Contest

Contest Dates: April 9, 2020 - May 12, 2020 Imagine yourself — or, perhaps, you and your friends — as hosts of your own podcast. What would you talk about? Maybe you’d tell a story, perhaps about a childhood memory, an experience that changed your life, or a bad romance. Or maybe you’d rather interview…

5. We are equally interested in your statement and your images, and in the ways they work together, as our rubric shows. You do not have to be an experienced photographer to participate in this contest since technical excellence is just a part of how we will judge your work. We are chiefly concerned with…

Contest Dates: Nov. 7, 2019 - Dec. 10, 2019 Do you have strong opinions about books, music, fashion, restaurants or TV shows? Are you a theater buff or a foodie? If so, you’re in luck. In this contest, we invite you to play critic and write an original review for our Fifth Annual Student Review…

Contest Dates: June 12-Aug. 21, 2019 Every year since 2010 The Learning Network has invited teenagers around the world to add The New York Times to their summer reading lists and, so far, over 60,000 have. At a time when teachers are looking for ways to offer students more “voice and choice,” we hope our…

Honorable Mentions “Restrictions” by Leilani Araujo “The Cure” by Hazel Bagley “Bruised and Broken” by Michelle Chen “Writing” by Will Cummings “A Gleaming New Palace” by Anaïs Fournier “Greece in Ruins” by Samuel Hamilton “Untitled” by Mary Hanson “vinegar” by Lilian Huang “Tell Us Art” by Samiha Khan “Empty Promises of the Mind” by Gianna…

The inner monologue of an anxious teenager. A fictional radio story about a robot takeover. An investigative report about teenage climate activists. A personal narrative about what it’s like to have a baby at 15. These are just a few of the winning pieces from our Second Annual Student Podcast Contest, in which we invited…

“Escaping the Corset in the World’s Beauty Capital” by Jiwon Na “A Case for Boredom” by Matthew Ngaw “Returning to Its Roots: Why the Republican Party Must Embrace Conservation” by Colby Porter “American Colleges Need Greater Diversity ... of Thought” by William Rosenberger “Untraining Our Bias” by Beau Seate “Journalists: Their Death Is Our Death”…

All summer long teenagers told us about the Times articles, Opinion pieces, videos, photos and podcasts that got their attention, and all summer long we celebrated our favorite responses. We heard, of course, about the big headlines of the summer, like the Women’s World Cup, the protests in Hong Kong, the migrant detention centers, and…

Eight challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.

Note: This calendar is available as a printable PDF.Tens of thousands of students from around the world participated in our contests during the 2020-21 school year, creating podcasts, writing editorials, making videos, reviewing arts and culture, composing narratives, investigating scientific phenomena, documenting their pandemic experiences, discussing politics and more.Teachers tell us they value our contests…