Enter the Young Authors and Artists Contests!

• No charge to enter
• Original writing and artwork
• Winners receive $100 in gift certificates and will be recognized at the 14th Annual Tucson Festival of Books on March 9, 2024.
• Deadline is December 21, 2023 by 4:30 p.m.
• Author entries may be submitted by mail or e-mail. Poetry will be judged separately.
• Artist entries can only be mailed, or can be hand-delivered with special permission.
• Art supply scholarships are available for participating schools. For more information, please contact childrens@tucsonfestivalofbooks.org

Application for Young Artists Competition sponsored by Friends of Western Art. Entries may be mailed to or dropped off at Make Way for Books, 700 N. Stone Ave., Tucson, AZ 85705.

Online Application for Young Authors Competition or Printed Application for Young Authors Competition sponsored by Altrusa International of Tucson. Entries must be emailed to young_authors@yahoo.com or mailed to Altrusa International of Tucson, Inc., PO Box 42801 Tucson, AZ 85733.  

Click here to download the contest flyer.