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Our Submission Guidelines

Rolling entries and private feedback

Check the award page for the current entry schedule. A rolling competition accepts work throughout its live period, with no shared closing date. After processing, valid AI feedback is available privately. You may opt in to publishing your title, chosen public name (or Anonymous), AI total score and rank on the provisional AI leaderboard. The cumulative ranking updates on the first of each month at 00:00 Beijing time. Eligible assessments and opt-ins completed before that cutoff join automatically; later ones wait for the following month. You can withdraw from your dashboard at any time. We currently offer rolling AI assessment and a monthly leaderboard, without formal awards. Processing time varies, and paused or failed assessments do not receive invented scores.

Questions about your work or score go through our site support center. You can follow replies, add information or request further attention there. Directory purchases do not affect entry or judging.

Read the scoring framework and comparison policy

Eligibility

Open to young writers from elementary school, middle school through university. Eligible education stages include:

  • Elementary Division: Grades 1–6
  • Junior Division: Grades 7–9
  • Senior Division: Grades 10–12
  • University Division: Undergraduate students

Participants under 18 must provide consent from a parent or guardian.

Originality

Entrants are encouraged to integrate AI in their creative process; however, submissions must primarily reflect their unique intellectual and artistic contributions. All participants must clearly declare any AI assistance in their submission. Plagiarism results in disqualification and potential legal actions.

Format and Evaluation

  • Use the requirements of your chosen category; poetry and experimental writing do not require a conventional narrative or essay argument.
  • For automatic text assessment, use a readable PDF, DOCX, TXT or Markdown file. Legacy DOC/RTF files require attention rather than automatic scoring. Preserve intentional line breaks and readable formatting.