Young Authors Writing Competition

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  • Congratulations to the winners of the 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition!

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    We are excited to announce the three winners in each category—creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry—of the 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition, hosted by the English and Creative Writing Department of Columbia College Chicago! Our judges selected the winning pieces from over 2,400 stories, poems, and essays that we received from around the country and all…

  • Top Ten 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition!

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    We are delighted to announce the ten finalists in each category—creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry—of the 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition! Our judges had a huge challenge to choose the finalists from hundreds of extraordinary pieces we received from all over the world – over 2,400 poems, stories, and essays in total. Congratulations to all…

  • Submit your work here!

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    Submissions for the 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition are now open! To enter, please follow these steps: Visit our website and click on the CREATE A SUBMISSION button. Fill out all required form fields. Upload your submission(s). Note: You may submit up to two pieces in each category (creative nonfiction, fiction, and poetry) for up…

  • Submissions open!

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    Dear Writing Community, We are excited to announce that the submissions for the 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition are now open! Check out the submissions guidelines and the FAQs for more information. And keep an eye out for our next post, so you can learn how to submit your work. You can also download the…

  • 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition FAQs

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    Number of submissions: Q: Am I limited to two entries total or two in each category? A: You may enter up to two works (in separate files) in each category of Creative Nonfiction and Fiction. In the Poetry category, you also may enter up to two files, but each of them can have 1-5 poems.…

  • 2020-2021 Young Authors Writing Competition Submission Guidelines

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    Number of submissions You may enter up to two works (in separate files) in each category of Creative Nonfiction and Fiction. In the Poetry category, you also may enter up to two files, but each of them can have 1-5 poems. In total, you can submit up to six files (two in each category). You…

  • Young Authors Finalists

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    We’re excited to announce our top ten finalists in each of the categories of Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. We saw amazing quality in so many of the submissions this year, and are blown away by all the talent. Congratulations are due to our finalists, but also to all the writers who submitted to this contest.…

  • 1,800 Submissions, and Winners Coming Soon!

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    Thanks to everyone who submitted their work to Columbia College Chicago’s Young Authors Writing Competition! 

 

 We are busy reading all 1,800 of the submissions we received. Ten finalists will be named in each of the three categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, and Poetry. Out of those ten, three winners will be chosen. First place will receive…

  • 2017 Contest Guidelines

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    Thank you to everyone who entered the 2017 Young Authors Competition! The submissions period has now ended. Please check back for more information about the finalists and the Young Authors Writing Competition Awards Ceremony, to be held on our campus on Saturday, April 29, 2017. 

  • Announcing the 2016 winners

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    We’re thrilled to announce the winners of the 2016 Young Authors Competition. Selected from over 1100 submissions, the winners impressed our judges with their unique voices, raw talent, and refined use of language. Congratulations, everyone! Check back soon to read some of our winning entries, and be on the lookout for next year’s submission dates!…