Writing Contest

2024 Topic: Alternate Ending

Our annual writing contest is open to all public, private, and homeschooled high school students in Mobile County, grades 9-12. Contest begins Tuesday, September 3 and ends Friday, October 25. Winners will be announced in December. First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded to students for each grade level.

Select ONE book from the list below and persuade your audience to consider an alternate ending.
Explore how the alternate ending would affect the characters, environment, etc.

• The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway
• Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank
• Paper Towns by John Green
• The Giver by Lois Lowry

How to Submit:

• Complete registration form here
• Email essay to FOLMobileWritingContest@gmail.com
• Include FOL Writing Contest, Name, and Grade in subject line
• File name should be as follows: firstname_lastname.pdf