Hi! I’m looking for suggestions of good writing contests. I submitted to Scholastic Art and Writing for most of high school and had some success, but I didn’t really have a teacher or mentor working with me on improving my writing or even giving feedback. I was pretty much on my own, which is why I’m still shocked I was able to even be competitive with a lot of the kids submitting to Scholastic. Now I’m in a weird spot because I can’t apply to Scholastic anymore but know there’s really no way I have a shot in writing contests for adults because most people submitting will have years of experience on me and are probably also much more skilled. I’m also in a religious gap year program abroad before college unrelated to writing. I’m sure I’ll get tons of great experiences and opportunities in college to enter contests and improve my skills, but until then I’m kind of stuck but want to keep writing and entering contests this year. So I was wondering if anyone knows of any writing contests that are not limited to high school students but that are also meant for people like me, who don’t have a lot of experience or anything much beyond whatever raw ability we have. Thanks so much!