Young Writers Day 2025 Contest

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Calling all West Virginia homeschoolers! Homeschooled students from grades 1 through 12 are invited to submit prose-only entries (no poetry) to designated County Coordinators for the annual WV Young Writers Day contest.

All entries must be submitted within specified time frames around mid-February.

State winners in each of the six contest categories will receive checks of $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place.

First-place County winners from each of the six contest categories will receive commemorative certificates and be treated to workshops with published authors/presenters on WV Young Writers Day.

The Young Writers Awards Ceremony will be held May 2, 2025 at the University of Charleston.

Contest forms and submission directions can be found on the CWVWP/YWC website page:
http://www.marshall.edu/cwvwp/young-writers/contest/

as well as at the West Virginia Department of Education website:
https://wvde.us/middle-secondary-learning/ela/student-programs/

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