December 2022/January 2023
Deadline
February 1, 2023
Cara's Contest
Write a letter to Cara, sharing three things you learned from the article.
Prize
I Got This by Cara Mailey and Chrissie Sains
Sloths Contest
Retell what happened to Snow White from her point of view. Use details from the article and the text features in your response. You may write it in the form of a journal entry, a short story, or a poem.
Prize
The Adventures of Dr. Sloth by Suzi Eszterhas
March Contest
Imagine you’re Gus, Eddie, or James. Write a journal entry telling why you joined the march. Were you happy with its outcome?
Prize
Duet by Elise Broach
Root Power Contest
Think about the meaning of the root aud to figure out what Lexie is saying. Write your own sentence for each orange word. Then find one more word with the root aud and write a sentence with that too.
Prize
a Storyworks prize
New Year's Contest
You’re organizing a New Year’s Eve get-together for your neighborhood. What giant object would you drop? What else would your celebration include? Write a short essay about your event. Use details from the infographic—and add your own ideas!
Prize
a Storyworks prize
October/November 2022
Deadline
December 1, 2022
Irish Famine Contest
Imagine you are one of Edd’s descendants. Write a Thanksgiving speech to explain why Edd’s family and many others moved from Ireland to America in the 1840s and 1850s. Use details from the article to describe what was happening across Ireland at the time.
Prize
$20 gift card to the Scholastic Store Online
Fancy Dancer Contest
Imagine you are Rory. Write a letter to Paul telling him how learning to be a fancy dancer affected you.
Prize
Ancestor Approved, edited by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Emperor Contest
Write a speech from the Emperor to his nieces and nephew explaining why he chose Ling to succeed him. Use specific examples from the play.
Prize
$20 gift card to the online Scholastic Store
Root Power Contest
Think about the meaning of the root chron to figure out what Lexie is saying. Write your own sentence for each orange word. Then find one more word with the root chron
and write a sentence with that too.
Prize
a Storyworks prize
Pumpkin Contest
It’s the day after Halloween, and your friend has leftover pumpkins. Write your friend a letter explaining what they can do with the pumpkins instead of throwing them away. Use ideas from the infographic and add your own!
Prize
a Storyworks prize
We at Storyworks are always looking for new writers. And we think one of those new writers might be YOU. Enter our NEW Kid Fiction Writing Contest and you could win a prize and have your fiction story published at Storyworks Digital.
Storyworks is packed with contests to get your students excited about writing. And they can win awesome prizes! On the left, you'll find information about our current contests, including entry forms and deadlines.
All entries can be sent to:
Please attach entries as Word documents or PDFs, put the contest name in the subject line, and include the e-mail address of the entrant's parent or legal guardian. Please note: We cannot accept Google docs.
You can also mail entries to:
“Contest Name” c/o Storyworks
P.O. Box 712
New York, NY 10013-0712