All written submissions are also automatically eligible for the Harrison Writing Award!
Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 11
Maximum of 5 submissions per artist, Total of 5 pages
12 pt font, double space, Word or Google doc
Art accepted as jpg
Please include your titles in your file names! One submission per file.
Do not include your name anywhere on the submission itself as we consider them anonymously.
You must be a current high school student in one of Helena’s three public high schools to submit.
The Harrison Writing Awards include up to four $350 awards given annually in the categories of either expository or creative writing to HPS high school students by the Helena Education Foundation. Dr. Lee Harrison endowed these awards in memory of her mother Ethel Harrison. Professional writers in the community review submissions and select the winning pieces. The prose and poetry of Harrison award winners are featured in the annual Pen & Ink magazine. The Foundation organizes a community launch party for the magazine at which students have the opportunity to share their works. See below for previous Harrison Writing Award winners.
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