Leave Your Mark: Teen Contest

Competition Information

Leave Your Mark: Teen Contest is open for entries.

Submission Guidelines

  • This contest is only open to writers aged 13-18 years old
  • Limit one entry per person
  • Entry must consist of no more than 250 words
  • Entry must be original and unpublished; AI-generated entries are not permitted

Entry fee: Free to enter

Prizes: 

  • Winner receives a $400 Gotham credit, a $50 gift certificate to Bookshop.org, and publication.
  •  Two finalists will receive a free Gotham class of their choosing (excluding any premium classes: Zoetrope Fiction, Business Writing, Level III) and publication.

Deadline: Monday, December 15, 2025.  11:59 pm Eastern Time.

Please note: This is an external competition; all details, all submissions via their website.

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