Rules & Guidelines
Hundreds in cash prizes
Professional feedback on every entry.
Open to all students ages 9-18
The Season of Ink writing contest is open to all students ages 8-18
and will be divided into the following categories:
🧸 Elementary School (4th-6th grades, ages 8-10)
📚 Middle School (7th-8th grades, ages 11-13)
🏫 High School (9th-12th grades, ages 14-18)
If you are under the age of 18 and have yet to matriculate at a
post-secondary institution, you are welcome to enter the contest.
International students are welcome to compete!
The registration fee for each submission is $30 USD. Use EARLYBIRD4 Coupon for 50% off. Coupon expires on December 1st!
If the fee is a barrier for you, please email nathan@elevated.school with the subject “FEE WAIVER,” explaining your situation and providing a summary of your submission(s).
This fee is used to pay judges and fund our cash prizes for the top 3 entries in each category:
1st place - $150 USD
2nd place - $100 USD
3rd place - $50 USD
The deadline to submit your stories for Issue 5 is March 15, 2025, 11:59 PM EST
Each story should be submitted as a PDF and include one work up to 1,000 words.
Note that students can submit multiple stories and entries.
Submissions must be previously unpublished, in-print or online, and must not have been awarded other writing prizes or recognitions.
You may, however, submit works that have appeared in school publications and personal websites!
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