Details:
2025 Niles District Library Writing Contest Begins
Entry Guidelines:
Entry Dates: July 1 – 31, 2025
One entry per participant.
All entries must be original works created by the entrant.
Plagiarized submissions will be disqualified.
Authors retain full rights to their submitted stories.
📄 Submission Instructions:
You may fill out a submission cover sheet (available at the Youth Services Desk) and submit a printed version of your work in person.
Fill out the digital submission form on our website (Nileslibrary.com) and attach your work.
🏆 Winners Announcement: Monday, August 11, 2025
Categories
Youth ( Ages 0 – 12)
Story (up to 5,000 words)
Teen (Ages 13 – 17)
Story (up to 5,000 words)
Mini Lit (short stories, and essays less than 1,000 words )
Poetry (less than 1,000 words)
Adult (Ages 18+)
Story (up to 5,000 words)
Mini Lit (short stories, and essays less than 1,000 words )
Poetry (less than 1,000 words)
You do not need a library card to participate in this FREE event.
For more information, please contact Niles District Library, at Youthservices@nileslibrary.net or 269-683-8545.
