Creative Writing Contest
Each year, the English Department honors excellence in student writing through Sinclair's Annual Creative Writing Contest.
DEADLINE: March 20, 2026
Contest Categories:
- High School: Poetry
- High School: Fiction
- High School: Creative Nonfiction
- Adult: Poetry
- Adult: Fiction
- Adult: Creative Nonfiction
Prizes:
- First place winners in each category will receive $100.
- Second place winners in each category will receive $75.
- Third place winners in each category will receive $50.
To enter: Please submit your creative writing to Jamey Dunham at james.dunham@sinclair.edu.
2025-2026 Winners
Poetry, High School
- First Place: Aniyah Lynn Hughes
- Second Place: Madeline Rappold
- Third Place: Jozy Dobson
Poetry, Adult
- First Place: Keiana Chang
- Second Place: Shailyn Elliott
- Third Place: Erik Benedikt Munk
Non-Fiction, High School
- First Place: Madeline Rappold
- Second Place: Rija Carr
- Third Place: Cylie Alexis Wade
Non-Fiction, Adult
- First Place: Tori Creager
- Second Place: Joao Mazega
- Third Place: Carilyse Hall
Fiction, High School
- First Place: Claire Ellen Toerner
- Second Place: Alex Townsend
- Third Place: Aiden Jensen
Fiction, Adult
- First Place: Mina Inskeep
- Second Place: Mina Inskeep
- Third Place: Shailyn Elliott