Current Winners
Click here to view this year’s Scholastic Writing Awards Gold and Silver Winners and Honorable Mentions.
Click here to watch author YA author Jennifer De Leon’s speech congratulating this year’s Winners! (Video Access Code: =kbH17B6)
About
Founded in 1923, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards are the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. The awards identify and celebrate talented young writers and artists, offering them opportunities for recognition, scholarships, and publication.
For students in grades 7–12, winning a Scholastic Award is a significant honor that can help them stand out in college applications and build a foundation for their creative pursuits. Notable alumni include Sylvia Plath, Andy Warhol, Stephen King, and Amanda Gorman.
Submissions are judged anonymously by a distinguished panel of artists and writers based on originality, technical skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision.
For more information and to view the Connecticut submission guidelines and deadlines, visit the official Scholastic Awards website.
Guidelines
Entries for the 2027 Scholastic Art and Writing Awards open on October 1, 2026 at 1:00 AM EST and the deadline for entries for the Connecticut region is Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST.
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. Below you will find the information you need to enter the Connecticut Scholastic Art & Writing Awards.
Three Easy Steps to Enter:
- Sign up! Create an account at portal.artandwriting.org to enter your work to the 2027 Scholastic Awards. Note you will need the email address of a parent or guardian.
- 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.
- 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 $15 and a portfolio is $40. Please note fee waivers are available for teens who express that the fee poses a barrier to participation.
DEADLINE: Sunday, December 20, 2026 at 11:59 PM EST
Questions should be directed to the Connecticut Writing Project at Storrs, at cwp@uconn.edu.
Copyright, Artificial Intelligence, and Plagiarism
Work that is entered into the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards must be original work created by the participant. By participating in the Awards, teens agree to the Scholastic Awards participation terms.
If an entered work is found to have been copied from another artist or writer, or generated by AI, the work will be disqualified from the Scholastic Awards.
Please review the Scholastic Arts and Writing Awards guidelines on copyright, artificial intelligence, and plagiarism.