Creative Writing Opportunities

Get creative over the summer with a head start on the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards!   This summer, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards will be hosting FREE Art & Writing workshops across the country! Workshops invite students in grades 7-12 to tell and share their stories, experiment, and express their creativity in a fun and supportive environment. All levels are welcome and each workshop will provide a guide on how to submit to the Awards.   SUMMER WORKSHOPS Art & Writing workshops for Native American youth  Poetry workshops & open mic readings  BOYS.WRITE.NOW - writing workshops for boys Science Fiction & Fantasy workshop    SUMMER CHALLENGES Special alumni spotlights on our blog with Q&A opportunities to see what inspires them to get started on a new project. Challenge yourself with our 3D Digital Design Challenge, sponsored by 3D Systems, for the chance to win a $50 prize. Submit an essay to vie for the American National Tree Award and a $1000 scholarship contest sponsored by the National Constitution Center and the M. R. Robinson Foundation. Versify: be alert for special online poetry challenges.    WE WANT TO SHARE YOUR VOICE    Show us what you're working on by tagging us at @artandwriting on Twitterand Instagram and use the hashtags #AWAwards and #StartWriteNow!   The summer is overflowing with possibility, so let's get started! Check out the Start.Write.Now webpage and join a community filled with ideas and inspiration!