Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards
Deadline January 15 (must be received by this date), formerly January 16. Highly Recommended free contest gives six $10,000 scholarships to current US public high school seniors age 21 and under for creative writing, 4-10 pages, "with a strong, clear voice by authors who are daring, original, and unafraid to take risks" in one of the following categories: poetry, spoken word, fiction, personal essay/memoir, or book bans prompt. Winners also receive virtual meetings with editors, networking workshops, a panel about career opportunities in publishing, and chats with authors. Winners must plan to enroll in an accredited two- or four-year college, university, or approved vocational-technical school in the Fall of the deadline year, and the scholarships will be paid out over four years. Enter early because sponsor will only accept the first 1,000 applications received, which may occur before the deadline date. Co-sponsored by Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books.
Source: https://learnmore.scholarsapply.org/penguinrandomhouse/
Published: November 14, 2024
