The Wyoming Department of Education encourages educators to share information about America’s 250th Anniversary Writing Contest, launched by Wyoming Writers, Inc., the Wyoming Arts Council, and the American Heritage Center. Students can submit an entry until April 15.
The contest invites writers across Wyoming to reflect on the state’s history, culture, and future through original work inspired by Wyoming’s official semiquincentennial theme:
- Honoring our past: Commemorate Wyoming’s history, places, and people.
- Examining our present: Review Wyoming’s role in America today.
- Imagining our future: Plan for Wyoming’s leadership in America’s future.
Writers can submit work in one of three categories: poetry (traditional or free verse), flash fiction (up to 1,000 words), or nonfiction (up to 2,500 words). Submissions will be judged in three age divisions: children (age 12 and under), young adult/new adult (ages 13–22), and adult (age 22 and older).
For more information, contact Rachel Clifton, executive director of the Wyoming Arts Council, at (307) 256-0500 or Rachel.Clifton@wyo.gov.
