Mario Cervantes Youth Labor Writing Contest

Writing Contest Rules: 

• Submit your entry via email to Jake@WHLaborFed.org, along with your name, age, and mailing address. 

• Submission must address the question: How Do Labor Unions Strengthen Our Communities?

• Writer must be under 21 years of age, and a resident of Kansas (with special priority given to residents of Wichita / Hutchinson & surrounding areas)

• Submission must be the writer's original work

• Must be under 500 words

• Must be received by August 25th, 2025

• May be essay, poetry, or prose

• Winners agree to have their work shared publicly by the Wichita Hutchinson Labor Federation, and are invited to present their work as part of the 2024 Labor Day celebrations

• The Wichita Hutchinson Labor Federation Executive Board members will serve as contest judges

• Previous award winners are not eligible.