The 2021 WPM Contest is closed!
Quill and Scroll is proud to announce the winners in its 2021 Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest. Go here to see who won!
Payment
If you haven’t paid, you may pay by credit card, check or purchase order. The link to credit card payment is also in the button at the top of this page. No unpaid-for entry will be eligible to win. If you have questions about payment, contact [email protected], or call 319-335-3457.
2021 WPM contest categories:
To read more about each category and what judges will look for, go to this page.
- Editorial Writing (Staff or Individual Editorials)
- News Writing
- Pandemic Coverage (Single Story)
- Pandemic Coverage (Series of Stories)
- Feature Writing
- Column Writing (From News, Sports or Entertainment)
- Review Writing
- In-Depth Reporting: Individual
- In-Depth Reporting: Team
- Sports Feature Writing
- Sports Game Coverage
- Profile Writing
- Political Writing
- Health, Science and Agriculture Writing
- Climate and Environment Writing
- News Feature Photo
- Sports Action Photo
- Sports Reaction Photo
- Photo Illustration
- Photo Slideshow
- Profile Portrait
- Cartoon
- Informational Graphic
- News Mag Cover Design
- News Front Page Design
- Feature Page Design
- Sports Page Design
- Editorial Page Design
- Video News Package (up to five minutes)
- Video Sports Package (up to five minutes)
- Video Feature Package (up to five minutes)
- Documentary Video (Single subject, five minutes or longer)
- Audio Podcast Single Episode (any length)
- News Show for Web or TV, Single Episode — 5:00 to 30:00
Iowa City West earns top 2020 award
Iowa City West High School of Iowa City, Iowa, has won the 2020 Blue and Gold Award for Staff Excellence in the 2020 Quill and Scroll International Writing, Photo and Multimedia Contest.
Students from five countries submitted 2,439 entries in 30 categories, and judges chose 277 winning entries produced by 319 students, or National Winners. Every winning entry earns a Quill and Scroll Gold Key.
Quill and Scroll honors Sweepstakes Winners (First Place) in every category with a special framed certificate. All National Winners (Sweepstakes, Second Place, Third Place and Honorable Mention) receive award letters and are eligible to apply for Quill and Scroll Scholarships, which have an application deadline of May 10. Certificates and letters will be mailed to schools before April 5. If you see any errors in the names below, please contact Quill and Scroll ASAP by emailing Judy Hauge at [email protected].
Schools with the most winning entries receive Blue and Gold Awards for Writing, Visual and Overall Excellence. Here are those winning schools:
Staff Excellence
Iowa City West HS (Iowa City, Iowa)
Writing Excellence
- West HS (Iowa City, Iowa)
- Shalhevet HS (Los Angeles, California)
- Henry W. Grady HS (Atlanta, Georgia)
Visual Excellence
- Ladue Horton Watkins HS (St. Louis, Missouri)
- McCallum HS (Austin, Texas)
- Lawrence HS (Lawrence, Kansas)
Multimedia Excellence
- Prosper HS (Prosper, Texas)
- Miami Arts Studio 6-12 at Zelda Glazer (Miami, Florida)
- Shalhevet HS (Los Angeles, California)
