Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards
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- Award
- Seven $10,000 scholarships, each paid over four years.
- Deadline
- January 15, 2027 at 3:00 PM Central, or when the first 1,000 applications have been received.
- How to apply
- Apply through Scholarship America Student Hub and upload one original English composition as a PDF. Typed, double-spaced, at least 12-point font, maximum 10 pages; number pages. Spoken word also requires an emailed audio file. Work must be unpublished, unawarded and not from classes, college essays, earlier contests or prior submissions.
- What you'll need
- A separate scholarship application
- Who can apply
- Public U.S. high school seniors graduating spring 2027, age 21 or younger, enrolling fall 2027 at an accredited two- or four-year college or approved vocational school. Sponsor-family and employee exclusions apply.
- Good to know
- Six genre awards plus an additional NYC-area prize. Technical merit, artistic expression, voice and originality determine selection; no financial-need requirement published. Not annual $10,000 funding: the total award is paid over four years. Sponsor overview still mentions six winners in one paragraph; administrator details seven.
- Details
- Writing