Redwood Writing Contest --Returning Fall 2021

After a year-long hiatus due to COVID, we are pleased to announce that the writing contest will be back in Fall 2021. Check back here after September 1st for details. 

Spring 2020 Archive 

In an effort to help teachers find meaningful and manageable writing experiences for students and in order to continue with what has proven to be an exciting and positive experience for our local students, we are going ahead with this year’s Redwood Writing Contest,  co-sponsored by the Redwood Council and the Redwood Writing Project.  Due to the current school closures and "Stay at Home" measures, we are extending our contest deadline until June 1, 2020.  

  The 2020 Redwood Writing Contest anthology cover by Jessica Rutter, Sophomore, Saint Bernard's Academy.

2020 Theme

Community and Responsibility

*Updated from the previous theme of “The Power of Voice and Making a Difference”.  Submissions under the prior theme will be evaluated equally based on the scoring rubric values.

How to Submit an Entry

1.  Prepare and format the submission as an MS Word or Google Doc.

2.  Select the appropriate grade level and category, complete the form, upload the submission and don't forget to click the "submit" button at the bottom of the form.  NOTE:  Please do not submit class sets or more than one entry per category for each writer.

Poetry Submissions

 Informational/Argument Submissions

Narrative Submissions

2020 Writing Contest Guidelines and Scoring Rubric

2020_redwood_writing_contest.pdf

2020_writing_contest_scoring_rubric.pdf

Questions?

Email Redwood Writing Project at rwp@humboldt.edu

Winners will be invited to attend our awards ceremony next fall where they will be presented with their published work and a fun prize!

Archive of Redwood Writing Contest Anthologies

Each year the winning pieces from the Redwood Writing Contest are published into an Anthology and a copy given to the winning authors.  Additional copies are available for purchase through Amazon.