One Teen Story Contest 2025 | Deadline: December 2, 2024

The One Teen Story contest 2025 is currently open for submission. Eligible interested writers are invited to submit their best works

One Teen Story Contest 2025

The One Teen Story contest 2025 is currently open for submission. Eligible interested writers are invited to submit their best works.

About One Teen Story Contest 2025

One Teen Story publishes 3 stories a year and accepts submissions from teen writers ages 13-19. For a list of writers we have published in the past and short samples of their stories, please visit our past issues page.

For our One Teen Story contest, we ask writers ages 13-19 to enter their original, unpublished fiction. We are interested in great short stories of any genre about the teen experience—literary, fantasy, sci-fi, love stories, horror, etc. What’s in a great short story? Interesting teen characters, strong writing, and a beginning, middle, and end.

Other Available Competitions 

1. One Teen Story Contest 2025 | Deadline: December 2, 2024
2. Wergle Flomp Humor Poetry Contest | Deadline: April 1, 2025
3. Lyric Magazine College Poetry Contest 2024 | Deadline: December 31, 2024
4. Story Unlikely Annual Short Story Contest 2025 | Deadline: 
5. The Four Quartets Prize 2024 | Deadline: December 31, 2024
6. Tower Poetry Competition 2025 | Deadline: February 20, 2025
7. Gemini Magazine Poetry Open 2025 | Deadline: January 2, 2025
8. Tadpole Press Writing Contest 2024 | November 30, 2024
9. Happiful Poetry Prize 2025 | Deadline: November 30, 2025
10. Colorado Poetry Prize 2024 | Deadline: January 14, 2025
11. Cafe Writers Poetry Competition 2024 | Deadline: November 30, 2024
12. Women's Poetry Competition 2024 | Deadline: December 9, 2024

Prize for the One Teen Story Contest 2025

The winning stories will be published on our website. The contest winners will receive $500 upon publication.

The contest winners will also have the opportunity to work with a One Teen Story editor prior to publication. 

Honorable mentions will be chosen in three age categories: 13-15, 16-17, and 18-19, and each will be announced on our website, by email announcement, and on social media.

Guidelines for the One Teen Story Contest 2025

1. To enter, you must be between the ages of 13-19 as of December 2, 2024.
2. Short stories should be between 2,000 to 4,500 words and be the writer’s own original, previously unpublished work.
3. Previously published stories and stories forthcoming at other publications cannot be considered. This includes stories that have been self-published online on personal websites or other publishing platforms, including blogs and school publications.
4. By submitting your work, you are acknowledging that it is your own creation, that it has not been borrowed from any other person’s work (including film, video, and online content), that it has not been created with any assistance from AI tools or software, and that the characters and situations are of your own invention.
5. Stories should have teens as their main characters and be about the teen experience.
6. No entry fee is required.
7. Only one submission per person.
8. One Teen Story reserves the right to approve all final, edited content.
9. A parent or legal guardian must sign a consent form for One Teen Story to publish the names of winners who are under the age of 18 on our website and social media platforms.
10. A parent must sign a consent form for One Teen Story to publish the names of the winners and honorable mentions on our website.
11. You must submit through Submittable.
12. Proof of age must be provided by all winners and finalists.

How to Submit to One Teen Story Contest 2025

When you are ready to submit, please click the submit here link below and select One Teen Story Contest followed by your age group (13-15, 16-17, 18-19). You will receive a confirmation email upon submitting. This is also where you can view the status of your submission or withdraw a submission.

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