Deadline: 1 November 2025
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Bennington College - Young Writers Awards
Bennington hosts the Young Writers Awards to honor outstanding writing achievement at the high school level.
Time & Location
Deadline: 1 November 2025
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About The Event
About the Young Writers Awards
Bennington College has given many of our nation’s foremost writers their start. They include twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, four MacArthur Geniuses, and authors of countless New York Times bestsellers.
In celebration of this legacy, Bennington hosts the Young Writers Awards to honor outstanding writing achievement at the high school level. This annual event represents one of the most prestigious high school writing competitions in the country. High school students worldwide are invited to enter.
Submit Your Entry (Grade 9-11)
Students currently enrolled in Grades 9-11 are invited to submit an entry to one category by the November 1 deadline, via the button above.Students enrolled in Grade 12 should submit their YWA entry by completing either the Common Application or Coalition Application (no app fees, non-binding, no supplemental essays required). Once the application is complete, we will send a follow-up email with YWA submission instructions. Since so many YWA…