Grade Eligibility
Rising Freshmen, Sophomores, Juniors, Seniors
Geographic Eligibility
US, International
Discipline
Creative Writing, Journalism, Essay Contest
Judging Format
Jurors, Rubric based: story, language, voice, narrative arc, and follows guidelines
Entries
~12,400
Percent Awarded
<1%
Registration Cost
No entry fee
Important Dates
December 3, 2025
The NYT Tiny Memoir Contest, administered annually by the New York Times Learning Network since 2022, invites students ages 13–19 worldwide to write a 100-word personal narrative — a true story about a meaningful life experience, told in the student's own voice. Open to middle and high school students with no fee and no school affiliation required, the contest has received more than 37,000 cumulative entries; winners are published on the New York Times Learning Network.
Winning works will be published on The Learning Network
Winning articles may also be published in the print edition of The New York Times
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