Deadline: April 15, 2025
Eligibility: 9-12th graders who attend a Florida high school or are homeschooled.Submissions: Submissions may be emailed to creative@ncf.edu. or below The contest accepts submissions in three genres. Choose one or more to submit: Poetry: A group of three to five poems in any style. Fiction: A work of fiction of no more than 1,500 words. If the submission is an excerpt from a larger work, please indicate this on your title page.Creative Nonfiction: A work of creative nonfiction (not an academic essay) of no more than 1,500 words. Prizes: Judges will select first, second, and third-prize winners in each genre as well as finalists.First Prize: $600Second Prize: $300Third Prize: $100Five Finalists: $50 each
Winners and finalists will have their work published in a magazine and will be invited to an-all-expenses-paid trip to New College for a literary event in spring 2025. In addition, winners and finalists are eligible for full- and partial-tuition undergraduate college scholarships. Winners who apply, are admitted, and enroll at New College will receive a full-tuition scholarship. Finalists who apply, are admitted, and enroll at New College will receive a 50% tuition scholarship.
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