Summer Reading Contest Video Submission Form
Instructions for Submitting Your Video Response
Our 16th Annual Summer Reading Contest invites students ages 13 to 19 from anywhere in the world to tell us what go their attention in The New York Times and why. You may submit up to one entry each week during the 10-week contest, from June 6 to Aug. 15, 2025.
Students can submit their responses as a 1,500-character comment or a 90-second video. This page is for video entries. Visit our contest announcement for the full contest guidelines and to find the correct place to submit a written response.
Here are the requirements for your video response:
Please be sure to say or show the headline of the Times piece you are discussing.
Your video MAY NOT use any images, video clips, music or sound effects, other than those that appear in the Times piece you are discussing or what you create yourself. We cannot publish your video if it uses any copyrighted images or sounds.
Please do not include anyone else in your video. We recommend filming only yourself, inanimate objects, animals or your Times piece. You may film crowds of people in public places, but, to protect people’s privacy, avoid any close-ups.
