Submissions are invited for 15th Annual Summer Reading Contest by The New York Times. The last date of submission is August 16, 2024.
About NYT
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper based in New York City. The New York Times covers domestic, national, and international news, and comprises opinion pieces, investigative reports, and reviews.
Contest Details
Every Friday starting on June 7, they will post a fresh version of the question, “What got your attention in The Times this week?”
Students can then choose any New York Times article, essay, image, graph, video or podcast episode that sparked their interest and write a short response OR make a short video telling them why. At the end of the week, judges from the Times newsroom will pick their favorites we’ll publish the winners.
Students can enter as they always have by submitting a short written response — or they can make a video up to 90 seconds long.
Rules
- The contest is open to students ages 13 to 19 in middle or high school anywhere in the world.
- You can choose anything you like that was published in the print paper or on NYTimes.com in 2024.
- You can participate any or every week, but we only allow one submission per person per week.
- Written responses must be 1,500 characters (about 250 words) or fewer; video responses must be 90 seconds or fewer.
- Provide the complete URL or headline of the article you choose in your response.
Prize
The prize for winning any of our contests is having your work published on The Learning Network.
How to Submit?
Interested students can submit online via this link.
Submission Deadline
The last date of submission is August 16, 2024.
Contact
Email: LNFeedback[at]nytimes[dot]com
What kinds of responses are you looking for?
The subject matter isn’t important; neither is whether you loved or hated it. What we care about is what you have to say about why you picked it.
Who will be judging my work?
The Learning Network staff, a team of New York Times journalists, along with educators from across the country.
