Competitions & Contests
COMPETITIONS & CONTESTS
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for KIDS, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND SCHOOLS!
(All Ages) ~ Georgia Festival of Trees Gingerbread Scene Competition
Here is a fun competition for all ages—the Georgia Festival of Trees Gingerbread Scene Competition! There are categories for youth, teens, adults, and professionals.
The competition will take place at the Georgia World Congress Center, with entries open from October 16 to November 19, 2024.
DEADLINE: November 20, 2024
Gingerbread House Contest
Show off your sweet creations in the Gingerbread House Contest! Voting and winner will be announced on Thanksgiving night, November 28, at the Lighting of the Tree at the Gwinnett Historic Courthouse. Prizes will be awarded in three categories: Individuals, Ages 5-12, and 13-up and Groups. All content must be edible except the base. Max size is 24″ x 24″ and cannot weigh over 20 pounds. Gingerbread Houses must be onsite Monday 11.25 or Tuesday, 11.26 between 10:00am and 4:00pm. Complete the attached entry form and bring it with you. The Gingerbread Houses will be on display through December 3, and must be picked up by 4:00pm. For more information email [email protected] or call us.
DEADLINE: November 25
The Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition
“The Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition has begun! Unlike many writing competitions, the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition does not give students a prompt to respond to, or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond a 1900-word maximum length. Entries may include a short story, poem, essay, personal narrative, or any other kind of writing written entirely by the student (no writing, edits, or revisions by an adult).
WHAT TO WRITE
Unlike many writing competitions, YGA does not provide a prompt to which students must respond or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond a 1900-word maximum length.
Gwinnett County Public Schools does request that submissions be appropriate for the school setting.
Entries may include:
Short Stories
Expository Writing
Personal Narratives
Poetry
Essays
Any Other Original Student Writing
The Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition has begun! Unlike many writing competitions, the Young Georgia Authors Writing Competition does not give students a prompt to respond to, or provide any other boundaries to their genre choice or creativity beyond a 1900-word maximum length. Entries may include a short story, poem, essay, personal narrative, or any other kind of writing written entirely by the student (no writing, edits, or revisions by an adult).”
DEADLINES IN LATE NOVEMBER – CHECK WITH YOUR SCHOOL
(Grades K-12) ~ 2025 NASA Student Art Contest!
“NASA’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia is inviting students in grades K-12 to participate in the 2025 NASA Langley Art Contest, using the theme “Our Wonder Changes the World.” The contest is open to children who are residents of the United States and currently in grade K-12
We are asking schools, organizations, and community groups to encourage parents and teachers to submit one entry per student. A grand-prize winner will be selected from all entries and a first-place, second-place, third-place, and honorable-mention winner will be selected for each grade level.”
Theme: This year’s theme is “Our Wonder Changes the World” and encourages students to recognize the power of curiosity and the question, “What if”?
Timing: The Art Contest submission period begins Dec. 1, 2024 and concludes on Dec. 31, 2024 at midnight EST.
DEADLINE: December 31, 2024
All Ages ~ Rube Goldberg Machine Contest: Feed A Pet
The Rube Goldberg Machine Contest (RGMC) is a worldwide competition where teams create machines from found or discarded household items. The 2025 task is: Feed a Pet!
First Q&A Session: Sept 4
REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Team Registration Closes January 17, 2025
(Deadline Jan. 31, 2025): Youth Birding Competition T-Shirt Art Contest
“Youth Birding Competition T-Shirt Art Contest Opens: Hey, kids! Do you enjoy nature as well as creating artwork? Georgia’s 19th annual Youth Birding Competition invites resident children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt art contest.
Grand Prize Winner receives a $100 Amazon gift card, and his/her artwork appears on the 2025 Youth Birding Competition T-Shirt. Three other winners will each receive a $60 Amazon gift card.
A winner will be selected from each of the following age categories:
Primary (Pre-K–2nd Grade)
Elementary (3rd–5th Grade)
Middle School (6th–8th Grade)
High School (9th–12th Grade)”
DEADLINE: Jan. 31, 2025
(Ages 2-12): U.S. Kids Annual Cover Contest
This year’s Theme: Make My Dream Come True! – tell us about a dream you had with your art.
“Winners will receive prizes, and first-place winners will have their art featured on the May/June cover of the appropriate U.S. Kids magazine. In addition, U.S. Kids will make a donation to the art department of the winner’s preschool, elementary, or middle school or other 501(c) 3 nonprofit art program.
First place: $500.00
Second place: $250.00
Third place: $100.00″
For Ages 2-12
DEADLINE FEBRUARY 1, 2025
Kids 13+ – Ranger Rick Photo Contest
Kids 13 and under can enter any nature-themed photo they’ve taken on their own using a camera or phone camera app. Every month, winners will be selected by the judges and posted on the contest homepage in the Recent Contest Winners slideshow. Online winners will be in the running for Ranger Rick’s “Your Best Shots” Magazine Award. Magazine Award winners will be selected three times each year for publication in Ranger Rick magazine’s December–January, April, and August issues.
DEADLINE: ONGOING
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