SSAC Creative Works

2025 Syllabus - Youth Contest

The entry fees to the Creative Works Youth Writing Contest are subsidized by a generous grant from the Town of New Tecumseth.
Please make sure to read all of the submission requirements and rules

Youth - Creative Non-Fiction

A memoir or journal entry, a personal essay, a memory, an article, a little essay on a topic that you find exciting - Creative Non-Fiction allows writers to explore the world around them, or their own world, in a non-fiction format.

Class:ICNF - Intermediate (11-13) Creative Non-Fiction (Max 750 words)	Fee:$12.00	Register
Class:JCNF - Junior (8-10) - Creative Non-Fiction (Max 500 words)	Fee:$8.00	Register
Class:YCNF - Youth (14-18) Creative Non-Fiction (Max 1500 words)	Fee:$15.00	Register

Youth - Script for Stage and Screen

Short script written for stage or screen. Max 2000 words.
Stage scripts should include brief character summary and necessary stage instructions. Must not have been previously performed or filmed.

Class:Y3S - Youth Script (age 14-18 years)

Fee:$15.00

Youth - Short Stories

Single Author Short Stories

Class:JS - Junior Short Story (Ages 8 - 10) Max 500 words	Fee:$8.00	Register
Class:IS - Intermediate Short Story (Ages 11 - 13) Max 750 words	Fee:$12.00	Register
Class:YS - Youth Short Story (Ages 14 - 18) Max 1500 words	Fee:$15.00	Register

Youth - Challenge Class

Entries must include a theme or phrase chosen by the Creative Works committee.

Write a story on one of the following themes:

It was an ordinary day… until something extraordinary happened...

Your main character accidentally opens a window into another dimension...

Class:ISC - Intermediate Short Story Challenge (Ages 11 - 13) Max 750 words	Fee:$12.00	Register
Class:YSC - Youth Short Story Challenge (Ages 14 -18) Max 1500 words	Fee:$15.00	Register

Youth - Poetry

Poetry