Writing Competitions Open to International High School Students
- Suzie Castello
- Oct 2
- 1 min read
Updated: Oct 3
Writing competitions are a great way to for young writers to showcase their work and get motivated to write. Unfortunately, most competitions are restricted geographically. This blogpost is dedicated to collecting opportunities for students writing in English across the globe.
Before sending work, check out all the rules for entry.
Registration: April 1 - May 31
Submissions: June 1 - 30
Categories: Prompts related to academic areas including Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Law, Psychology, Theology
Who can participate: Open to students from any country, 18 or younger on submission deadline, 14 or younger to be considered for Junior Prize
Opens: July
Deadline: November 1
Who can participate: "high school students"
Categories: essay
6 winners from 3 categories (Humanities, STEM, and Social Sciences) will receive a total of $20,000 in cash prizes and scholarships.
Free to enter and open worldwide
Open: end of August
Deadline: November 1
Categories: Fiction, Non-Fiction, Poetry
Who can participate: High school students grades 9-12 worldwide are invited to enter.
Cash prizes of up to $2000, along with Bennington scholarships up to full tuition ($60,000+) per year
Princeton University
Open: October
Deadline: November
Categories: Poetry
Who can participate: student writers in the 11th grade in the U.S. or abroad.
Contest Prizes up to $1,500
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