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About the Scholarship
We are honored to announce the Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards’ Michelle Obama Award for Memoir. In recognition of Michelle Obama’s long-standing commitment to mentorship and education, as well as her inspiring leadership in encouraging young people to discover the power of telling their own stories, this award grants a college scholarship of $10,000 to one young, promising writer. This year, we are thrilled to announce that we are adding the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir to our program. This award is one of five creative writing awards given by Penguin Random House. Other categories include fiction/drama; the Amanda Gorman Award for Poetry; and the Maya Angelou Award for Spoken Word. In recognition of the Creative Writing Awards previously being centered in New York City, the competition will award an additional first-place prize to the top entrant from the NYC area. Application requirements for the Michelle Obama Award for Memoir are:Application formOriginal literary composition
Eligibility Criteria
Must be a current high school seniors at a public high school in the United States graduating Spring of 2023 Must be 21 years old or youngerIn order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:Sign Up To View