Hiking in Yosemite. Strolling through Paris. Celebrating Chinese New Year. Describe your latest cultural adventures at home or abroad!

Teen Ink publishes ten issues each year, September through June. In January and June, we will honor at least one teen author for outstanding Travel & Culture writing from the past five months. Essays and poems are published in Teen Ink magazine and contest winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their story (as well as a pen and pad), plus the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen Ink merchandise - apparel and other items - available exclusively from Teen Ink.

Teen Ink will only consider original essays and poems written by teens. Essays should be between 500 and 2,500 words, and writing must relate in some way to travel or world culture. Feel free to include photos, though it is not required.

Describe an exciting experience you had visiting a new state or country. Tell us what it was like to host a foreign exchange student. Share your first memory of learning about a different culture.

Let us know about your world!

Send your essays to: Teen Ink Travel & Culture Contest, Box 30, Newton, MA 02461. All essays and poems related to travel or culture are automatically considered for the Travel & Culture Contest. See our submission guidelines for more information.

The deadline for entering the Travel & Culture Contest is May 1. Entries are accepted and considered for publication in Teen Ink magazine and online throughout the year. Winning essays and/or poems are announced in June.