YES! NATIONAL STUDENT WRITING COMPETITIONS 2016

YES! National Student
Writing Competition
A meaningful writing opportunity.
The YES! National Student Writing Competition
isn’t just a contest. It’s a meaningful writing
opportunity for middle school through
university students to read with purpose, write
with passion, and reflect with courage and
honesty.
For each contest, students read and write an
essay on a selected YES! Magazine article.
Provocative writing prompts push students to
deeper questioning of the article’s content and
their personal experiences and opinions.
Contests are offered for fall, winter, and spring
quarters. We divide contestants into four
categories: middle school, high school,
university, and Powerful Voice (for authors
whose essays are powerful and passionate).
Winning essays in each category are published
on the YES! Magazine website and in our online
education newsletter.
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receive writing contest notifications, plus
learning resources that support the most current
issue of YES! Magazine.
Read recent featured essays here.
Topic
Once you sign up, you should respond to
the article and writing prompt provided by YES!
Provide an original essay title.
Organizer
YES! Magazine
Prizes
Winners will get published on YES! Magazine
(an award-winning magazine)
Deadline
Fall 2016
Details announced: August 17, 2016
Registration due: September 23, 2016
Essays due: November 4, 2016
Winter 2017
Details announced: November 1, 2016
Registration due: December 9, 2016
Essays due: January 20, 2017
Spring 2017
Details announced: February 1, 2017
Registration due: March 3, 2017
Essays due: April 14, 2017
Guidelines
You must be a classroom teacher —
homeschool cooperative, resource centers,
supervised writing groups, and schools
outside the U . S. included — for your
students to participate . Students must be
in grades 6 through university .
How does it work?
Teachers complete the competition
registration form by the announced
deadline . Unfortunately, we cannot accept
registrations or essays sent independently
by students .
Student writers should be in grades 6- 8,
grades 9- 12 , college / university , or adult
continuing education .
Students respond to the YES! article with
an essay up to 700 words.
Submit up to three essays per class
period , along with student release forms ,
by the announced deadline .
For each of the following categories , YES!
staff ( and possibly the author of the
article ) will select one essay that we feel
is well- written, compelling, and captures
the spirit of the article :
o Grades 6-8
o Grades 9-12
o College/university
o Powerful Voice (for an author whose essay is
uniquely powerful or thought-provoking)
Regardless of whether the essay is
selected a winning essay, we respond to
all student writers with a personal note .
The selected essays will be featured on
the YES! Magazine website and in our
online education newsletter , reaching
thousands of YES! readers, including over
30 , 000 teachers .
What are the essay requirements?
Respond to the article and writing prompt
provided by YES!
Provide an original essay title
Reference the article
No more than 700 words
Must be original , unpublished work
Teachers must read and submit their
students ’ essays . Remember, the limit is
three essays per class period ! Please take
time to read your students ’ essays to
ensure they meet essay requirements .
In addition, we evaluate essays for:
Grammar
Organization
Strong style and personal voice . We
encourage writers to include personal
examples and insights.
Originality and clarity of content and
ideas
How do I submit the three best essays from my
class?
NOTE:You must register for the competition
by the announced deadline .
E - mail your three best student essays as
word - processed document attachments
( please no pdf or scanned documents ) to
writingcompetition @yesmagazine . org no
later than the announced deadline .
Include a scanned , completed student
release form with each submitted essay.
Inquiries
Questions? Please email
writingcompetition@yesmagazine.org

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