Teen Writing Contest

Fledgling writers often need encouragement. They’re told time and time again, “Being a professional writer is a nice dream, but you’ll need a day job to pay the bills” It is true that getting traditionally published is difficult and trying to make money by indie publishing is a risky proposition. That does not mean that you should give up your dream. In fact, if it is in your blood, you won’t be able to quit writing. 

 

So in the hopes of inspiring some young authors to keep writing, I am offering a $100 prize to the first-place winner of my Teen Science Fiction Writing Competition. Second and third place winners will receive $70 and $40 respectively. Their short stories will also be featured on my website for one year. 

 

I hope this will encourage teen authors to take a chance and submit their writing. After all, you’ll never get professionally published if you don’t submit your work.  

Short stories must be submitted between July 15th - September 15th, 2026.

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For contest rules and information on how to enter, click the links below.

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For examples of my own short stories, click here. For excerpts of my Young Adult Science Fantasy series, click here and here.