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A graphic novel about a banana named Hanna and a poem about wild weather just earned two elementary students top honors in Kentucky's 2026 Young Writer's Contest. Their creative work stood out among nearly 1,500 entries from students across the state.
More than 200 schools across 32 states and six countries entered Chapman University's 27th annual Holocaust Art & Writing Contest, where students turned survivor stories into powerful tributes to hope. Winners presented their creative works alongside Holocaust survivors in an emotional intergenerational gathering.
Hundreds of New Yorkers gathered to watch nine contestants compete in a Zohran Mamdani lookalike contest, proving that wholesome fun still brings communities together. Part-time actor Amadeo Fusca took home the $100 prize and bragging rights as the best doppelgänger.
Wendy's is celebrating World Redhead Day with a look-alike contest in New York City, where the winner takes home free burgers for a year. The contest honors the fast-food chain's iconic redheaded mascot, originally modeled after founder Dave Thomas's daughter.
Students in Ava, Missouri can now compete for up to $35,000 in scholarships through five different writing and art contests. The local VFW Post is accepting entries from kindergarten through 12th grade, with winners advancing to state and national competitions.
A new study flips the script on AI in education: students using writing tools like ChatGPT actually need stronger judgment and more careful thinking, not less. The Iowa State research shows AI doesn't replace good writers; it creates better ones.
The Guardian is inviting children ages 8 to 14 to submit nature writing for publication and payment. The deadline for spring entries is May 4, with four winners published in April and May.
Wikipedia volunteers spent years cataloging AI writing patterns. Now their detective work is helping AI sound more human.
A free creative writing program is growing across Ghana after participants traveled hundreds of miles to attend last year's sessions. Now aspiring writers in Kumasi get their own workshop, with books and mentorship included at no cost.
A Euronews reporter who publishes poetry in two languages says there's never been a better time to start writing. On World Poetry Day, she shares why poetry is thriving among young people and how anyone can begin their own practice.
After an aggressive cervical cancer diagnosis during pregnancy, a former Google employee picked up her reporter's notebook and discovered writing wasn't just therapy. It became her path to survival and a mission to help others.
The Nature Photography Contest has unveiled its breathtaking 2025 winners, featuring everything from playful wildlife moments to urgent environmental messages. Thomas Vijayan's powerful image of an orangutan pleading for its vanishing forest home took the top prize.
Nearly 80 years ago, author George Orwell shared six simple rules for clear writing that modern writers say transformed their work. His timeless advice focuses on cutting clutter and choosing clarity over complexity.
A rescued pug from South Korea just won $5,000 at California's World's Ugliest Dog Contest, proving every dog deserves love. The quirky competition champions adoption and celebrates the beauty in imperfection.
Stone Age humans carved complex symbols into mammoth figurines and tools 40,000 years ago that match the information density of the world's first known writing system. The discovery suggests our ancestors had the mental capacity for written language far earlier than anyone imagined.
Linda Crosby refused to let bilateral carpal tunnel syndrome silence her story. The U.S. Army veteran used speech-to-text technology to write a powerful memoir about surviving a life-changing accident.
India's Sustera Foundation is offering cash prizes up to ₹15,000 for short videos about marine litter and coastal conservation. The Sea, Shores & Society contest invites everyone to share creative solutions before June 5.
HNL Lab Medicine is asking young students to imagine their greatest scientific discovery through art. The contest invites kids to fill test tube racks with colorful experiments that could cure the common cold or invent something entirely new.
Ancient crosses and dots carved into Stone Age figurines show the same complexity as early Mesopotamian writing, revealing our ancestors may have been communicating sophisticated ideas tens of thousands of years earlier than we thought. This discovery rewrites what we know about human communication.
Ancient ivory sculptures discovered in German caves reveal that our Paleolithic ancestors were encoding complex information in carved symbols tens of thousands of years before we thought writing existed. The statistical fingerprint of these mysterious marks tells a story of human ingenuity stretching back 40 millennia.
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