Storyworks Contests
February 2025
Deadline
April 1, 2025
Smalls Contest
Write a three- to five-paragraph essay explaining why Robert Smalls risked his life to free his family from slavery and why slavery was outlawed in the United States.
Prize
a $25 gift card for the Scholastic Store Online
Mascot Contest
Research an animal that’s important to the environment in your town, city, or state. Write a letter to a government leader explaining why the animal is important and why it should be a local mascot.
Prize
a $25 gift card for the online Scholastic Store Online
Superpower Contest
Which animal’s superpower would you like to have, and how would you use it? Write your answer in a well-organized paragraph using details from the infographic.
Prize
$25 gift card for the Scholastic Store Online
December 2024/January 2025
Deadline
March 1, 2025 (Note: This deadline has been extended.)
Flora Contest
Write a three-paragraph letter to a circus owner who still has elephants. Use details about Flora’s life in the circus—and in her new home—to explain why making elephants perform is a problem. Then suggest a solution.
Prize
a $25 gift card for the Scholastic Store Online
Sweet Potato Contest
Think about what Sophie and Miz Wilson want at the beginning of the story and whether they get what they want by the end. Write a journal entry by each character telling how they feel about how things turned out.
Prize
On a Wing and a Tear by Cynthia Leitich Smith
Candy Contest
Create a flyer advertising a new international candy store and encouraging people to come. Explain what types of candies will be sold and why, using details from the infographic.
Prize
$25 gift card for the Scholastic Store Online
We at Storyworks are always looking for new writers. And we think one of those new writers might be one of your students! Submit their writing to our Kid Fiction Writing Contest and they could win a prize and have their fiction story published at Storyworks Digital.
Click here to learn more about the Kid Fiction Writing Contest!
Storyworks is packed with contests to get your students excited about writing. And they can win awesome prizes! On the left, you'll find information about our current contests, including entry forms and deadlines.
Entries must be written by a student in grades 2-8 and must be submitted by a teacher, parent, or legal guardian of the student. Entries submitted by someone under 18 will be deleted and disqualified.
Teachers/Parents/Legal Guardians:
Email entries to:
Please attach entries as Word documents or PDFs, put the contest name in the subject line, and include your email address. Please note: We cannot accept Google docs.
Or mail entries to:
“Contest Name”
c/o Scholastic Storyworks
130 Mercer St.
4th Floor
New York, NY 10012
Share these rubrics with students to help them craft winning contest entries—and become stronger, more confident writers.
Informational Essay
Opinion Essay
Journal Entry
Letter
Speech
News Article
Read some of our past writing contest winners, along with an explanation of what we liked about each, to see what makes an entry successful.