WriteNow! High School Writing Contest

The WriteNow! High School Writing Contest is an annual, juried writing competition open to all students grades 9-12 in the Northeast Metro Area. Students submit original, creative writing across several different categories like poetry, short stories, creative nonfiction, and more. Selected students from both the WriteNow! Contest and High School Visual Arts Contest are eligible for a chance to be published in Repose, a magazine of high school student work published by White Bear Center for the Arts.

Read this year's works:

Community Reception:

Thursday, April 25, 2024

The High School Visual Arts and WriteNow! Exhibition features students in grades 9-12 from the Northeast Metro Region of the Twin Cities. Everyone is invited to the community reception to celebrate the talent and expression of these young artists in these two juried contests. Parking is limited, we suggest carpooling if possible!

The submission period is now closed.