Publishing Opportunities for Junior High Writers
The following writing contests and opportunities are open to junior high students. Be sure to get a parent’s permission before submitting any personal information online.
Ongoing Contests/Publishing Opportunities:
- Teen Ink’s Poetry Contest
- Teen Ink’s Nonfiction Contest
- Teen Ink’s Environmental Solutions Contest
- Teen Ink’s Interview Contest
- This I Believe
- Merlyn’s Pen – Fiction, Essays and Poems by America’s Teens
- Reader’s Digest – Reader’s Digest pays $100 to $300 for original jokes, true funny stories, or quotes of less than 500 words.
Time Sensitive Opportunities:
General
- The Writing Conference, Inc. 2008-2009 Writing Contest on the theme of Friendship: Deadline January 8, 2009.
- Teen Ink’s Educator of the Year Contest: Deadline April 30, 2009.
- Teen Ink’s Fiction Contest: Deadline May 1, 2009.
- Teen Ink’s Travel and Culture Contest: Deadline May 1, 2009
Catholic
- Faith and Family’s “The Pope and Me” Essay contest: Deadline October 15, 2008.


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