Prizes in Each Category

$100 prize for each category

All Finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention.
All Winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider’s literary magazine.

Winners will be announced by May 2024.

Categories

Essay: Write a creative nonfiction essay on a topic of your choice of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.

Short Story: Write a short story of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.

Poem: Write a poem of no more than 50 lines.

Rules

1. Each teacher may nominate up to five pieces of student work.
2. Each entry must be emailed by the teacher and include a teacher’s statement that the entry is the original work of the student.
3. Type at the top of the entry:
   Title of entry
   Student’s name, address and grade (9, 10, 11 or 12)
   Teacher’s name
   School name and address
4. Save your entry as a Microsoft Word file, Google Doc, or pdf
5. Attach the entry to an email from the teacher to the appropriate address below no later than December 20, 2023:
   Short Story: ridercontestshortstory@gmail.com
   Poem: ridercontestpoem@gmail.com
   Essay: ridercontestessay@gmail.com