world. The contest winner receives a full scholarship to the Kenyon Review Young Writers workshop. In addition, … Continue reading →

To celebrate the National Day on Writing, the NWP has joined The New York Times Learning Network and Figment to collect the thoughts of people from all walks of life—scientists, reporters, poets, teachers, and students—to discover why they write. Selected … Continue reading →