Open to teens ages 12-18, for Pasadena Public Library patrons only. Submissions are open twice a year; deadlines: June 30 and December 31. Submission site:\u00a0\u00a0https:\/\/tinyurl.com\/pplzine<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The Tomorrow Prize for short science fiction by Los Angeles County high school students inspires students to explore their present through speculating about their future and to excel in the art of storytelling. It is open to all 9th to 12th grade students attending schools in LA County.\u00a0Submissions are open Oct. 2, 2017 to Feb. 26, 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open to high school students. Deadline: February 1<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Annually students in the 10th, 11th, and 12th grades are invited to enter in one of the categories. We will begin accepting submissions for the next competition on September 4, 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We are seeking writers ages 13-18<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Teens ages 14+. Year round contests<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For ages 13-19. Submission periods:\u00a0 January 15 – March 15;\u00a0 April 15 – May 15<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Open to high school students. Submissions will be accepted from November 15, 2017, through January 16, 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For ages 13-18.\u00a0Our reading period for the 2018 Critical Junior Poet\u2019s Award contest\u00a0begins on <\/p>\n “A Stellar Flare of Young Adult Writing and Visual Art”<\/p>\n <\/p>\n This is a free novel contest. If you have a novel over 20,000 words, you can submit it.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Poetry. Open to high school sophomores and juniors. Deadline: November 30 annually<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For girls in 10th-11th grade only. Deadline: October<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For ages 13-19.\u00a0Submission periods: January 15 – May 31; September 1 – November 14<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Recognizes outstanding work by student writers\u00a0in the 11th grade. Open in fall only.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The author of the poem must have been\u00a0age 16 or younger\u00a0when the poem was written, and 18 or younger when submitted.\u00a0Deadline: June 15.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For students in grades 7-12. Deadlines vary by region.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For ages 13-19. Accepting submissions year-round.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For ages 6-18<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Young writers with disabilities and collaborative groups that include students with disabilities, in grades 6-12 (or equivalents) or ages 11-18. Deadline: January<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Journalists. For girls ages 13-19<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Playwrights. For students in grades 1st-12th. Deadline: February 1<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Playwrights. For ages 9-19. Submission period starts in January<\/p>\n <\/p>\n For ages 19 and younger. Accepting submissions starting Jan. 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n For more places to submit your work, check out these blog posts:<\/p>\n 33 Writing Contests For Teens<\/a><\/p>\n The Telling Room – Places to Publish<\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Are you a writer looking to get published? Here are some places to submit your writing: Pasadena Public Library – Teen Zine Open to teens ages 12-18, for Pasadena Public Library patrons only. Submissions are open twice a year; deadlines: June 30 and December 31. 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Aerie Magazine<\/a><\/h3>\n
Bennington College – Young Writers Awards<\/a><\/h3>\n
Canvas Literary Journal<\/a><\/h3>\n
Cicada Magazine<\/a><\/h3>\n
The Claremont Review<\/a><\/h3>\n
Columbia College – Young Authors Writing Competition<\/a><\/h3>\n
The Critical Pass Review –\u00a0Critical Junior Poet\u2019s Award<\/a><\/h3>\n
\nNovember 1, 2017 with all submissions due by September 1, 2018<\/em>.<\/p>\nHypernova Lit<\/a><\/h3>\n
Inkitt<\/a><\/h3>\n
Kenyon Review – The Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers<\/a><\/h3>\n
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest<\/a><\/h3>\n
One Teen Story<\/a><\/h3>\n
Princeton University –\u00a0Leonard L. Milberg \u201953 High School Poetry Prize<\/a><\/h3>\n
Rattle – Young Poets Anthology<\/a><\/h3>\n
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards<\/a><\/h3>\n
Teen Ink<\/a><\/h3>\n
Telling Room<\/a><\/h3>\n
VSA Playwright Discovery Program Competition<\/a><\/h3>\n
Womens E-News – Teen Voices<\/a><\/h3>\n
Writopia Lab<\/a><\/h3>\n
Young Playwrights Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n
YouthPLAYS – New Voices Contest<\/a><\/h3>\n
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