Each year, Delaware Beach Life sponsors an amateur photography contest, and co-sponsors, with the Rehoboth Beach Writers Guild, two writing contests: one for adults and one for young writers.


Deadline for the photography contest is July 1. All photos must have a coastal connection, and categories are wildlife, scenic and people. Rules and other entry details can be found at delawarebeachlife.com/photocontest.


Deadline for the young writers contest is mid-August. Categories are poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and age groups are 10 to 13 and 14 to 18. For details, visit www.rehobothbeachwritersguild.com/youngwriters.html.


Deadline for the adult writing contest is mid-October. Categories are poetry, fiction and nonfiction, and all must have a coastal theme. For details, visit http://www.rehobothbeachwritersguild.com/contest.html.


All winners in the photography contest and first-place winners in the writing contests will be published in Delaware Beach Life.