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Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards

Award Amount
$50,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
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Penguin Random House / Scholarships of America

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Up to five scholarships of up to $10,000 each are awarded.
In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:
  1. Must be current high school seniors at a public high school in one of the United States of America, including the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
  2. Must be age 21 years and under, graduating in spring 2020.
  3. Must be planning to enroll in full-time undergraduate study at an accredited two-year or four-year college, university, or vocational-technical school for the entire upcoming academic year starting in fall 2020

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: The Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards is available to U.S. high school seniors, nationwide. Applications open in November. Since 1993, this program has awarded more than $2.7 million to public high school students for original poetry, memoir/personal essay, fiction/drama, and spoken-word compositions.

Application requirements for the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards are:

  • Essay
  • Application form
  • Personal statement.
Additional Information: Penguin Random House is passionate about encouraging the next generation of readers and authors and promoting diverse voices and stories. For 25 years, they have supported this mission through the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards.

Award Amount: The winner of the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards will receive up to $10,000 each.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $50,000.

About Penguin Random House / Scholarships of America:
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