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CREATIVITY AWARDS 2024-25
We are accepting submissions for this year’s edition of Sonder! Submissions will be accepted October 1st - December 2nd, 2024. Selected work will be published in this year’s review, and all featured creators will be invited to our annual Creativity Awards next spring.
Special Announcement: New this year, we are now accepting artwork and creative nonfiction at all levels!
CONTEST
OVERVIEW
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All writing must be submitted either as Microsoft Word (.doc), or Rich Text Format (.rtf) document.
All artwork must be submitted as a JPEG (.jpeg).
Please save your submission via the following format: lastname,firstname.titleofwork
Do not include your name anywhere on your submission.
Please put your title at the top of your submission in bold.
Individuals must submit their own work.
Teachers are encouraged to assist with their student’s submission, but ultimately we want the creators to get in the habit of submitting their work.
Please only submit one time to each qualifying contest.
Middle and high school work should reflect the tone, content, and diction appropriate for that age group.
In all submissions, please try your best to avoid adult situations and unnecessary rough language.
Resubmitted or previously published work is not allowed.
No submission that violates copyright laws in any way or plagiarizes another work will be accepted for publication.
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Middle School
Poetry - 25 lines or less
Short Fiction - 1,000 words or less
Creative Nonfiction - 1,000 words or less
Digital image of artwork - 300 dpi
High School
Poetry - 35 lines or less
Short Fiction - 1,500 words or less
Creative Nonfiction - 1,500 words or less
Digital image of artwork - 300 dpi
NCTC College Students
Poetry - 50 lines or less
Short Fiction - 2,500 words or less
Creative Nonfiction - 2,500 words or less
NCTC Expository (Academic Essay) - 2,500 words or less (work cited page and in-text citations required)
Digital image of artwork - 300 dpi
Adult Non-Professional Writers (including all other college students)
Poetry - 50 lines or less
Short Fiction - 2,500 words or less
Creative Nonfiction - 2,500 words or less
Digital image of artwork - 300 dpi
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If you’re curious about what came before, you can still view the winners and April Perennials from previous years for fun and inspiration.