Thank you for your interest in the High School Creative Writing Contest!

It is part of Grub Street's mission to promote creativity in the community surrounding Towson University. In the past, we have hosted an annual high school poetry competition. This year, we are happy to reinvent this contest to include a short story prize as well. We encourage all high school writers to submit their work!

Grub Street is a nationally recognized and award-winning college literary publication. Winners and exceptional contestants will have the opportunity to be published in our upcoming issue to gain exposure to their work.

There will be three poetry winners and one short story winner. First prize short story and poetry winners will receive $300 each. Second place poetry prize winner will receive $100 and third place poetry prize winner will receive $75. Additional prizes may be awarded depending on donations.

To submit: Please e-mail your name, contact e-mail, phone number, high school, and grade with your entry attached as a .doc or .docx file to gswritingcontest@gmail.com. You may submit 2-3 poems or one short story. The short story may be no longer than 10 pages double-spaced.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS JANUARY 1, 2012

Entries will be judged by the Grub Street Editorial Staff on the criteria of creative styling, unique voice, knowledgeable use of grammar, form and punctuation, and general literary merit.

Finalists will be notified by January 21, 2012 and will be formally recognized at a Finalist Reading hosted by Grub Street in the Chesapeake Room of Towson University's University Union at a time and date still to be determined. Refreshments will be provided.

Please email us at gswritingcontest@gmail.com if you have any questions!