Welcome to the 20 Under 20 Short Story Competition!
Bestselling author Anita Diamant will judge the rocking entries you're going to send us. Two winners will see their creations published online and in the Fall 2011 print edition of Teen Voices. We will also publish 18 additional runners-up on teenvoices.com during Spring and Summer 2011.
Need writing tips and inspiration? To get you started, journalist, author, and book critic Lucy Atkins will present a series of Write Now! story writing workshops, which we'll run right here on teenvoices.com. We’ll run one each week for six weeks, with the first one launching Thursday, January 20.
Already know what you want to write about? Go for it! No need to wait for the workshops.
Competition Details
The Judge: Anita Diamant is the bestselling author of four novels and several non-fiction works. Her novel The Red Tent was a New York Times bestseller and has sold in more than 25 countries worldwide. She is a highly respected author and is looking forward to being our 20 under 20 judge!
The Prizes: Writers of the top two stories will each win a Kindle!
Your Deadline: March 21, 2011. We will not accept any entries received after March 21, 2011.
Your Title: “Twenty”
Your Topic: What does the word "twenty" mean to you? Write about anything that this word inspires in you! We're especially interested in stories about growing up, succeeding, overcoming difficulty, and changing the world!
Word Limit: Your story must not be more than 1200 words long. If it’s longer than this, it won’t be considered – even if it’s genius (it can be shorter than this, though).
Format: Your story must be typed and double spaced.
Winner Announcement: We will publish a list of the winning writers on May 30, 2011, right here on teenvoices.com.
How to Submit Your Entry
To submit online:
Visit teenvoices.com and click on the link that says “GET PUBLISHED.” Follow the simple instructions (if you are under 18, please be sure to fill out the parental permission form!) For “title of writing” please enter 20 Under 20 Competition.
To submit via mail:
Send your entry to:
Teen Voices 20 Under 20 Competition
80 Summer Street, Suite 300
Boston, MA 02110
Please be sure to print and include a parental permission form with your submission! On the first page of your story, YOU MUST INCLUDE your full name, address, phone number, date of birth, and email address. We cannot consider your entry without this information.
To enter, you must be a teen girl between the ages of 13 and 19. Submissions from other entrants will not be considered.
More information here.
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