Berks County Young Writers and Artists Virtual Publication Competition
Sponsored by Reading Area Community College, Reading for 100, and Hawley and Myrtle Quier Fund of Berks County Community Foundation.
Reading Area Community College (RACC) is facilitating the first annual Young Writers and Artists Competition.
- Theme: Climate Awareness in a Rapidly Changing World
- Award: Publication in Legacy, RACC’s award-winning journal, $100 award for each category winner.
- Eligibility: Berks County High School students (freshman to seniors)
Deadline: Friday, April 2, 2021
Rules: Read the contest rules - 
PDF
Submission: Submit your online entry HERE
NOTE: All submissions must include a "Statement of Intent" - a 500 word, single-space reflection about the artist’s/writer’s intentions for the work.
Purpose of the publication competition
Young people are coming of age in a rapidly changing world. RACC wants to meet this urgent need for students to express themselves on this issue through a writing and arts competition. The competition is judged by RACC faculty, and the work will be published in a college’s award-winning journal (spring 2022 edition), a valuable achievement for high school students seeking to pursue the arts and wishing to stand out to colleges.
Criteria for submissions
- Raises awareness of climate issues.
- Demonstrates attention to qualities valued for publication
- Demonstrates artistic choices, craft and technique in creating a work.
Students are encouraged to submit one original work for one of the following categories:
- Poetry
- Artwork
- Fiction
- Creative Non-Fiction
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Contact Information
Kristen Marcinko, Assistant Director of Community and Academic Partnerships,
Academic Affairs
Phone: 610-372-4721, ext. 5127
Email: kmarcinko@racc.edu