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Welcome!  Select your life stage below to view and enter our free, monthly essay competitions.  What's your story?

 

Stage of Life Writing Contests

Enter our Blogging and Writing Contests

Current contest:  July & August 2012

Thousands of bloggers, writers, and regular people in every stage of life, from teens to Baby Boomers, come to StageofLife.com each month to enter our "essays about life" writing contests.

Our blogging and writing contests are designed to further the mission of making the world a better place, one story at a time.  We're excited that the education community has embraced our writing contest as over 100,000 teens, college students, professors, and high school Language Arts teachers utilize our monthly essay prompts each year to get students writing more outside of the classroom - a key digital literacy initiative here on Stage of Life. 

Our monthly writing contest winners receive a) featured writer status and b) a Stage of Life prize package. 

And allow us to share that this isn't your normal writing contest.  The essays uploaded to StageofLife.com have received attention from the press including TIME.com, The Wall Street Journal's MarketWatch, NPR member station WITF, Mint Education, and more, etc.

Select the writing contest by your stage of life to read specific details and enter.

	Writing Contest for High School Students We ask a monthly contest writing prompt about a real-world issue that's relevant to teenagers in high school. Read contest rules See current prizes Review current topic/theme for your high school writing contest. This writing contest is open to high school students.
	Writing Contest for College Students Submit an essay answering the monthly contest writing prompt geared towards a topic relevant to students. Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for your college writing contest. This writing contest is open to college students.
	On My Own Writing Contest Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for your college writing contest. This writing contest is open to singles.
	Wedding Story Writing Contest Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for the wedding writing contest.  This writing contest is available to brides, grooms, OR anyone that has participated in a wedding as a bridesmaid, groomsman, usher, attendant, or special performer, e.g. wedding singer.
	Marriage Story Writing Contest Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for the marriage writing contest.  This writing contest is available to anyone who is (or was) married.
	Home Ownership Writing Contest Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for the marriage writing contest.  This writing contest is available to anyone who rents or owns a home.
	Baby Story Writing Contest Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for your baby story entry.  This writing contest is open to any mother or  father who has had a baby.
	Writing Contest for Moms, Dads and Parents Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for the parents' writing contest.  This writing contest is available to anyone who is a parent.
	Writing Contest for Grandparents Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for the grandparenting writing contest.  This writing contest is available to anyone who is a grandparent.
	Writing Contest for Empty Nest and Retirement Read contest rules See current prizes Review the topic/theme for the grandparenting writing contest.  This writing contest is available to anyone who is a retired, getting ready to  retire, or has an empty nest.

What makes our writing contests different:

• We want to hear your personal, authentic thoughts on real world topics each month.  We pick topics for which your answers and wisdom may help one of our readers
• We award the winners with real prizes (cash and/or gift cards) from our site sponsors
• We have Stage of Life SWAG for thewinner
• We invite each monthly writing contest winner to become one of our Feature Writers on the site for their stage of life