The Writer’s Eye Literary Competition

Connecting Writers with the Creative Vision of Artists

The Writer’s Eye Literary Competition is Creative York’s annual writing competition. This competition links the inspiration of writers with the creative vision of artists. Participants are asked to view a specific exhibit, held during the fall in our main gallery, and write a poem or short story in response. This competition is open to anyone in 4th grade or above and entries will be judged based on age categories. Winners get the chance to read their piece aloud at our awards ceremony, as well as be published in our Writer’s Eye booklet!

Creative York offers free gallery tours for groups of 5-24 people who would like to learn more about the exhibition on display before writing their piece. If you would like to schedule a gallery tour, please contact us at 717-848-3200 or email Amber Wiesberg at amber@creativeyork.org.

This year’s exhibition is Rob Evans: Five Decades of Work (Part II: 2000-2025) on display from October 2-November 22, 2025. View the exhibit online here.

To view Cheryl Edward’s Exhibit “The Sacredness of Life” please click here.

View this year’s submission form here.

Deadline to Submit: Tuesday, December 23rd, 2025

To submit, fill out our submission form, include two copies (one with your name and one without), and email your submission to writerseye@creativeyork.org.

Have a question? Email writerseye@creativeyork.org or call us at 717-848-3200