Writing Contest | Teen Ink

Writing Contest – Tell A Story!

 

It’s National Tell a Story Month, and we’re excited to hear yours! For this contest, submit your best fictional stories. Your stories will be judged based on imagery, creativity, and originality. There is no specific genre for your story. So go ahead and get to writing, we can’t wait to read what you have in store for us.

The winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card. The honorable mentions and winner will also have their stories be published in Teen Ink magazine!

 


Deadline:
June 1, 2023

 

Rules:

  • You must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Ink account to enter

  • No inappropriate content

  • Submissions must relate to the topic (A story)

Guidelines and Details: 

  • Your entry must be between about 5-15 minutes (pages) long

  • There is no limit to the number of plays you can submit


How to Submit: 

  • Submit entries through our website. All entries submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the contest. See our submission guidelines for more information.

  • Submit your work to the Fiction category of Teen Ink. You can find this selection after selecting the initial "Article/Poetry" submission type.

  • Important!! We get a lot of fiction submissions every month. If you want to submit your work for this contest in particular, include the words "Tell A Story" in your submission's tags. You can do this by using the "additional tags" field in your submission form.


Prizes: 

  • Winner (and honorable mentions, if space allows) will have their script published in Teen Ink magazine

  • The overall winner will receive a $25 Amazon gift card