New York Times Students Editorial Contest
New York Times invited students to New York Times Students Editorial Contest, where students write short, evidence-based persuasive essays like the NY Times Opinion page.
Writing
Aralia offers writing competition preparation courses for students to help develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in writing competitions such as Scholastic Writing Awards. These courses cover a wide range of topics including creative writing, essay writing, and research-based writing.
Bennington College Young Writers Awards
Bennington College Young Writers Awards are created by Bennington College, to promote excellence in writing at the high school level and to recognize outstanding writing achievement by high school students.
Ocean Awareness Contest
The Ocean Awareness Writing Contest provides a platform for young people to understand environmental issues through artistic creation and creative thoughts, explore their relationship with the changing world, and become advocates of positive change.
New York Times Summer Reading Contest
The New York Times Summer Reading Contest invites students to choose something in The Times that has sparked their interest. At the end of every week, judges from the Times newsroom pick their favorite responses, and the winner’s work will be published in The NY Times.
National Scholastic Art and Writing
The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the longest-running, oldest, and most prestigious literary and art competition in the United States, aiming to find creative works and original technical skills by students in grades 7-12. Since 1923, the Academic Art and Writing Award has recognized the vision, originality, and talent of young people, and has provided opportunities and academic awards for creative young people to express their talent. The high school award is a symbol for the pursuit of excellence and will help students stand out in university applications and scholarship applications.
John Locke Essay Competition
John Locke Institute Essay Competition is hosted by John Locke Institute, an independent educational organization located in Oxford, UK. Professors at the John Locke Institute are from famous universities like Oxford, Princeton, Brown, and Buckingham University.
Drama Writing Competition
In this eight-week Drama Writing Competition, students will learn how to create a stage script and create a ten-minute/ten-page script. While developing the narrative and theme, they also consider the needs of the audience and the actors/performers’ needs. By learning a series of visual narrative examples, students will learn how to scriptwriting. We will also review scenes from performance plays and TV shows to understand dialogue, character close-ups, and rhythm (interval and intonation).
Academic Writing – Beginner
Master the basics of academic writing in this beginner-level Academic Writing class. Learn to craft persuasive, argumentative, and rhetorical analysis essays while developing citation and editing skills.
