Deadlines:



SUMMER Poetry and
Short-Story Contests
(all ages):
July 31, 2025 




STUDENT CONTESTS:
Student Poetry and Short-Story Contest (Grades K-12):
Nov. 30, 2025



































 

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  • Contests open to Canadian citizens and residents (mailing address in Canada required).
  • All entries must be original and will be checked for plagiarism.

  • Fanfiction is not permitted; characters and storylines should be original.

  • All stories should be fiction or creative nonfiction.

  • Be certain to use quotation marks for anything that is not original and properly cite/credit the source (whether it be from a poem, story, video game, song, app, movie, etc.).

  • Please visit our PLAGIARISM and FAQs page to ensure you properly understand what plagiarism is and how to properly cite anything you have borrowed.

    • Please select the contest you wish to submit an entry to. This link should open up a form you may complete and submit online.

    Please do not submit work you have submitted elsewhere recently or plan to submit elsewhere in the near future (aka no simultaneous submissions).

    You will receive an email confirmation for each entry submitted.

    Privacy Policy: Your privacy is important to us. The information provided will be used solely for the purpose of the contest (i.e. to notify participants regarding first-round contest results and the ensuing publication). No information will be sold or distributed.

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    SUMMER POETRY and SHORT-STORY CONTESTS
    FOR ALL AGES.


    ONE ENTRY PER PARTICIPANT PER CONTEST
    (one poem and one short story only)

    The links below should open up a web form to complete and submit online.

    SUMMER POETRY Entry Deadline: July 31, 2025

    SUMMER STORY Entry Deadline: July 31, 2025

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    FALL STUDENT CONTESTS
    Grades K-12.

    ONE ENTRY PER PARTICIPANT PER CONTEST
    (one poem and one short story only)

    Teacher and school information are required even if you are entering on your own.
    The links below should open up a web form to complete and submit online.

    STUDENT K-12 POETRY Entry Deadline: Nov 30, 2025

    STUDENT K-12 STORY Entry Deadline: Nov 30, 2025

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    Thank you for participating!
    We look forward to reading your work.