Princeton University Ten-Minute Play Contest
Juniors nationwide submit an original ten-minute play judged by Princeton faculty and a guest playwright; winners receive cash prizes.
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Access/VSA Playwright Discovery Program
HS writers with disabilities submit a ten-minute script; winners receive stipends and join a script-development program with theater pros, including Kennedy Center activities.
California Poetry Out Loud
Students memorize and perform published poems, advancing from classroom to county/state competitions; state champion wins cash and represents CA at National Finals.
PlayGround Young Playwrights Contest
Bay Area high schoolers write short plays on an annual prompt ("Tales of the City" 2026); finalists get a professional staged reading with actors at the PlayGround Festival.
Bennington College Young Writers Awards
Students submit poetry, fiction, or nonfiction for national judging; winners earn cash prizes and scholarship eligibility, including a possible full-tuition Bennington scholarship.
California Young Playwrights Contest
Winning scripts get a full professional production or staged reading in San Diego.
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
High school sophomore/junior girls submit unpublished poems for national judging; winner receives cash, publication in Cargoes, and a Hollins University scholarship.