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December 2, 2024: We are pleased to announce the winners of our 17th annual national summer writing contests: 2024 Summer Contest Results. Congratulations to the final prize winners and all those published!



 

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2024 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners in each division and all those published in our 17th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2024 final prize winners.


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2023-2024 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each grade and all those published in our 18th annual national student poetry and short-story contests!

Click here for the list of 2023-2024 final prize winners.

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2023 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners in each division and all those published in our 16th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2023 final prize winners.


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2022-2023 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each grade and all those published in our 17th annual national student poetry and short-story contests!

Click here for the list of 2022-2023 final prize winners.

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2022 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners in each division and all those published in our 15th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2022 final prize winners.


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2021-2022 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each grade and all those published in our 16th annual national student poetry and short-story contests!

Click here for the list of 2021-2022 Prize Winners

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2021 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each division and all those published in our 14th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2021 final prize winners.


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2020-2021 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each grade and all those published in our 15th annual national student poetry and short-story contests!

Click here for the list of 2020-2021 Prize Winners

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2020 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each division and all those published in our 13th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2020 final prize winners.

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2019-2020 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each grade and all those published in our 14th annual national student poetry and short-story contests!

Click here for the list of 2019-2020 Prize Winners

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2019 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each division and all those published in our 12th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2019 Prize Winners

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2018-2019 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each grade and all those published in our 13th annual national student poetry and short-story contests!

Click here for the list of 2018-2019 Prize Winners

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2018 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Congratulations to the final prize winners for each division and all those published in our 11th annual national summer poetry and short-story contests for all ages!

Click here for the list of 2018 Prize Winners

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2017-2018 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2017-2018 Student Prize Winners


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2017 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2017 Prize Winners


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2016-2017 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2016/2017 Student Prize Winners


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2016 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2016 Prize Winners


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2015-2016 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2015/2016 Student Poetry Contest Prize Winners

Click here for the list of 2015/2016 Student Short-Story Contest Prize Winners


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2015 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2015 Prize Winners


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2014-2015 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2014/2015 Student Poetry Contest Prize Winners

Click here for the list of 2014/2015 Student Short-Story Contest Prize Winners


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2014 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2014 Prize Winners


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2013-2014 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

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2013 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

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2012-2013 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2012/2013 Student Prize Winners


We regret to say that the first prize for grade nine has been revoked due to plagiarized content/lacking proper citation.

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2012 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

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2011-2012 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2011/2012 Student Prize Winners


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2011 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2011 Prize Winners


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2010-2011 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2010/2011 Student Prize Winners


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2010 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2010 Prize Winners


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2009-2010 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2009/2010 Student Prize Winners


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2009 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2009 Prize Winners


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2008-2009 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2008/2009 Student Prize Winners


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2008 National Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2008 Prize Winners


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2007-2008 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2007/2008 Student Prize Winners


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2006-2007 National Student Poetry and Short-Story Contests:

Click here for the list of 2006/2007 Student Prize Winners