<p>The Bow Seat Blue Planet Awareness Contest (formerly the Ocean Awareness Contest) invites teenagers worldwide to respond to an annual environmental theme through creative writing, poetry, spoken word, visual art, film, music, dance, or multimedia. The 2027 theme, "Nature of Truth: Environmentalism in an Age of Disinformation", asks students to explore what environmental disinformation looks like and how to counter it. The contest is run by Bow Seat Creative Action for Conservation.</p><ul><li>Open to students aged 11–18 enrolled in middle or high school; Junior Division (11–14) and Senior Division (15–18).</li><li>Free to enter; individuals or groups may submit, each with a named Adult Sponsor.</li><li>Cash awards of up to USD 1,000 plus participation certificates and publication in Bow Seat's youth environmental arts collection.</li><li>Submission deadline: 7 June 2027, 11:59 PM EDT.</li><li>Creative Writing and Poetry & Spoken Word are two of seven accepted submission categories; each entry needs a 100–300 word reflection.</li></ul><p>Entries are submitted online via the Bow Seat contest portal.</p>