Elizabeth Stewart Writing Contest

It is time once again for the Palo Alto City Library Writing Contest, now called the Elizabeth Stewart Writing Contest!

  • Kids and Teens grades 3-12 are invited to address the following prompt in 500 words or less: "You’ve got a magic pen. What can it do and how will you use it?"
  • You do not need to be a Palo Alto resident or go to Palo Alto schools to enter the writing contest.
  • Submissions are accepted beginning June 1 at 10:00AM through July 13 6:00PM.
  • Please submit as a Word document or PDF attachment.
  • Contest submissions can be in any style: prose, poetry, verse, rap, etc.

Return here on June 1st to submit your work!

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