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New York Times Student Contests

Editorial, review, podcast and STEM-writing contests year-round — publishable, low-barrier.

  • Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Arts & Design
  • Natural Sciences
  • Business & Economics
  • Medicine & Health
Who can enter
Ages 13–19 worldwide — free to enter
What it costs
Free — the student contests have no entry fee. A Times subscription is not required to enter.
When it closes
We could not confirm this year's date against the organiser's own page, so we are not showing a countdown for it. Last published: A different contest runs almost every month of the school year.
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