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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.
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.
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 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.
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.
Royal Mail launched a campaign encouraging children to send letters of support to England and Scotland's World Cup teams. The initiative aims to revive letter writing while giving young fans a personal way to cheer on their national squads.
Energy giant Enel just awarded prizes to architects and engineers who reimagined wind turbines as vertical sails, flower-shaped collectors, and mirror-clad towers. The global contest attracted over 500 proposals to make renewable energy both more efficient and beautiful.
NBA star Damian Lillard returned to competition for the first time since tearing his Achilles tendon last April, winning his third 3-Point Contest at All-Star Weekend. His improbable victory ties him with legends Larry Bird and Craig Hodges for most wins in the event's history.
Scientists discovered that analyzing how people write, not just what they write, could detect cognitive decline before serious symptoms appear. The breakthrough could transform early dementia screening with an affordable, accessible tool.
The University of Abuja just launched Nigeria's first AI platform designed specifically for academic research writing. Unlike text generators, it guides students through every step of thesis writing while protecting academic integrity.
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