Writing Contests and Publications Across Curriculum Areas

Contest title and link to site

History / Social Studies First Freedom Student Competition Holocaust Remembrance Project Essay Contest The Voice of Democracy Audio Essay Program JFK Profile in Courage

Type(s) of Writing
Essay (or video) Essay Essay then record as an audio Research essay describing an act of political courage Essay on a given topic Essay topic provided Essay on Science-related topic Essay on Science experiment and process Essay based on interview

Specific Requirements
High school students examine the history and current-day relevance of religious freedom For High school students High school students

Due date
Nov 14 April 19 Nov 1

Prizes
$2500
1st place $5,000-$2,500. 2nd place $500 3rd place $250

Additional notes

Teacher Resource Guide available Listen to previous winners

Students should first draft their essay based on the 20112012 theme: "Is There Pride in Serving in Our Military?" Students should then record their reading of the draft to a CD.

1st place $30,000 Each Post level winner varies 1st place $10,000 2nd place $1,000 5 finalists $500
First-place state winners receive scholarships and are invited to Washington for a 5 day awards program.

Grades 9-12 Minimum five sources 1,000 words maximum

January 7th Feb 1

Entries begin at the Post level. Students submit to their local participating VFW Post no later than Nov 1/11

Lots of teacher / classroom resources for promoting this contest

National Peace Essay Contest

The National WWII Museum Essay contest

1500 words Scroll to bottom of this page to see the questions and requirements.

Opens in January Opens on NOV 15 Teacher Resources with videos, lessons and timelines

Science Dupont Challenge Science Essay Writing Contests Young Naturalist Award

700 to 1,000-word essay written for this contes Grades 7-8: 500-2,000 words Grades 9-10: 750-2,500 words Grades 11-12: 1,000-3,000 words March 9

See All awards here

cash awards expense-paid trip to the American Museum of Natural History in NYC publication on website

Math Association for Women in Mathematics 500 to 1000 words Jan 31

Publication

Opens dec 1

Additional Contests, Publications, and Resources The Magazine Directory has links to lots of magazines where you can find samples and submit writing Concord Review selects exemplary high school history essays (examples) of 4,000+ words for this prestigious print quarterly journal of history. Submit via snail mail according to guidelines, along with $40 for a subscription. My Hero invites original writing, images and short films celebrating heroes around the world, which are archived in a database under alphabetical categories such as angels, animals, artiststo scientists, sports figures, teachers, women and writers. After reading instructions and registering, authors are able to upload and edit their submissions of images and text using the site's software.