Founded in 1905, the Washington Congress of Parents and Teachers, now known as the Washington State Parent Teacher Association (WSPTA), is the largest non-profit, volunteer organization in Washington. As the premier parent organization, with over 80,000 members in more than 830 local PTAs, the association is an innovative, forward-thinking, and effective advocate for children.
The WSPTA Student Programs Essay Contest 2027
Description
This statewide essay contest explores the important of writing and creativity! This year's theme was chosen from an essay prompt contest. This year's theme is "If Objects Could Talk". Writers are encouraged to share a story or fictional work about how objects could talk and what they would say.
Essays will be scored on content, organization, language/conventions, creativity and style.
Entries must be no more than 650 words.
One entry per student, multiple entries from one student will be disqualified.
Students may only win once in each category, i.e. a high schooler who won junior year will be ineligible during their senior year.
Open to students grades K-12 who attend a school with an active PTA/PTSA or are serviced by a community PTA or special education PTA.
Each entry must be original. It may not be written by a parent (no edits can be made if typed into online form by parent) or professional. The essay must not have previously won a prize and may not infringe the copyright or other proprietary rights of any third party. If the judges feel that AI was used in the writing they have the right to disqualify it.
For further information about the contest, including the objectives and divisions please visit the WSPTA website: https://www.wastatepta.org/events-programs/pta-essay-contest/.
Note: This online form is required. However, if you would also like to share a drawing or picture of the essay, or a picture of the subject of the essay, you may upload it. This is not a requirement.
Deadline for Submission is March 11, 2027.