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- 01Commonwealth FoundationCommonwealth Short Story PrizeCompetitionSelective
Global short-fiction prize open to writers from Commonwealth countries.
📍 Commonwealth countries⏱ Not confirmed📅 61 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 11–12✓ Checked Sep 2026Creative WritingLiterature - 02Nebraska Writers CollectiveAll Writes Reserved Youth Spoken Word FestivalResearchSelective
Nebraska and Iowa high-school teams receive free spoken-word instruction throughout the school year and then perform in a multi-round spring youth poetry-slam festival. The 2026 festival ran from preliminary bouts in March through finals on April 28.
📍 NE⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiterature - 03NCSSM-DurhamBlue MirrorResearchSelective
Primarily student-run art and literature journal publishing creative writing and visual work from NCSSM students multiple times each year.
📍 NC⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 11–12Creative WritingLiteratureVisual Arts - 04Helena-West Helena School DistrictCougar Next Level Scholars InstituteResearchSelective
Advanced interdisciplinary program combining research, STEM, literature, leadership, civic innovation, seminars and innovation labs around real-world problems.
📍 AR⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12EngineeringLiteraturePublic Policy - 05Delaware Theatre CompanyDelaware Young Playwrights FestivalResearchSelective
Students develop original plays, receive professional critique and revise their work; finalists participate in workshops leading to a professional public performance.
📍 DE⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiterature - 06Montclair State UniversityAbracadabra: The Magic of Creative WritingResearchModerate
Residential college-level creative-writing intensive.
📍 NJ⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12Creative WritingLiterature - 07The Adroit JournalAdroit Journal Summer MentorshipPre-CollegeEquitySelective
Free online mentorship pairing teen writers with established poets and prose writers.
📍 Online⏱ 6 weeks📅 212 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Creative WritingLiterature - 08Bowling Green State UniversityAdventures in Creative WritingResearchModerate
One-week interdisciplinary program in poetry, fiction and creative nonfiction incorporating experiences in science, theater and other campus disciplines.
📍 OH⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12Creative WritingLiterature - 09SERRC – Alaska's Educational Resource CenterAlaska Academic DecathlonResearchModerate
High-school teams prepare across ten academic events and advance through optional online regional competition to Alaska's four-day state competition. The 2026–27 theme is "Journeys of Transformation: An Exploration of Travel and Transportation."
📍 AK⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12EconomicsLiteratureMath - 10Arizona Academic Decathlon AssociationArizona Academic DecathlonResearchModerate
High-school teams compete across ten academic events spanning subjects such as literature, economics, mathematics, science, social science, art, and music.
📍 AZ⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12EconomicsLiteratureMath - 11Bennington CollegeBennington Young Writers WorkshopPre-CollegeModerate
One-week residential writing workshop with Bennington faculty.
📍 Bennington, VT⏱ 1 week📅 212 days left💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Sep 2026Creative WritingLiterature - 12Brown UniversityBrown Pre-CollegePre-CollegeModerate
On-campus and online courses across the liberal arts.
📍 Providence, RI⏱ 1-7 weeks📅 243 days left💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026HumanitiesLiteratureSocial Science - 13California Academic DecathlonCalifornia Academic DecathlonResearchModerate
High-school teams compete in ten academic disciplines through exams, essay, speech, interview and Super Quiz, with state champions advancing to nationals.
📍 CA⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12EconomicsLiteratureMath - 14CO/WY Academic DecathlonColorado/Wyoming Academic DecathlonResearchModerate
High-school teams study and compete across multidisciplinary academic subjects in the Colorado Academic Decathlon pathway.
📍 CO⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12EconomicsLiteratureMath - 15Washington University in St. Louis Pre-College ProgramsCreative Immersion InstituteResearchHighly Selective
Two-week residential institute built around intensive creative, college-level work in small classes, combined with college-readiness and academic enrichment. The 2026 fee was $3,985 and need-based scholarships are available.
📍 MO⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–11Creative WritingLiteratureFilm & Media - 16Johns Hopkins UniversityCreative WritingResearchModerate
Online college-level creative-writing program offered across all three 2026 sessions.
📍 MD⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12Creative WritingLiterature - 17Purchase College, SUNYCreative WritingResearchModerate
Intensive fiction, poetry and other creative-writing work; 2026 tuition was approximately $1,200.
📍 NY⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiterature - 18Jacksonville State UniversityCreative Writing — Gamecock Arts & Sciences ProgramResearchModerate
Participants work on creative-writing forms that include poetry, fiction, play or screen writing, and story development.
📍 AL⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiteratureFilm & Media - 19University of GeorgiaCreative Writing 2: Topics in Creative WritingResearchModerate
Students submit fiction, poetry or other literary work and receive professional-author critique, peer workshops and revision time leading to a class anthology.
📍 GA⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiterature - 20North Dakota State University Department of EnglishCreative Writing CampResearchHighly Selective
Students develop fiction, poetry, nonfiction, screenwriting, songwriting and other creative work with university writers and instructors.
📍 ND⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiteratureFilm & Media - 21Auburn UniversityCreative Writing StudioResearchModerate
Students develop fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction through writing workshops, feedback, portfolio development, and exposure to literary publishing.
📍 AL⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12Creative WritingLiterature - 22Smith CollegeCreative Writing WorkshopResearchModerate
Students spend two weeks developing creative writing through an iterative workshop process across multiple forms and genres.
📍 MA⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiterature - 23University of GeorgiaCreative Writing: Plot and StructureResearchModerate
Students develop story ideas, scenes, dialogue and narrative structure through workshops, peer critique and dedicated writing time.
📍 GA⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 9–12Creative WritingLiterature - 24Bennington CollegeBennington Young Writers AwardsCompetitionSelective
A prestigious creative writing competition for students to win cash prizes and publication.
📍 Online⏱ Not confirmed📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Creative WritingLiterature - 25Davidson InstituteDavidson FellowsScholarshipSelective
Scholarships of USD 10K, 25K, and 50K for students under 18 with significant work in STEM, literature, music, or philosophy.
📍 Online application⏱ Project-based📅 151 days left💰 Free🎓 Grades 9–12✓ Checked Sep 2026MathBiologyChemistryPhysicsEngineeringComputer Science - 26Bard College at Simon's RockBard College at Simon's Rock Young Writers WorkshopSummer ProgramModerate
A 3-week residential program where students engage in creative and analytical thinking through literature and history.
📍 Annandale-on-Hudson, NY⏱ 3 weeks📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12✓ Checked Aug 2026LiteratureHistoryPhilosophy - 27WorkshopModerate
Multi-genre writing workshops for high school students in the creative hub of NYC.
📍 New York, NY⏱ 2 weeks📅 Deadline not announced yet — check the program site💰 Has a cost🎓 Grades 10–12✓ Checked Aug 2026Creative WritingLiterature