The winner of the Virginia B. Ball Creative Writing Scholarship Competition will receive a full-tuition scholarship to attend the Creative Writing program at Interlochen Arts Academy, one of the top boarding arts high schools in the country, a $70K+ value. Students who attend Interlochen will spend their time in high school creating a strong portfolio, publish their work in competitions and in-house literary magazines, learn to express themselves and read their work on stage, and apply to top colleges and universities. Past graduates have attended Bard College, Columbia University, Emerson College, Middlebury College, Brown University, Harvard University, Knox College, and many more top schools. Students have won or been shortlisted for numerous awards, have been published in numerous literary organizations, and 20 creative writing students have been named Presidential Scholars in the Arts, one of the most prestigious awards for high school graduates. This could be you! See where Interlochen can take you. Learn more and submit your portfolio today.
Deadline: November 15, 2023
How to Submit:
Guidelines:
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Students in grades 8-11 during the 2023-24 school year are eligible to apply. Your submission should include no fewer than five and no more than seven samples of original work written or revised during the last year. Your submission should be no longer than 4,000 words or 20 pages.
The samples must represent at least two of the following genres:
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Poetry
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Fiction (including novel excerpts)
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Personal essay/memoir
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Screenwriting
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Playwriting
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Hybrid genre
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Experimental/unclassifiable writing
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Comics
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