...a writing contest.是什么意思？

...a writing contest.

写作比赛

writing

n. 文字，写作，文章，笔迹；v. 写（ write的现在分词），写信；

例句
...teaching the basics of reading, writing and arithmetic.
教授阅读、写作和算术的基础知识

contest

vt. 竞争，为…而奋争，辩驳；vi. 争斗，竞争，争夺；

例句
It is still a close contest between two leading opposition parties...
这仍然是两大主要反对党之间一场势均力敌的较量。