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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

    • 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.

    • 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.

Contact us

Jacob Arnold
Creativity Awards Coordinator

Email jarnold@nctc.edu