Eligibility
The Books-A-Million Creative Writing Scholarship Program is open to high school freshman, sophomores, juniors and seniors. Books-A-Million employees are eligible to apply if they fit the aforementioned criteria.
Awards
One $5,000.00 scholarship will be awarded annually. If the winning work has been co-authored, both students will receive $2,500.00.
The scholarships will be applied to educational expenses at accredited, nonprofit two or four-year colleges/universities in the United States (hereafter referred to as either colleges or institutions). A student may transfer from one institution to another and retain the award.
PLEASE NOTE! - If you are selected as the recipient of this award, you will be required to sign a "writer's contract" relinquishing all rights to receive any proceeds from the sales of your book/novel.
Submission Requirements
Applicants will be required to submit a children's book or young adult novel. Submission must be an original work of the applicant. Illustrations may be included but are not required. Please send a copy and not original artwork because applications will not be returned. There is not a length requirement for the submission. However, outlines, proposals, and other incomplete works will not be considered.
If you are selected as a winner, you will be required to submit the original piece of work to Books-A-Million in its entirety. Copies will not be accepted.
Students co-authoring a work are required to have both students fill out the online application. Each student should attach their individual cover page and signature page with the submission.
Checking the Status of Your Application
To check the status of your application, return to https://www.scholarshipadministrators.net/ and click the 'Check Application Status' link. Enter your AIN, first name and last name. Then click Submit.
Responsibilities of Recipients
Recipient responsibilities include enrolling as full-time undergraduates in the fall of the freshman year in college and continuing in school for the entire academic year without interruption, barring illness, emergency, or military service. Scholarship recipients are responsible for delivering their scholarship checks to the proper office at their institution.
Payment of Funds
Checks will be mailed to each recipient's mailing address and will be made payable to the institution only. Checks will be issued in August of your freshman year in college.
Program Administration
To assure complete impartiality in selection of winners and to maintain a high level of professionalism, the program is administered by Scholarship Program Administrators, Inc., a firm that specializes in managing sponsored scholarship programs.
All documents must arrive in the same package for the submission to be considered complete. Incomplete applications will not be considered.
Instructions on applying online here.
Questions
For additional information regarding the scholarship program contact:
Books-A-Million Creative Writing Scholarship Program
c/o Scholarship Program Administrators, Inc.
P.O. Box 23737, Nashville TN 37202-3737
Fax (615) 320-3151
Access Key: BKSML
