One Teen Story Contest
One Story
Closes 1 Dec 2026
- Length
- 2,000 to 4,500 words
- Pay
- Not stated
- Fee
- No fee
- Simultaneous
- Allowed
- Reprints
- Original only
What they accept
One Teen Story is an annual contest for writers aged 13-19 as of December 1, 2026, for original unpublished fiction of 2,000 to 4,500 words about the teen experience. Winning stories are published on the One Story website and winners receive $500 upon publication. No entry fee is required, and the 2027 contest closes December 1, 2026.
LiteraryFantasyScience FictionHorrorRomance
- Languages
- English
- Anonymous reading
- Not required
- AI policy
- One Teen Story does not accept work that has been created with the help of AI at any stage, including the use of AI for the generation of ideas and drafts, and AI-assisted revision.
- Since
- 2002
- Whiting Literary Magazine Prize
- CLMP Firecracker Award
- AWP Small Press Publisher Award
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