Promote legible handwriting with this healthy, educational competition for students. Prizes
total over $100,000, and the deadline to enter is January 23, 2014—National Handwriting Day!
Download the Entry Forms

Sponsored by Zaner-Bloser each year to promote legible handwriting, the National Handwriting Contest is free to enter and open to all students in grades K–8. 

This year, the contest has been expanded to include Kindergarten! The contest also includes a special needs category, the Nicholas Maxim Award. 

Download your entry forms now and give all your students the opportunity to win lots of great prizes!
Official Contest Rules and Prizes  

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