The Scholastic Art & Writing Awards recognize creative achievements of teenagers in grades 7-12 . In 2018 , nearly 350,000 works were submitted for consideration . Matthews had intended to submit her '' Everyday Superheroes '' project under the Civic Expression category , for work that " expresses a vision of the society they are working to build , one that exemplifies democratic values and that allows all voices and viewpoints to be heard and respected . " Before she submitted her work , Matthews read the Terms & Conditions and discovered that the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards were claiming ownership of kids ' copyrights . She highlighted the questionable text and tweeted a question . She did n't receive a sensible response , so she wrote a cartoon about the situation and tweeted it . Still no response , so next Matthews wrote up the experience for an 8th grade homework assignment . This report was then published by web site Boing Boing . As a result , the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards announced their intention to revise their Terms before the upcoming 2019 contest . This outcome was written about by Hyperallergic , Danish national newspaper Politiken , AM New York , and Boing Boing . Matthews responded to the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting with a series of editorial cartoons , which were then written about by web site Hyperallergic . Previously Matthews had responded to the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville , which was written about by web site The Mary Sue
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Sasha Matthews