The NSHSS Creative Writing Scholarship will be awarded to NSHSS members who are high school students graduating in 2024, 2025, 2026, or 2027. Three $2,000 awards will be given for the Fiction category, and three $2,000 awards will be given for the Poetry category. For 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. For 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. Entries will be judged on creativity, technique, expression, and originality. All work must be the student's original work. NSHSS has a no-tolerance policy for plagiarism. Any applicant whose winning work is determined to be plagiarized in whole or in part will forfeit any awards. An educator recommendation letter must be submitted. Please visit the scholarship's website or contact the National Society of High School Scholars for more information.