This summer, we want YOU to get creative and a head start on the 2015 Scholastic Art & Writing Awards! Registration for the 2015 Awards opens on September 15, 2014. Get a head start with workshops, summer challenges, an alumni video series and the opportunity for you to share your voice with us!

This summer, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards will be hosting FREE Art & Writing workshops across the country! Workshops invite students in grades 7-12 to tell and share their stories, experiment, and express their creativity in a fun and supportive environment. All levels are welcome and each workshop will provide a guide on how to submit to the Awards.

SUMMER WORKSHOPS

• Art & Writing workshops for Native American youth
• Poetry workshops & open mic readings
• BOYS.WRITE.NOW – writing workshops for boys
• Science Fiction & Fantasy workshop

SUMMER CHALLENGES

• Special alumni spotlights on our blog with Q&A opportunities to see what inspires them to get started on a new project.
• Challenge yourself with our 3D Digital Design Challenge, sponsored by 3D Systems, for the chance to win a $50 prize.
• Submit an essay to vie for the American National Tree Award and a $1000 scholarship contest sponsored by the National Constitution Center and the M. R. Robinson Foundation.
• Versify: be alert for special online poetry challenges.

WE WANT TO SHARE YOUR VOICE

Show us what you’re working on by tagging @artandwriting on Twitter and Instagram and use the hashtags #AWAwards and #startwritenow!

The summer is overflowing with possibility, so let’s get started! Check out the Start.Write.Now webpage and join a community filled with ideas and inspiration!