For over a century, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards have recognized and celebrated young creatives nationwide. The awards are presented by the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to “identify students with exceptional artistic and literary talent and present their remarkable work to the world through the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards”. This past year, students in grades 7-12 across the United States and Canada entered more than 300,000 original works in 28 different categories of art and writing.