$1,000 11th-12th Grade Excellence in Writing Scholarship Due 7/23

Apply here by July 23rd to submit your entry for the Phyliss J. McCarthy Scholarship for Excellence in Writing.

The scholarship is open to high school juniors or seniors. $1,000 will be awarded to one winner with additional prizes (amount TBD) awarded to two runners-up. Pending author approval, the winning stories will also be featured on the Learncurious website and blog.

Applicants are asked to submit a response of 2000-words of fewer to one of the following prompts:
• Narrative: Tell a story about a first-time experience & what was learned from it. 
• Meta: Recall a thoughtful question someone asked you and describe what makes it so memorable.
• Wacky: Complete the 29 Mad-Lib-style fill-in-the-blanks, then craft a story that includes each of your chosen words at least once in no particular order.

See additional scholarship rules and guidance here.

 

 

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