If it has a beginning, middle and end ... if it has a well-developed plot
and interesting characters ... it if takes place in the past, present or
future ... submit your fiction to Teen Ink's Biannual Fiction Contest.
Teen Ink's Fiction Contest has it all!
Contest Prizes Teen Ink publishes ten issues each year, September through June. In
January and June, we will honor at least one teen author for outstanding
fiction writing from the past five months. Short stories are published
in Teen Ink magazine and contest winners receive a copy of the magazine (as well as a pad and pen)
featuring their story plus the opportunity to choose from an exciting
selection of Teen Ink merchandise - apparel and other items - available
exclusively from Teen Ink.
Contest Guidelines Teen Ink will only consider original fiction written by teens.
Entries of all genres are accepted, whether fantasy, horror, sci-fi or romance.
Short stories should be between 500 and 2,500 words.
Send your short stories to: Teen Ink Biannual Fiction Contest, Box 30, Newton, MA 02461.
All fiction pieces submitted to
Teen Ink are automatically considered for the Fiction Contest. See
our submission guidelines for more information.
Deadlines
The deadline for entering the Fiction Contest is May 1. Entries are accepted and considered for publication
in Teen Ink magazine and online throughout the year.
Winning fiction pieces are announced in June.
Teen Ink PO Box 30 Newton, MA 02461 (617) 964-6800 editor@teenink.com
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Teen Ink is a national teen magazine, book and website featuring
teen writing, information, art, photos, poetry, teen issues and more. All
articles are written by teen authors who are students at schools. The monthly
print magazine is appropriate for any teenager -- teenagers age 13 to 19
attending secondary school: junior high school, middle school and high school.
This publication is used by professional people including English teachers,
writing teachers, language arts instructors, journalism teachers, school
newspaper advisors, librarians, guidance counselors, K-12 principals in addition
to the PTA or PTO. Each issue of Teen Ink magazine contains a wide variety of
student work: we publish nonfiction, fiction, poems, community service, sports,
heroes, interviews, college essays, college reviews, book reviews, concert
reviews, movie reviews, music reviews, video reviews, video game reviews, the
environment, opinion, sports, pets, cars, automobiles, travel and culture, jobs
and money, health issues, artwork, photographs, cartoons, short stories, essays,
writing contests, a college directory and the website also has a bulletin board
and resources for teens and educators. Subjects include racism,
eating disorders, depression, death, suicide, family, relationships, jobs,
grandparents, violence, the college process, college information, colleges,
driving, self esteem, the arts, movies and more. Teen Ink is also a book series
published by HCI Teens. Subjects covered in the book include Friends, Fitting In,
Love, Challenges, Family, Heroes, Loss and Memories. Teen Ink was established in
1989 as The 21st Century magazine by The Young Authors Foundation, a nonprofit
organization. More than 25,000 teens have been published in the magazine and its
companion Poetry Journal. Teen Ink runs a London Summer Program for teenage writers.
