2025 Poetry Contest for Children
Our 2025 Poetry Contest for Children is presented in partnership with Wellington County Library!
This year’s theme: “One Tiny Marvel.”
This contest focuses on noticing small wonders when we pause.
Write a poem about the smallest thing that made you stop and look twice today – a pebble, a ladybug, or even your shadow!
Deadline: July 7th, 2025
2025 Poetry Contest for Teens
Our 2025 Poetry Contest for Teens is now open, presented in partnership with Wellington County Library!
This year’s theme: “Things My Phone Didn’t Capture.”
This contest focuses on unplugged awareness.
Describe a moment too tactile, immersive, fragile, or too real to photograph.
Deadline: July 7th, 2025
2025 Read at the Fringe Literary Contest
The Eden Mills Writers’ Festival is committed to providing a venue for unpublished or modestly published writers to showcase their work. The Read at the Fringe Literary Contest is a special opportunity for aspiring writers to share their work with our audience in Eden Mills. Throughout the history of The Fringe, several contest winners have returned to the EMWF as published authors.
Deadline: July 7th, 2025
Categories
Poetry Contest for Children
Primary (Grades 1-3)
Junior (Grades 4-6)
Senior (Grades 7-8)
Poetry Contest for Teens
Junior High (Grades 9-10)
Senior High (Grades 11-12)
Read at the Fringe Literary Contest
Fiction: 2000 words maximum
Creative Non-Fiction: 2000 words maximum
Poetry: Five pages maximum, any number of poems
Prizes
Winners in all contests and categories will be notified in August.
Please see individual contest pages for category-specific prizes.
Questions?
Please contact [email protected].