Canadian Student Debating Federation (High School Debate)
Alberta Debate and Speech Association
Saskatchewan Elocution and Debate Association
Ontario Student Debating Union
Quebec Student Debate Association
CUSID (Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate)
World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championships
World Schools Debating Championships
World Universities Debate Website
1. Do one thing at a time, and do well.
一次只做一件事，做到最好！
2. Never forget to say "thanks" .
永远不要忘了说“谢谢”！
3. Keep on going never give up.
勇往直前， 决不放弃！
4. Whatever is worth doing is worth doing well.
任何值得做的事就值得把它做好！
5. Believe in yourself.
相信你自己！
6. I can because i think i can.
我行，因为我相信我行！
7. Action speak louder than words.
行动胜于言语！
8. Never say die.
永不气馁!
9. Never put off what you can do today until tomorrow.
今日事今日毕！
10. The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today.
对明天做好的准备就是今天做到最好！
剑桥少儿英语考试是一系列专为儿童设计的极具趣味性、启发性的英语测试。您也可以成为全球数十万为孩子选择剑桥少儿英语考试家长中的一员，采用权威国际标准了解孩子的英语水平。剑桥少儿英语考生必须完整参加所报考级别的听、说、读写全部考试科目，方可获得剑桥少儿英语成绩和证书。
考试分为三个级别，极具趣味性，考察形式以游戏活动为主
一级（Starters） 、二级（Movers） 、三级（Flyers）
考试时间短、形式轻松。
专为7-12岁儿童学习英语而设计。
题材有趣且为孩子们所熟悉，考生可自信表述。
活动轻松有趣，如绘画、涂颜色、对话等。
剑桥少儿英语考试是专为7-12岁儿童学习英语而设计，目前考试面向全社会开放，报名没有年龄、职业、学历、地区、民族、国籍、在校与否等限制。
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Grade 7 to 12 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: One-year OwlCrate subscription and 50 books for your school library
Eden Mills Writers' Festival Poetry Contest for Teens
Entry period: Spring/Summer
Eligibility: Grade 9 to 12 students in Canada
Entry free: Free
Prize: $50 and a family pass to the festival
Eden Mills Writers' Festival Poetry Contest for Children
Entry period: Spring/summer
Eligibility: Grade 1 to 8 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $25 and a family pass to the festival
Foyle Young Poets of the Year Award
Entry period: Spring/summer
Eligibility: Open world wide to poets aged 11 to 17
Entry fee: Free
Prize: The top 15 winners have their poems printed in an anthology & the opportunity to attend a writing residency or receive mentorship from a professional poet
Jessamy Stursberg Poetry Prize
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Grade 7 to 12 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $400
Entry period: Summer
Eligibility: Open worldwide to all ages
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $100
Polar Expressions Poetry Contest
Entry period: Fall
Eligibility: Kindergarten to Grade 12 students
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $100 for Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 winners, $80 for Grades 5, 6, 7, 8 winners and $60 for Kindergarten and Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 winners
Entry period: Spring to fall
Eligibility: Hamilton residents or residents of a neighbouring city, ages 12 to 18
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $100
Entry period: Spring/summer
Eligibility: Quebec residents between 16 and 24 years old
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $1,000 for first prize
Submissions can be a short story, poem or work of creative nonfiction or narrative journalism written in English and published in a literary publication the previous year.
Entry period: Winter
Eligibility: Open internationally to writers between the ages of 5 to 19 who are still in school
Entry fee: Free
Prize: Winning entries are published in the River of Words anthology, published every other year. Finalists and winners receive free copies of the physical anthology. Winners also receive a prize package that often comes with books, art supplies and a medal.
Talking Back Awards (Shameless)
Entry period: Fall
Eligibility: Open worldwide to female/trans-identified writers ages 13-19
Entry fee: $15
Prize: $200
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Open worldwide to children aged 8 to 12
Entry fee: $15 U.S.
Prize: $300 U.S.
Entry period: Fall
Eligibility: Canadians aged 5 to 18
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $60
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Grade 4 to 9 students in Alberta
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $500 Visa gift card and $500 bookstore gift certificate for teachers
Alice Munro Festival Short Story Competition
Entry period: Winter/Spring
Eligibility: Canadians up to 19 years of age
Entry fee: $10
Prize: $500
Amazon Youth Short Story Competition
Entry period: Winter
Eligibility: Canadians between the ages of 13 and 17
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $5,000 and a mentorship lunch with editors of The Walrus
Entry period: Fall
Eligibility: Grade 7 to 12 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: One-year OwlCrate subscription and 50 books for your school library
Dandelion Press Microfiction Contest
Entry period: Contests are run every few months
Eligibility: Open to all ages worldwide
Entry fee: Free
Prize: Publication on Dandelion Press's website and $100 gift certificate for Dandelion Press merchandise.
Habitat for Humanity's Meaning of Home Contest
Entry period: Winter
Eligibility: Grade 4 to 6 students in Canada
Entry fee: $10
Prize: $25,000 grant to direct to a local Habitat build of their choosing, an iPad and a pizza party for their classroom
Entry period: Winter/spring
Eligibility: Open to Canadians of Indigenous ancestry between the ages of 6 and 29
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $2,000 for the winner of the ages 14-18 category, $100 for the winners of the ages 6-9 and 10-13 categories
James Bartleman Indigenous Youth Creative Writing Awards
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Indigenous writers under the age of 18 in Ontario
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $2,500
Submissions can be short stories, poems, essays or songs
Entry period: Fall to spring
Eligibility: Grade 4 to 8 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: Winning entry or entries will be published as an e-book, produced at the expense of Ripple Publishing. Proceeds of the sale of the e-book will go to a charity of the writer's choosing.
Lives that Make a Difference Essay Contest
Entry period: Winter
Eligibility: Grade 5 to 12 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $3,000
Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award
Entry period: Winter/spring
Eligibility: Grade 4 to 9 students from Alberta
Entry fee: Free
Prize: Author visit to school and books
Penguin Random House Canada/First Book Canada
Entry period: October 2019
Eligibility: Grades 5 to 8 classrooms registered with First Book Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: One class in each province or territory will win 40 copies of Greta Thunberg's No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference
Polar Expressions Short Story Contest
Entry period: Winter
Eligibility: Kindergarten to Grade 12 students in Canada
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $100 for Grades 9, 10, 11 and 12 winners, $80 for Grades 5, 6, 7, 8 winners and $60 for Kindergarten and Grades 1, 2, 3, 4 winners
Entry period: Spring/summer
Eligibility: Quebec residents between 16 and 24 years old
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $1,000 for first prize
Submissions can be a short story, poem or work of creative nonfiction or narrative journalism written in English and published in a literary publication the previous year.
Entry period: Fall
Eligibility: Anyone 16 years and over
Entry fee: None
Prize: £50 GBP
Entry period: Spring to fall
Eligibility: Canadian residents under 19
Entry fee: Free
Prize: The prize amount fluctuates year to year
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards
Entry period: Winter
Eligibility: Anyone over the age of 13 in Grade 7 to 12 from Canada, the U.S. or a U.S. territory
Entry fee: $5 U.S.
Prize: Scholarships range from $1,000 to $10,000
There are 29 categories that young writers and artists can enter.
Stephen Leacock Student Humorous Short Story Competition 2020
Entry Period: Spring (deadline March 31)
Eligibility: Ontario students aged 14 to 19
Entry Fee: $5.00
Prizes: $1,000, $700 and $300, plus two tickets to the Laugh with Leacock soiree.
Talking Back Awards (Shameless)
Entry period: Fall
Eligibility: Open to female/trans-identified writers ages 13-19, internationally
Entry fee: $15
Prize: $200
Vancouver Writers Fest Youth Writing Contest
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Grade 8 to 12 students in B.C.
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $200
Young Writers Creative Writing Contest
Entry period: Spring
Eligibility: Canadians aged 5-18
Entry fee: Free
Prize: $250
