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The Bennington College Young Writers Awards is one of the most prestigious high school creative writing competitions in the world, judged directly by Bennington faculty, alumni, and students. BY: SYED RUHAIL KARIM linkedin.com/in/syedruhailkarim Category Rules & Length You can submit to only one discipline per competition year: Nonfiction: 1 personal essay or critical/academic essay (maximum 1,500 words ). Fiction: 1 short story or standalone excerpt from a longer prose work (maximum 1,500 words ). Poetry: A collection of 1 to 3 poems (combined total limit of 1,500 words ). Strict Word Count: The 1,500-word limit is hard and non-negotiable. It includes all submitted text: titles, headers, footers, footnotes, and bibliographies/citations. Anything exceeding 1,500 words is disqualified prior to judging.   Key Requirements Zero AI Policy: Generative AI cannot be used in any stage of drafting or polishing; entries undergo authenticity and originality check...

  New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest 2026: Write Your Story in 100 Words By: Syed Ruhail Karim Linkedin.com/in/syedruhailkarim What if you had only 100 words to tell a story from your life? The New York Times is inviting students around the world to take part in its 100-Word Personal Narrative Contest, also known as the Tiny Memoir Contest. The challenge is simple: choose a meaningful moment from your own life and turn it into a short, powerful story. You do not need to write about the biggest or most dramatic event in your life. The story could come from a conversation, a family moment, a school experience, a friendship, a journey, or an ordinary day that changed how you saw something. What is the Tiny Memoir Contest? The contest is inspired by the storytelling format popularized by The New York Times’ Modern Love series, Tiny Love Stories. Students are asked to write a true personal narrative in 100 words or fewer. The goal is to tell a complete story in a small amount of s...