Writing Contests and Publishing opportunities for Students:

• EPIC New Voices Writing Contest -- writing contest for middle school and high school students

• MCTE Student Literary Journal -- accepts submissions from middle school and high school writers. Submit writing along with submission form (see link) to Kathryn Campbell at lit.soup@gmail.com

• The NaNoWriMo Write-a-Novel-in-Month-Contest (every November) -- sponsored by NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program -- a program (based in Australia) for young writers.

• NCTE National Day on Writing -- October 20, 2009.  Writers of any age can submit writing to be published in a National Gallery of Writing.

• NCTE Norman Mailer Award for High School and College Writers -- cash awards up to $10,000.

• NCTE Promising Young Writers Program -- a program for talented 8th grade writers.  See link for how to nominate eight grade writers.

• Roadside Poetry Organization -- Minnesota Organization that accepts poetry submissions from K-12 students.

• Scholastic Art & Writing Awards -- sponsored by Alliance for Young Artists & Writers

• Teen Ink Magazine -- This magazine, which depends on teenage writers to create the content for its print and online publications, sponsors many writing contests and a summer writing program.