Aerie 2026

Revival

Submissions open Febuary 1st, email to Aerie@kcsstudents.org

We are accepting:

*We love both digital artwork and photography, however do not have the staff to fairly and accurately evaluate them at this time.

Submission rules and stipulations:

Maximum word count for any piece is 3000
School appropriate content and language
No AI, human generated content and writing only
Must be submitted on the google doc it was typed on to check for AI
This should be proofread with proper grammar and spelling (any story that needs major editing will be eliminated from the competition)
Will be judged anonymously by the members of the Inklings (Fairmont’s Creative Writing club)
No unnecessary (to the plot) violence or gore for gore’s sake
No descriptions/details of sexual activity (assault or otherwise)
No discriminatory language or slurs
Must have a plot and read like a narrative for Narrative Nonfiction and Short Stories
No fan fiction of any kind, this should be all original material (this is non-negotiable because of copyright issues and publishing to the website)
All submissions due March 1st

Common Pitfalls

Break up dialogue into separate paragraphs every time a new character speaks
Be careful to eliminate confusion for reader, this includes introducing proper context and using show not tell

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