Young Writers Contest to Win Valuable Prizes from Writing for Peace 2019

Writing for Peace Competition challenges young writers (ages 13-19) to expand their empathy skills by researching an unfamiliar culture and writing from the point-of-view of a character within that new world while exploring social, political, and environmental pressures and universal themes.

Divisions:

1. Fiction Division: Submit an original unpublished short story of 800-1000 words in the voice of a character from another country or culture.
2. Poetry Division: Submit one poem in the voice of a character from another country or culture.
3. Nonfiction Division: Write an 800-1000 word essay about a social, political, environmental, or familial challenge faced by individuals within a cultural group, or a personal experience with another culture.

Work's Requirements:

In all divisions your work should attempt to:

1. Show day-to-day life.
2. Show family relations and friendships.
3. Show outside forces at work (weather, government/politics, social pressures, etc.)
4. Avoid stereotypes and generalizations.  Dig beneath the surface to explore common humanity and universal themes.

Eligibility criteria:

1. The deadline for entrance is June 1st, 2019.
2. There is no fee for participation.
3. Writers, ages 13-19, may submit in one of three categories – poetry, fiction, or nonfiction. Ages are counted from the entry date, and entrants are required to show proof of age (those images are never shared publicly).
4. Winners and published finalists will be asked to submit an author’s photograph and biography. Explore the winners’ pages on the site to see the types of information and pictures authors share.
5. The contest is open internationally, but all submissions must be written in English and submitted with the completed form. Both American and British English are accepted.

Awards:

1. First place winners will receive $50. Second place winners will receive $25. Third place winners will receive $10.
2. Winners’ work, photo, bio, and a follow-up interview will be published in the August 1st, 2019, online journal, DoveTales, An International Journal of the Arts.
3. Winners will be invited to participate in the 2019 Youth Summit on October 12th.
4. Finalists may be eligible for online publication in the Writing for Peace blog, and an opportunity to work with Writing for Peace editors.
5. Winners and finalists may receive invitations to participate in other Writing for Peace events, such as the Annual Youth Summit, readings, and possible mentoring opportunities.
6. The author will retain the copyright of the literary work with the understanding that Writing for Peace may publish in DoveTales, online, and/or republish at a later date in a printed anthology.

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