Welcome to the Teen Ink Contest Archive!
Below, you can find contests Teen Ink has held in the past, along with their winners and those who earned honorable mentions.
2023
November
(Winners for this contest are still to be determined. Check back soon to find out who wins!)
Winner:
Honorable Mentions:
Published In: TBA
(Winners for this contest are still to be determined. Check back soon to find out who wins!)
Winner:
Honorable Mentions:
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October
Winner: Jui-Ting Feng - "Algorithmic Emotion"
Honorable Mentions: Anastasia Treadway, Joonbyung Lee, Citlaly Nunez Ramirez
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - December 2023
Winner: Emily Dong - "Responsibility"
Honorable Mentions: Matthew Whittaker, Dayeon D., David Huynh
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - December 2023
September
One Thing You Can't Live Without
Winner: Nadia Grossmeyer - "Box of Flowers"
Honorable Mentions: Akeno Dao, Christopher Zehner, AJ Santino, Molly Ignatowski, Gina You
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - November 2023
Winner: Ekaterina Gaidachuk - "Ro-Botany"
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - November 2023
August
Winner: Zeyi Zhang - "Boy, Metro and Dream"
Honorable Mentions: Brooke Lewis, Jayda Wang, Beatrice Vaught, Samantha Kim, Xu Zhao, Kristen Wang
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - October 2023
Winner: Isis Palmer - "One Sentence Horror Story"
Honorable Mentions: Shelbie Perani, Yiji (Michael) Shi, Carlisle Sinclair, Polina Perin, Noelle Hagen, Aigerim Bibol, Jennifer Chen, Dongrun Zhu, Lottie D.
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - October 2023
July
Winner: "Early Morning Stretch" by Noah Hawes
Honorable Mentions: Eva Lependorf, Kate Monchak, Sanzhar Magzhanov, Madilyn Charles, Sanjana Kanumuri, Anonymous, Shayne King, Miaofu Tian, Caroline Griffin, Izabela Zelnicek, Langtian Jiang, Avery-Grace Payne, Richard Siyi He, Camille McClafferty
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - September 2023
June
(Winners for this contest are still to be determined. Check back soon to find out who wins!)
Winner: Suri Zhang, "Under the Loquat Tree"
Honorable Mentions: Dongrun Zhu, Piper Nolte, James Wilson, Ingrid Celis, Jae Hyeok Choi, Lauren Juric, Olivia Buvanova, Olivia Lee
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - August 2023
May
Winner: Anahi Flores-Zavala, "Follow the Sunrise"
Honorable Mentions: Rebecca Method
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - July 2023
Winner: Anelya Turebek, "Koktem"
Honorable Mentions: Alexa Robertson, Cameron Cooley, Avery-Grace Payne, Lottie D.
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - July 2023
Mini Art Contest: Books, books, books!
Winner: Anonymous, "Reading taking you to another world"
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - July 2023
April
Winner: "Last Subway Ride" by Cole Howe
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - June 2023
Art Contest: Create a Character!
Winner: "Alta Viridi" by Lottie D.
Honorable Mentions: "A Magister's Gift" by Laurel Gordon, "Mr. Cabbit the Wise" by Ananya Guha, "The Variant: Micronovia" by Ina Yoonseo Lee, "Dr. Sprite in the Lab" by Isaac Hogan, "Azlat" by Angelica Hernandez Garcia, "Celeste" by Bethan Powell
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - June 2023
March
Writing Contest: Environmental Solutions
Winner: Xichun Yuan, "Reviving the Planet: 5 Ways to Make a Difference"
Honorable Mentions: Robyn Davies, Edward Jaewon Kim
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - May 2023
Photography Contest: A Place You've Never Seen Before!
Winner: Allison Liu, "Ascent"
Honorable Mentions: Eva Lependorf, Junxin Tang, Logan Craine, Caitlyn Kim, Anna Song, Noah Hawes, Gugan Arumugan Karthigeyan, David Oladejo
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - May 2023
Essay Contest: Educator of the Year
(Winners for this contest are still to be determined. Check back soon to find out who wins!)
Winner: Anjani Lal - Mr. Noah Kopp - "Not Like the Movies"
Honorable Mentions: Anonymous - Mrs. Kristen Blasi; Lexie Vondrak - Coach Curt Kaczor
Published In: Teen Ink magazine - May 2023
February
Winner: Cass Newsom, "plank position"
Honorable Mentions: Found in the April 2023 magazine!
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April 2023
Winner: Si Chen, "Village Life"
Honorable Mentions: Evy Mansat-Gros, "Blue Bird of Spring"; Wenjia Su, "Grow Freely 2"; Jesslyn Wong, "Bread on a Breezy Day"
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April 2023
January
Winner: Kayra Dayi, "OMG"
Honorable Mentions: Amaya Veras, Alexa Robertson, Taerin Lee, Sky Ramos, Antigone Stanley
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April 2023
Film Contest: Short Film Competition!
Winner: Zoe Mogavero, "Overthought"
Honorable Mentions: Xiyan Liu, "Golf is a Sport"; Anonymous, "The Intruder"
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April 2023
2022
December
Writing Contest: One-Sentence Love Story!
Winner: Gabby Woida
Honorable Mentions: Finn Hutton; Nadia Bollinger; Elena Zaganjori; Ava Ely; Anonymous
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - February 2023
Artwork Contest: Create a Character!
Winner: Ananya Guha
Honorable Mentions: Lucía Gómez, Alexandrya Pompa, Chinaza Nnaji, Korryn Narvaez, Aesha Jackson
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - March 2023
November
Writing Contest: Review Blitz!
Winner: Soeun Lee
Honorable Mentions: Ana K.; Leyla Unerli
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - February 2023
Artwork Contest: Abstract Art!
Winner: Avery-Grace Payne
Honorable Mentions: Krrisha Patel; Lydia Quattrochi; Kylie Brookshire; Aesha Jackson; Tabitha Dicarlantonio
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - December 2022
October
Essay Contest: Teens Making a Difference!
Winner: Gavin Rosswog
Honorable Mentions: Julia Marell; Aida El-Hajjar; Clara Yu; Kristen Ngai; Renee Ngai
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - December 2022
September
Photography Contest: Show Your School Spirit!
Winner: Anonymous
Honorable Mentions: Linda Zeng; Emma Ryan; Layla Chacin; Soeun Lee; Anonymous
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - December 2022
August
Artwork Contest: Podcast Cover Art!
Winner: Chelsea Mosteller
Writing Contest: 101 Word Story
Winner: Maya Elizabeth Efua Fedorowicz
Honorable Mentions: Chengye Lin; Shelbie Perani; Elaine Gao; Allison Xu
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - October 2022
July
Artwork Contest: Portrait Face-Off!
Winner: Min Kim
Honorable Mentions: Noah Rice; Miki Lin; Anna Yeh; Caitlyn Kim; Michael Gan
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - October 2022
June
Poetry Contest: It's Time to Rhyme!
Winner: Grace Haller
Honorable Mentions: Robyn Davies; William Chen; Elise Gimpert; Alexandra Scott; Haley S.
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - August 2022
May
Photography Contest: Teens in the Wild!
Winner: Halleigh Baker
Honorable Mentions: Brooke Macneille; Amber Yu; Kaitlyn Stultz; Kolson Owsley; Hannah Kang
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - August 2022
March - April
Overall Winner: Mrs. Amy Finn (Educator), Ryker Rathje (Student)
Category Winners: Mrs. Carol Ulibarri (Educator), Clara Lee (Student); Mr. David Wagner (Educator), Elle S. (Student); Mr. Cody Smith (Educator), Cameron Scott (Student); Ms. Tyler Davis (Educator), Celeste Mckenzie (Student); Mr. Gustavo Chaviano (Educator), Laynie Walloch (Student); Mrs. Nancy McFarlin (Educator), Patience Weir (Student)
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April/May 2022
February
Artwork and Photography Contest: Where Do You See Love?
Winner: Claire Yoo
Honorable Mentions: Austina Xu; Amber Yu; Jyothis Maria John; Ela Ponnachana; Avery-Grace Payne
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April/May 2022
January
Poetry Contest: Family Traditions!
Winner: Sam Luo
Honorable Mentions: Sophia Ciraldo; Nora Vaudo; Anonymous; Sydney Davis; Amber Yu
Published In: Teen Ink Magazine - April/May 2022
