The NSHSS Creative Writing Scholarship is for rising high school students graduating in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027; and recently graduated 2023 seniors. Awards will be presented to students with the top submissions in the two categories: (A) Poetry: Students may submit their original poetry in any style, from formal verse, to free verse to experimental. The poem should be formatted as you wish it to appear in publication. (B) Fiction: Students may submit a piece of short fiction, which must be no more than 5,000 words and should not be single-spaced. The entry may be any genre of the student's choice, including graphic novel or story. All work must be the student's original work. NSHSS has a no-tolerance policy for plagiarism. Three $2,000 awards for the Fiction category, and three $2,000 awards for the Poetry category will be awarded. Please visit the scholarship's website for more information.