Storyworks Contests
October/November 2024
Deadline
December 1, 2024
Code Talkers Contest
Write a paragraph to explain how the Navajo code talkers helped the United States win World War II and why their work was important.
Prize
$25 gift card to the Scholastic Store Online
Moongazer Contest
Imagine you are Cleo. Write a paragraph-length speech for your village explaining what you learned from helping the Moongazer.
Prize
African & Caribbean Folktales, Myths & Legends by Wendy Shearer
Root Power Contest
What root should Lexie use next? Find three words that contain the same Greek or Latin root of your choice. Then write a sentence for each word (or create a comic that features your words).
Prize
A Scholastic prize
September 2024
Deadline
November 1, 2024
Dinosaur Contest
Write a paragraph about why dinosaurs went extinct and how their disappearance changed life on Earth.
Prize
Dinosaur & Other Prehistoric Creatures Atlas by Chris Tijani Barker.
Shayan Contest
Think of a time when you compared yourself to a friend or family member like Shayan compared himself to Jackson. Write a paragraph about your experience and what you learned from it.
Prize
We Are Big Time by Hena Khan
Meditation Contest
Try one of the meditations from this infographic or the video. Then write a journal entry about the meditation you did, telling how you felt before and after trying it.
Prize
a $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.