About Us

Our Programs

Resources

Locations

About Us

Our Programs

Resources

Locations

About Us

Our Programs

Resources

Locations

About Us

Our Programs

Resources

Locations

competitions

Bennington College Young Writers Competition

Write a winning short story, poem, or nonfiction piece

What is Bennington College Young Writers Competition about?

Bennington College graduated an impressive group of excellent writers, including 12 Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, four MacArthur Geniuses, countless New York Times bestsellers, and two of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people.

In celebration of this legacy, Bennington launched the Young Writers Awards to promote excellence in writing at the high school level. Our goal with this competition is to recognize outstanding writing achievement by high school students.

It goes without saying that doing well and receiving a prize in the Bennington College Young Writers Competition would be a fantastic boost to your student profile if you are aiming for a humanities major. It would certainly put you way ahead of most other applicants!

What work is involved?

You will submit your work from one of the three categories:

  1. Poetry: A group of three poems.

  2. Fiction: A short story (1,500 words or fewer) or one-act play (run no more than 30 minutes of playing time).

  3. Nonfiction: A personal or academic essay (1,500 words or fewer).

It can be helpful to read some of the past winners' work available at the Bennington College Young Writers competition website.

Am I eligible?

Students in grades 9-12 are eligible to enter, regardless of where you are based.

When can I apply?

The competition runs annually from September 1 to November 1.

How will
help
  • Ideation: you will brainstorm and discuss your ideas with your Ariton mentor. They will help you also select the form that is most suitable given your preference, but also your style and writing experience.

  • Mentorship: an experienced Ariton consultant with years of academic and creative writing experience will be working with you on a weekly basis. Our mentors previously led teams to successfully compete in various essay competitions.

  • Expert technique training: Ariton mentors have writing experience both in academic and creative contexts. We will work with you closely on developing your skillset and level up your writing before you make the final submission.

  • Coaching sessions: from ideation to extensive draft reviews, your Ariton mentor will be with you every step of the way.

  • Project management: there is a lot of work involved in completing the Bennington Young Writers essay, and it will be your Ariton mentor's priority to ensure you are on track.

Get in touch

Similar

Competitions

Similar

Competitions

How

consultants will guide you

How

will guide you

How

consultants will guide you

Which competition is right for me?

Your Ariton college coach will help you decide which competitions you should focus given your target majors and colleges of choice, as well as skillset and interests.

Which competition is right for me?

Your Ariton college coach will help you decide which competitions you should focus given your target majors and colleges of choice, as well as skillset and interests.

Team matching

If you don't have a team for the competition, Ariton can match you with other driven students to work together on the competition project together.

Team matching

If you don't have a team for the competition, Ariton can match you with other driven students to work together on the competition project together.

Competition work guidance

Ariton consultants have broad academic, research, project management and start-up experience. We will mathc you with the most relevant competition coach to advise you on how to smash the competition and bring home a trophy.

Competition work guidance

Ariton consultants have broad academic, research, project management and start-up experience. We will mathc you with the most relevant competition coach to advise you on how to smash the competition and bring home a trophy.

Project review

At least two of Ariton's experienced consultants will thoroughly review each draft of your project before submission.

Project review

At least two of Ariton's experienced consultants will thoroughly review each draft of your project before submission.

Pitch prep

Some competitions require you to live pitch your idea. You will be coached by consultants with expereince of successful project pirching, venture capital fundraising etc. to ensure you deliver the winning pitch with ease.

Pitch prep

Some competitions require you to live pitch your idea. You will be coached by consultants with expereince of successful project pirching, venture capital fundraising etc. to ensure you deliver the winning pitch with ease.

Testimonials

ethics statement

Your project is always your work: We never complete work on behalf of our students. We will go out of our way to help you make your work the best possibly: suggesting edits, proofreading and helping with rephrasing English in your project. However, we will never write anything that should be written by you.

We promise to spare no effort to ensure you score as high as possible: We will make suggestions and guide you to the best of our knowledge and your work will go through as many rounds of comments and feedback as needed. We promise we will do everything possible to make your work outstanding and maximise your chances of getting that trophy.

We take pride in our work ethic: We work hard and expect the same from our students. We don't slack and value efficient communication. We hold our students to the same standard.

We believe in second and third opinions: Your work will be assessed and reviewed by at least 3 consultants, including one of the founders of Ariton, and one area expert (a person highly skilled in the area, such as a PhD graduate in relevant discipline, experienced professional, etc.)

ethics statement

Your project is always your work: We never complete work on behalf of our students. We will go out of our way to help you make your work the best possibly: suggesting edits, proofreading and helping with rephrasing English in your project. However, we will never write anything that should be written by you.

We promise to spare no effort to ensure you score as high as possible: We will make suggestions and guide you to the best of our knowledge and your work will go through as many rounds of comments and feedback as needed. We promise we will do everything possible to make your work outstanding and maximise your chances of getting that trophy.

We take pride in our work ethic: We work hard and expect the same from our students. We don't slack and value efficient communication. We hold our students to the same standard.

We believe in second and third opinions: Your work will be assessed and reviewed by at least 3 consultants, including one of the founders of Ariton, and one area expert (a person highly skilled in the area, such as a PhD graduate in relevant discipline, experienced professional, etc.)

ethics statement

Your project is always your work: We never complete work on behalf of our students. We will go out of our way to help you make your work the best possibly: suggesting edits, proofreading and helping with rephrasing English in your project. However, we will never write anything that should be written by you.

We promise to spare no effort to ensure you score as high as possible: We will make suggestions and guide you to the best of our knowledge and your work will go through as many rounds of comments and feedback as needed. We promise we will do everything possible to make your work outstanding and maximise your chances of getting that trophy.

We take pride in our work ethic: We work hard and expect the same from our students. We don't slack and value efficient communication. We hold our students to the same standard.

We believe in second and third opinions: Your work will be assessed and reviewed by at least 3 consultants, including one of the founders of Ariton, and one area expert (a person highly skilled in the area, such as a PhD graduate in relevant discipline, experienced professional, etc.)

The

difference

We are all experienced Ivy League & Oxbridge educators

You will directly with Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates, each with the necessary mentoring / consulting / academic experience under their belts.

We all have extensive real-life experience beyond mentoring

You will be guided through your projects by people who have extensive experience building and managing complex projects. Our consultants have broad experience at top consulting and investment banking firms, as well as in academic research and starting successful companies.

We share a unique coaching philosophy

We appreciate that life does not end with a college offer and work to shape our students' into well-rounded thinkers capable of becoming leaders in whatever endeavour they decide to pursue in future life.

We work in both admissions strategy consulting and strategy execution.
With Ariton, you will not only receive guidance on admissions strategy, but you will also be guided on specific passion project and competitions prep and execution.

The

difference

We are all experienced Ivy League & Oxbridge educators

You will directly with Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates, each with the necessary mentoring / consulting / academic experience under their belts.

We all have extensive real-life experience beyond mentoring

You will be guided through your projects by people who have extensive experience building and managing complex projects. Our consultants have broad experience at top consulting and investment banking firms, as well as in academic research and starting successful companies.

We share a unique coaching philosophy

We appreciate that life does not end with a college offer and work to shape our students' into well-rounded thinkers capable of becoming leaders in whatever endeavour they decide to pursue in future life.

We work in both admissions strategy consulting and strategy execution.
With Ariton, you will not only receive guidance on admissions strategy, but you will also be guided on specific passion project and competitions prep and execution.

The

difference

We are all experienced Ivy League & Oxbridge educators

You will directly with Ivy League and Oxbridge graduates, each with the necessary mentoring / consulting / academic experience under their belts.

We all have extensive real-life experience beyond mentoring

You will be guided through your projects by people who have extensive experience building and managing complex projects. Our consultants have broad experience at top consulting and investment banking firms, as well as in academic research and starting successful companies.

We share a unique coaching philosophy

We appreciate that life does not end with a college offer and work to shape our students' into well-rounded thinkers capable of becoming leaders in whatever endeavour they decide to pursue in future life.

We work in both admissions strategy consulting and strategy execution.
With Ariton, you will not only receive guidance on admissions strategy, but you will also be guided on specific passion project and competitions prep and execution.

When should I start preparing for university applications?

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.

When should I start preparing for university applications?

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.

When should I start preparing for university applications?

We suggest year 9 or 10, but even year 11 is not too late. If you are unsure if it is the right time for you, get in touch with Ariton and let's discuss your situation and work out a long-term strategy to ensure you get to their dream unversity!

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.

When should I start preparing for university applications?

There is so much to do, where do I start?

Which universities does Ariton specialize in?

I am already going into year 12, is it too late to work with you?

Frequently Asked Questions

Welcome to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. If you cannot find what you are looking for here, feel free to reach out below and schedule your free consultation!

+82 (2) 2088-1227
admin@ariton-edu.com

Seoul - Singapore - Taiwan - London

©2023 Ariton Consulting

All rights reserved.