Contest and Scholarship Information

Girls, if you are interested in entering contests, please continue to visit this page. I will post information as I receive it and then pass it along to Ms. Carden. My posting will be brief; Ms. Carden will have the details. Thanks.

The Kenyon Review Poetry Prize for Young Writers: Deadline March 1, 2004.

National Language Arts League--various contests by grade.

Princeton University Leonard Milberg Secondary School Poetry Prize: deadline March 1, 2004.

2003-2004 National Peace Essay Contest:  Deadline January 22, 2004. Prizes all the way up to $10,000.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution Scholarship Information.

Poetry Anthology: This one is not really a contest but an opportunity to submit poetry to be published.

US Holocaust Memorial Museum Art and Writing Contest:  We have won this one in the past. Check it out with Ms. Carden or at www.ushmm.org

The John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest: Check with your history teacher. Some are requiring participation.

Ayn Rand essay contest for freshmen and sophomores.

Southern Voices Poetry Journal

Grades 9-12: Christopher Columbus Essay Contest:  “A Day in the Life of Christopher Columbus the Explorer"

Grades 6-8: Tennessee History Essay Contest—Ms. Carden has info.

 Grades 6-8: American History Essay Contest: “The Louisiana Purchase—Thomas Jefferson’s Presidential Legacy”

NCTE Promising Young Writers Contest for Eighth Graders

Civitan Essay on Citizenship. Due March 15, 2004.