Contests
Our 2024-25 Student Contest Calendar
Ten challenges that invite teenagers to engage, experiment, reflect and create — via writing, photography, audio, video and more.
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Our 15th Annual Summer Reading Contest
Students are invited to tell us what they’re reading in The Times and why, this year in writing OR via a 90-second video. Contest dates: June 7 to Aug. 16.
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The Winners of Our Open Letter Contest
See the more than 150 finalists and read the top nine winning letters on hearing aids, colonialism, A.I. art and more.
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The Winners of Our 7th Annual Student Podcast Contest
We invited teenagers to create an original five-minute podcast about almost anything. Here are the finalists selected from over 1,100 submissions.
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ContestsSummer Reading Contest, Week 8: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by Aug. 2 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 14.
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Contests‘A Voice Can Change You’: The Week 5 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest
In her 90-second video, Annie Ma, 14, explains how an essay by the singer Dessa hit home for her.
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ContestsSummer Reading Contest, Week 7: What Got Your Attention in The Times This Week?
To participate, submit your response here by July 26 at 9 a.m. Eastern. This week’s winners will be announced by Aug. 7.
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A Letter to a Student From The New York Times Learning Network
When we ran our new Open Letters Contest, we never imagined that a teenager would choose us as the recipient. Here is our response.
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Winner of Student Open Letter ContestA Letter From a ‘Loser’
We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Anya Wang, age 16.
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Winner of Student Open Letter ContestInsulin: Drugs vs. Dividends
We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Oliver Bohon, age 17.
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Winner of Student Open Letter ContestGrass Lawns: Lavish and Lamentable
We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Lucy Robb, age 17.
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Contests‘As a Muslim, Those Words Pierce My Soul’: The Week 4 Winner of Our Summer Reading Contest
Jawaher Korichi, 17, writes about how the two sides of her family experience the Hajj differently.
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Winner of Student Open Letter ContestAccepting Autism: A Sibling’s Perspective
We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Leela Uppaluri, age 16.
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Winner of Student Open Letter ContestA Letter to Midjourney
We are honoring the Top 9 winners of our Student Open Letter Contest by publishing their entries. This one is by Justin Kim, age 16.
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