The Simon Fund for Holocaust Remembrance is excited to announce dates for the 2026 Art and Creative Writing Contest:
Submission Deadline: Friday, February 27, 2026
Exhibition Opening and Awards Ceremony: Wednesday, April 15, 2025, 5:00 p.m.
Participation is free, and open to all Michiana-area youth in grades 9-12. Nearly $2,000 in cash prizes will be awarded.
For information, watch for the 2026 Contest Packet and Guidelines to be released soon. While contest categories and guidelines will be substantially the same as the 2025 Guidelines, the 2026 Guidelines will include a new policy regarding the use of A.I. (artificial intelligence) in student submissions.
To stay up to date on 2026 contest announcements:
For more information, contact organizers at simonholocaustfund@gmail.com. Thanks to our partners at the Mishawaka Penn Harris Public Library for again hosting the contest's exhibition.