Scholastic Writing Awards 2024

 

Guidelines

Entries open on September 1, 2024 at 10:00 AM EST and the deadline for entries for the Connecticut region is Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at 11:59 PM EST.

You can find more information regarding the Connecticut Scholastic Art & Writing Awards at CWP Scholastic Writing Awards

We invite you to check out the entry process videos designed to help guide students through creating accounts, uploading original works, and completing their entries.

Three Easy Steps to Enter

  1. Sign up! Create an account at Scholastic How to Enter  to enter your work to the 2025 Scholastic Awards. Note you will need the email address of a parent or guardian.
  2. Create and Upload Your Work. The Scholastic Awards looks for work that demonstrates originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. After you create your work, you can upload it to your Scholastic Awards Account. Once you have logged in, follow the instructions to upload all of your entries into the system. Every category has specific requirements so please read the Copyright & Plagiarism Guidelines and Category Descriptions carefully. Note that you will need your educator’s email address.
  3. Pay for Your Work. After uploading your work, you will be prompted to pay for your entry through Stripe. The cost for an individual entry is $10 and a portfolio is $30. Please note fee waivers are available for teens who express that the fee poses a barrier to participation.

DEADLINE: Tue Dec 24 2024 11:59:00 PM EST

Questions should be directed to cwp@uconn.edu.

Connecticut Writing Project at Storrs. Attn: Jane Cook +18604862328