By Elissa Bongornio Writing a personal essay for publication—or perhaps to apply for the Creative Writing Awards!—can require digging deep and thinking a lot about yourself. How best to tackle the topic of you in a compelling way? And just what are the differences between college application … [Read more...] about How to Write a Compelling Personal Narrative
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3 YA Authors Share Their Best Writing Advice
To motivate all the young writers out there, we checked in with three YA authors: Melissa de la Cruz (author of the Blue Bloods series, The Queen's Assassin, and more), Ashley Woodfolk (author of The Beauty That Remains and When You Were Everything), and Jenny Torres Sanchez (author of We Are Not … [Read more...] about 3 YA Authors Share Their Best Writing Advice
Submissions Are Open for the 2020 Creative Writing Awards
Calling all high school seniors attending a public high school in the United States! We Need Diverse Books and Penguin Random House are happy to announce that submissions are open for the 2020 Creative Writing Awards, a scholarship program dedicated to furthering the education of students with … [Read more...] about Submissions Are Open for the 2020 Creative Writing Awards
The Winners of the 2019 Creative Writing Awards Share Their Writing Processes
This summer, Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books celebrated the 2019 Creative Writing Award winners in New York City. Five high school seniors received a $10,000 scholarship and a day at Penguin Random House. Winners met with editors to discuss their work and read their winning pieces to … [Read more...] about The Winners of the 2019 Creative Writing Awards Share Their Writing Processes
Penguin Random House and WNDB Celebrate Creative Writing Awards Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books Celebrate Creative Writing Awards Competition Winners at NYC Ceremony The day-long event celebrated the five 2019 Creative Writing Awards winners, unique literary voices of high school seniors from across the … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House and WNDB Celebrate Creative Writing Awards Winners
WNDB and Penguin Random House Announce 2019 Creative Writing Awards Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Penguin Random House and We Need Diverse Books Announce 2019 Creative Writing Awards Winners Penguin Random House to provide $50,000 in scholarship awards to five unique, diverse literary voices of high school seniors from across the country. July 1, 2019 New … [Read more...] about WNDB and Penguin Random House Announce 2019 Creative Writing Awards Winners
