The phrase "a contest to create" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a competition where participants are tasked with producing or developing something, such as art, ideas, or products.
Example: "The school is hosting a contest to create the best science project, encouraging students to showcase their innovative ideas."
Alternatives: "a competition to develop" or "a challenge to produce".
That day she was entering a contest to create a magazine in 24 hours.
It recently ran a contest to create a new lavatory design to bring affordable sanitation to the poorest corners of the globe.
Carino's Italian, a chain of casual restaurants, is sponsoring a contest to create commercials that is open to its 4,000 servers and other hourly staff members.
Then came the first of two Doritos spots, both created by consumers and the winners in a contest to create Super Bowl ads.
And Unilever has run user-generated promotions before, most notably this year with a contest to create a commercial for Dove to be shown during the Academy Awards.
This is not Savage's first controversial LGBT campaign: in 2003, he held a contest to create a definition for "santorum" after Santorum made comments critical of gay marriage.
Worth 1000 is holding an a Photoshop contest to create Apple's next product.
In 2005, the developers won a bidding contest to create a train annex at the Farley and to develop a nearby office tower.
In each of the eight initial episodes of "The Pitch," two agencies face off to win a stand-alone contest to create a campaign, in 7 to 10 days, for a major marketer.
In 1997, Samso (population c.3,600) won a government-sponsored contest to create a model community for renewable energy, sourcing all its electricity from a combination of wind, solar and geothermal energy.
The last design of the year will be the winning entry in an online consumer contest to create a can, which took place at designourpepsican.com and was won by Jamey Jackson, 37, of West Nyack, N.Y.
