Writing Contests
- Letters About Literature
A national writing program for students in grades 4 through 12. Sponsored in Iowa by the Iowa Center for the Book.
http://www.iowacenterforthebook.org/letters/index.html. - Creative
Writing Contest and Poetry Writing Contest for students in grades K
through 12. Sponsored by the Iowa Reading Association
http://www.iowareading.org/Iowa%20Reading%20Association/Awards%20%26%20Scholarships.html. - River of Words
An international environmental poetry and art competition for students in grades K through 12. Coordinated by IOWATER
http://www.iowater.net/RiverOfWords/ROWlinkpage.htm. - Iowa Writes
Part of the University of Iowa's Year of Public Engagement
Iowa writers of all ages and experience levels are invited to submit short works for possible Web publication.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ournews/2005/december/121505writer-submissions.html - Wild Iowa Essay Project
A program that encourages Iowans of all ages to think and write about what the wild is and could be in Iowa. Sponsored by the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation's Agrestal Fund. Administered by The Iowa Project on Place Studies at the University of Iowa.
http://www.uiowa.edu/~ipops/wildiowaessay.htm.