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Explore writing competitions, including UIL ready-writing and journalism invitationals and official award cycles. Filter by genre, date, and participation format.
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Each ingest source states whether its adapter is active or paused. Reference sources remain outbound links only because permission, terms, or source quality does not support automated indexing.
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Active indexed sources
- UIL Writing Invitationals
Status: Indexed
Official dated invitationals with explicitly named writing or journalism competitions.
- AFSA National High School Essay Contest
Status: Indexed ended 2025–26 cycle
The official year-specific cycle is retained under Timing: All. Its March 1, 2026 deadline is not presented as an upcoming event or open application.
- Bennington Young Writers Awards
Status: Active adapter; waiting for a year-specific cycle
Official public award page. Causey publishes a listing only when the page names a complete, year-specific cycle.
Reference links, not indexed
- Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Link only. Its terms prohibit automated indexing.
- NewPages
Secondary reference directory only; Causey does not ingest it as an official source.
- Poetry Out Loud
Status: Not indexed
poetryoutloud.org is governed by Mid Atlantic Arts Terms: non-commercial use only, no republishing without permission. National dates stay link-only until they grant a listing license; no state-coordinator fan-out.