Teen Ink: Contest Links

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Contests

Teen Ink = Contests
Contests = Search
Artwork/Cartoons
Essay=20 Writing
Fiction=20 Writing
Journalism
Photography
Play/Screenwriting
Poetry=20 Writing

Teen Ink = Contests

Annual Fiction Contest
From "Once = upon a=20 time ..." and the Wild West, to storybook romances and alien = invasions - TeenInk's Annual Fiction Contest has it all! = Each year=20 at least three teen authors are honored for outstanding = fiction=20 writing.

Art & Photography = Contest
Calling all=20 artists and photographers! Enter TeenInk's monthly Art & = Photography Contest and win the chance to showcase your = creative=20 work in a national magazine. Each month at least two teens = are=20 honored for outstanding artwork and/or photography. =

Community Service Awards
What do = you do to=20 make your community a better place? How has volunteering = changed you=20 and the way you view the world? Write an essay describing = your=20 experiences and win $100 for yourself and $100 for your = favorite=20 charity.

Educator of the Year Contest
Do = you know an=20 outstanding junior/senior high school teacher, coach, = guidance=20 counselor, librarian or principal? Nominate that special = teacher=20 you'll always remember and give him/her the chance to be = recognized=20 in a national magazine!

Environmental Solutions = Contest
Do you have=20 a creative plan to stop pollution? Have you found a way to = encourage=20 recycling in your neighborhood? Share your idea to solve an=20 environmental problem or describe a current solution. = Contest=20 winners receive $25 and are published in TeenInk=20 magazine.

Interview Contest
Enter the Teen = Ink=20 Interview Contest and win an opportunity to interview a = celebrity!=20 Contest winners are selected throughout the year. Recent = celebrity=20 interviews include George Lucas, Senator John Glenn, Andrew = Shue,=20 Hillary Clinton and Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Monthly Poetry Contest
Are you = inspired by=20 Maya Angelou, e.e. cummings or Dr. Seuss? Do you love = writing haiku?=20 Do verses just run through your head? Then TeenInk's Monthly = Poetry=20 Contest is for you! Each month at least one teen poet is = honored for=20 outstanding poetry writing.

Teen Ink Cover Photo Contest
Want = to put=20 your friends on the cover of a national magazine? Got some = great=20 photos of your friends at home, at school or just hanging = out? Send=20 us your snapshots now! Every month at least one winning = photo is=20 selected to appear on the cover of TeenInk magazine.=20

Travel & Culture = Contest
Hiking in=20 Yosemite. Strolling through Paris. Celebrating Chinese New = Year.=20 Describe your latest cultural adventures at home or abroad! = Each=20 year at least three teen authors are honored for outstanding = travel=20 & culture writing.

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Contests = Search

Beginnings Magazine
Writing = contests=20 sponsered by Beginnings Magazine. Check here for details on = upcoming=20 contests, rules and deadlines.

Online=20 Contest Index
This site includes a searchable = directory=20 of a variety of contests. Search through the Writing = Contests or=20 Childrens Contests sections for the best = opportunities.

Writing=20 Contests From Around The World
Check in every = month for a=20 selection of writing competitions from "The World's Biggest = Book of=20 Writing Contests," the world's largest reference book of = writing=20 contest and competition information.

Young=20 Writers Clubhouse
A site where you can enter a = writing=20 contest, review previous winners, learn about young authors = or get=20 some of your writing questions answered.

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Artwork/Cartoons

Teen=20 Ink Art & Photography Contest
Calling all = artists and=20 photographers! Enter TeenInk's monthly Art & Photography = Contest=20 and win the chance to showcase your creative work in a = national=20 magazine. Each month at least two teens are honored for = outstanding=20 artwork and/or photography.

Amazing=20 Kids!
Read about real-life amazing kids or submit = your=20 work to the writer's library or virtual art gallery. This = site also=20 sponsors contests on a regular basis. Get your art or = writing=20 published in a book. Design a comic strip, or work with = professional=20 animators.

Back to=20 Top

Essay = Writing

Teen Ink Community Service = Awards
What do=20 you do to make your community a better place? How has = volunteering=20 changed you and the way you view the world? Write an essay=20 describing your experiences and win $100 for yourself and = $100 for=20 your favorite charity.

Teen Ink Educator of the Year = Contest
Do=20 you know an outstanding junior/senior high school teacher, = coach,=20 guidance counselor, librarian or principal? Nominate that = special=20 teacher you'll always remember and give him/her the chance = to be=20 recognized in a national magazine!

Teen Ink Environmental Solutions = Contest
Do=20 you have a creative plan to stop pollution? Have you found a = way to=20 encourage recycling in your neighborhood? Share your idea to = solve=20 an environmental problem or describe a current solution. = Contest=20 winners receive $25 and are published in TeenInk=20 magazine.

Teen Ink Travel & Culture=20 Contest
Hiking in Yosemite. Strolling through = Paris.=20 Celebrating Chinese New Year. Describe your latest cultural=20 adventures at home or abroad! Each year at least three teen = authors=20 are honored for outstanding travel & culture writing. =

Amazing=20 Kids!
Read about real-life amazing kids or submit = your=20 work to the writer's library or virtual art gallery. This = site also=20 sponsors contests on a regular basis. Get your art or = writing=20 published in a book. Design a comic strip, or work with = professional=20 animators.

Fresh! Literary Magazine
An = online and=20 quarterly printed publication of worldwide authors of short = stories,=20 poetry, essays and book reviews. Also sponsors quarterly = writing=20 contests. Readership consists of all ages. Send in your best = work=20 for publication consideration.

Merylyn's Pen Short Story = Contest
For=20 students in grades 6-12. Story length must be between 600 = and 7,500=20 words. All topics and story genres, including personal = narratives=20 and "true" stories, are welcome. Prize-winning stories will = appear=20 in Merlyn's Pen magazine.

National Writers Association=20 Contests
Annual contests open to the general = public in=20 Script writing, Novel, Short Story, Poetry and Nonfiction = (articles,=20 essays and nonfiction book proposals). Winners of past = contests have=20 been published, and received film options on their projects. =

Skipping Stones Annual Youth Honor=20 Awards
Ten awards are given to student groups and = youth 7=20 to 17. Annual themes center around cultural diversity, = intercultural=20 experiences, nature, ecology, resource conservation, social = issues,=20 peace and non-violence. Non-English writings are equally = welcome.=20

The=20 Ayn Rand Annual Essay Contests
Sponsored by The = Ayn Rand=20 Institute. Students in grades 9-12 must read Ayn Rand's = novel Anthem=20 or The Fountainhead and write an essay on one of three = topics. Forty=20 seven prizes and $35,000 in total prize money goes to the = top=20 essays.

The=20 Concord Review's Ralph Waldo Emerson = Prize
Sponsored by=20 the first and only journal in the world for the academic = work of=20 secondary students of history. Each Emerson Prize laureate = receives=20 a check for $3,000 and the letter of award for student work = of=20 outstanding academic promise.

The Writing Conference: Writing=20 Contest
Sponsors annual writing contests in = poetry,=20 narration, and exposition for elementary, middle and high = school=20 students. This year's topic, scoring guides and guidelines = are=20 available online.

Back to=20 Top

Fiction = Writing

Teen Ink Annual Fiction = Contest
From "Once=20 upon a time ..." and the Wild West, to storybook romances = and alien=20 invasions - TeenInk's Annual Fiction Contest has it all! = Each year=20 at least three teen authors are honored for outstanding = fiction=20 writing.

Amazing Kids!
Read about = real-life amazing=20 kids or submit your work to the writer's library or virtual = art=20 gallery. This site also sponsors contests on a regular = basis. Get=20 your art or writing published in a book. Design a comic = strip, or=20 work with professional animators.

Fresh! Literary Magazine
An = online and=20 quarterly printed publication of worldwide authors of short = stories,=20 poetry, essays and book reviews. Also sponsors quarterly = writing=20 contests. Readership consists of all ages. Send in your best = work=20 for publication consideration.

Merylyn's Pen Short Story = Contest
For=20 students in grades 6-12. Story length must be between 600 = and 7,500=20 words. All topics and story genres, including personal = narratives=20 and "true" stories, are welcome. Prize-winning stories will = appear=20 in Merlyn's Pen magazine.

National Writers Association=20 Contests
Annual contests open to the general = public in=20 Script writing, Novel, Short Story, Poetry and Nonfiction = (articles,=20 essays and nonfiction book proposals). Winners of past = contests have=20 been published, and received film options on their projects. =

Skipping Stones Annual Youth Honor=20 Awards
Ten awards are given to student groups and = youth 7=20 to 17. Annual themes center around cultural diversity, = intercultural=20 experiences, nature, ecology, resource conservation, social = issues,=20 peace and non-violence. Non-English writings are equally = welcome.=20

The Writing Conference: Writing=20 Contest
Sponsors annual writing contests in = poetry,=20 narration, and exposition for elementary, middle and high = school=20 students. This year's topic, scoring guides and guidelines = are=20 available online.

Back to=20 Top

Journalism

Teen Ink Interview Contest
Enter = the Teen=20 Ink Interview Contest and win an opportunity to interview a=20 celebrity! Contest winners are selected throughout the year. = Recent=20 celebrity interviews include George Lucas, Senator John = Glenn,=20 Andrew Shue, Hillary Clinton and Rev. Jesse Jackson. =

Columbia University: CSPA Gold Circle=20 Awards
More than 1,000 annual awards to student=20 journalists for newspapers, magazines and yearbooks. = Includes 77=20 categories for outstanding writers, editors, designers and=20 photographers.

Fresh! Literary Magazine
An = online and=20 quarterly printed publication of worldwide authors of short = stories,=20 poetry, essays and book reviews. Also sponsors quarterly = writing=20 contests. Readership consists of all ages. Send in your best = work=20 for publication consideration.

Journalism Education = Association
Sponsors=20 annual contests for student journalists, including the = Student=20 Impact, Journalist of the Year, and Write-Off Awards in the = areas of=20 news, editorial and feature writing, sports, reviews, = cartooning,=20 illustration, radio news, layout and photography.

National Scholastic Press Association=20 Contests
You can find the latest information for = NSPA's=20 contests online. All contests are free of charge, but open = only to=20 NSPA member publications. Includes awards for student = journalism,=20 yearbooks, student-produced news programs and editorial=20 leadership.

Back to=20 Top

Photography

Teen=20 Ink Art & Photography Contest
Calling all = artists and=20 photographers! Enter TeenInk's monthly Art & Photography = Contest=20 and win the chance to showcase your creative work in a = national=20 magazine. Each month at least two teens are honored for = outstanding=20 artwork and/or photography.

Teen Ink Cover Photo Contest
Want = to put=20 your friends on the cover of a national magazine? Got some = great=20 photos of your friends at home, at school or just hanging = out? Send=20 us your snapshots now! Every month at least one winning = photo is=20 selected to appear on the cover of TeenInk magazine.=20

Amazing=20 Kids!
Read about real-life amazing kids or submit = your=20 work to the writer's library or virtual art gallery. This = site also=20 sponsors contests on a regular basis. Get your art or = writing=20 published in a book. Design a comic strip, or work with = professional=20 animators.

Apogee Photo Magazine
A bimonthly = contest=20 for Apogee Photo Magazine. While you're there, check out = their=20 'Photography for Young People' section.

Columbia University: CSPA Gold Circle=20 Awards
More than 1,000 annual awards to student=20 journalists for newspapers, magazines and yearbooks. = Includes 77=20 categories for outstanding writers, editors, designers and=20 photographers.

Digital Photo Contest
As it says, = this=20 website sponsers contests for un-edited digital photographs. = Items=20 include a 'Photo of the Day' contest, and monthly = prizes.

Photo Life International Photo = Contest
"See=20 the four corners of the world and let the rest of the world = see=20 through your eyes." - Win trips and photo equipment, and get = published in the magazine. Site also provide information on = other=20 photo contests.

Skipping Stones Annual Youth Honor=20 Awards
Ten awards are given to student groups and = youth 7=20 to 17. Annual themes center around cultural diversity, = intercultural=20 experiences, nature, ecology, resource conservation, social = issues,=20 peace and non-violence. Non-English writings are equally = welcome.=20

Back to=20 Top

Play/Screenwriting

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Poetry = Writing

Teen Ink Monthly Poetry = Contest
Are you=20 inspired by Maya Angelou, e.e. cummings or Dr. Seuss? Do you = love=20 writing haiku? Do verses just run through your head? Then = TeenInk's=20 Monthly Poetry Contest is for you! Each month at least one = teen poet=20 is honored for outstanding poetry writing.

A = Celebration of=20 Young Poets
Awards over $40,000 to young poets = each year=20 and brings recognition to young writers by sponsoring poetry = contests to students in grades 4-12.

Amazing=20 Kids!
Read about real-life amazing kids or submit = your=20 work to the writer's library or virtual art gallery. This = site also=20 sponsors contests on a regular basis. Get your art or = writing=20 published in a book. Design a comic strip, or work with = professional=20 animators.

Fresh! Literary Magazine
An = online and=20 quarterly printed publication of worldwide authors of short = stories,=20 poetry, essays and book reviews. Also sponsors quarterly = writing=20 contests. Readership consists of all ages. Send in your best = work=20 for publication consideration.

National Writers Association=20 Contests
Annual contests open to the general = public in=20 Script writing, Novel, Short Story, Poetry and Nonfiction = (articles,=20 essays and nonfiction book proposals). Winners of past = contests have=20 been published, and received film options on their projects. =

Skipping Stones Annual Youth Honor=20 Awards
Ten awards are given to student groups and = youth 7=20 to 17. Annual themes center around cultural diversity, = intercultural=20 experiences, nature, ecology, resource conservation, social = issues,=20 peace and non-violence. Non-English writings are equally = welcome.=20

The=20 Art of Writing
A webzine about writing for = writers.=20 Includes such popular articles as "Five Golden Rules for = Writers"=20 and "Poetry Writing Tips." Also offers quarterly "Instant=20 Inspiratin" contests for poets and short story = writers.

The Writing Conference: Writing=20 Contest
Sponsors annual writing contests in = poetry,=20 narration, and exposition for elementary, middle and high = school=20 students. This year's topic, scoring guides and guidelines = are=20 available online.

Back to=20 Top

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These listings are presented for=20 informational purposes, and do not necessarily imply = endorsement by=20 Teen Ink or The Young Authors Foundation,=20 Inc.