For the past 20 years we have awarded over 2 million dollars in cash prizes, school supplies and free books. You and your students can share in the rewards by entering our writing competitions. We have writing contests for elementary school students and middle school students. ...
Submissions for both poetry contests can be provided by either a teacher on behalf of a student or by students themselves. The top 45% in each category, as selected by the judges, are offered publication. Ten winners are selected from each grade division who, in addition to publication, rece...
Plus, each question is designed to help your students ask questions of themselves—and most importantly to give them the freedom to create and express their own answers. From elementary to middle school and beyond, these writing ideas are great for self-reflection. Ok, get to it and use thes...
If creative writing is your passion and you want to share it with others, you might consider becoming a creative writing tutor for younger students. Contact a local elementary school and ask if you might be able to volunteer. If so, arrive prepared to lead a small writer’s workshop. Brin...
If you would like to join in the MMGM fun and get your own spot in the parade, all you have to do is blog about a middle grade book you love on a Monday (contests, author interviews and whatnot also count–but are most definitely not required) and email me the title of the book...
Introduced to grand opera as a toddler, and taken to Broadway shows since I was four years old, I was not shielded from menacing adult themes onstage. For instance, since I had devoured Henry James’ gothic horror novellaThe Turn of the Screwas an elementary school pupil, I was taken to...
As long as you do it in 1,000 words or less.There are separate contests for students and adults. For the young writers' competition, each elementary, middle school and high school in the Northeast Florida/Southeast Georgia Times-Union readership area may select one story per grade level to ...
Josh: Kate loved children and spent much of her time working alongside them throughout her life. Starting out as the “in demand” neighborhood babysitter, she graduated to a summer camp counselor position in her teens and moved on to an elementary school teacher after graduating from Allegheny...
My writing career started when I was in elementary school, where there were various writing contests throughout the years. I’m assuming it was in the hopes of trying to get our young, little minds excited about the possibilities that writing could offer us in our lives. Then I’d come ...
Students often need someone other than a parent to help them through learning challenges. Hannah finally connects with that person with the kindly Mr. Roseband, a school counselor. Kids will often hide what they consider the bad stuff in the way they process so that they will appear “normal...