Young Authors Writing Competition

Submissions Closed!!

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Thank you to all of our Young Authors who have submitted to our 2022 contest!! We’ll be announcing winners later in the spring, but for now, savor your courage and commitment to this important craft! “Surely it is...

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Reminder to Young Authors!

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The final countdown has commenced writers! 12 days left for you to send us your work and blow us away with your storytelling prowess. As a reminder: You can enter up to 2 works (in separate files) for each...

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2021-2022 Submissions!

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Dear Writing Community, We are thrilled to announce the opening of submissions for the 2021-2022 Young Authors Writing Competition! Check out our submission guidelines and the FAQ’s for further information. Download our flyer and share with friends and on...

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‘Love of my Life’, Second Place in Fiction

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Love of my Life by Romola Cavet BRANDY My mother called me the love of her life. We used to sit together on sticky white plastic chairs on the sun-cracked concrete outside our trailer, me staring at her staring at...

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Chapter from ‘The Boy with the Red Bicycle A Novel’, Third Place in Fiction

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Chapter from The Boy with the Red Bicycle A Novel by Ashley Theilacker The air was hot and stale, stumbling and tangling against the trees outside the window. Alf felt his body numbing in the July heat, a...

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‘Reincarnation’, Second Place in Poetry

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Reincarnation by Anjali Pajjuri there are bhajans in these wicker chairs; Kali’s warnings etched in persimmon. turmeric and half-dried yoghurt massages, coconut oil, sandalwood soap bars: all yield alabaster//virginal thought. strawberry...

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‘Life Raft/Casket’, Third Place in Poetry

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Life Raft/Casket by Angela Wei The first time I saw my mother cry she was a life raft slash casket, running her hands through her graying hair, counting out the ashes of my father’s cigarette. She cries like...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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