Teen Voices Announces 20 Under 20

If you’re a young writer looking to get published, you need to know about Teen Voices‘ new short story competition, 20 Under 20. Teen Voices is challenging you to write a short story (no more than 1200 words) about what the word “TWENTY” means to you. They’re especially interested in stories that deal with themes like growing up, overcoming difficulty, succeeding, and changing the world.

To help you get your creative juices flowing, Teen Voices has tapped into journalist, author, and book critic Lucy Atkins to host a series of free online story writing workshops every week where you can get writing tips and oodles of inspiration.

Short stories entered in the competition will be judged by bestselling author Anita Diamant, who wrote the NY Times Bestseller The Red Tent, among others. Two grand prize winners will get their stories published online and in the Fall 2011 print edition of Teen Voices, as well as win a Kindle. Another 18 runner-ups will get to see their story published on Teen Voices online over the coming year.

To find out more about the submission requirements, visit Teen Voices website. And start thinking about your idea now…the deadline for entries is March 21, 2011. Good luck!