Forgotten Spaghetti

The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is a national visual and literary art competition held every December for middle- and high-school students. It was founded nearly 100 years ago in 1923, and it has honored the next generation of artists and writers. This year, there were over 230,000 entries from across the United States submitted in 28 categories. It is the nation’s longest-running and most prestigious recognition program for artistic teens. Some notable alumni include Andy Warhol, Sylvia Plath, Stephen King, Lena Dunham, Zac Posen, and Amanda Gorman, just to name a few. 

Awards are designated without knowledge of the artist's gender, age, or ethnicity by jurors who are leaders in the visual and literary arts. Jurors look for original works that break from convention, display technical mastery in the advancement of personal vision or voice to create something unique and powerful.