The 2023 Govie Writing Awards, presented by the SC Governor’s School for the Art and Humanities Creative Writing Department, is now accepting submissions of short fiction and poetry by South Carolina students in grades 6-12. Students can submit their original works to www.scgsah.org/writingawards by Friday, Nov. 17, to compete for statewide recognition and bookstore gift cards.
The Govie Writing Awards will present the George Singleton Prize in Fiction and the Jan Bailey Prize in Poetry to winners in the middle school and high school divisions. These awards were named for the Creative Writing Department’s two founding faculty members, who will also serve as judges for the competition. Specific guidelines for each submission type can be found on the Govie Writing Awards webpage.
