NYT 6th Annual Student Review Contest

It is great to foster student voice and to watch them be successful in a competition, so when you can do both, sign them up! Click on this link so you can help students adopt the role of critic and "submit an original review about any kind of creative expression covered in The Times. Contest open from Dec. 8, 2020 to Jan. 26, 2021."

Note: Watch our free on-demand webinar on teaching students how to write successful reviews.

Do you like sharing your opinion with others? Do you have strong critiques and reactions to books, movies, restaurants or fashion? Are you a foodie or a gamer?

If so, this contest is for you. We invite you to play critic and write an original review for our Sixth Annual Student Review Contest.

What can you choose to review? Anything that fits into a category of creative expression that The New York Times covers — from architecture to music.

One reason we created this contest is to give you space to stretch your cultural imagination. So, we ask that you review something that is new to you. We know that the pandemic has made it harder to go to museums or galleries to see art, or to attend a live play or dance performance. This year, you might choose to review a virtual fashion show or a building you walk by everyday; play a game or read a book; listen to an album or review the takeout food you ordered.


Here’s what you need to know:

Students ages 11-19 anywhere in the world attending middle or high school can participate. Here are submission instructions:

Middle and high school students ages 13 to 19 years old in the United States and the United Kingdom, and students ages 16 to 19 years old anywhere else in the world, can submit their own entries. If you are a student who meets these age requirements, use the Student Submission Form.

Student Submission Form: If you are a student participating in this contest, use this submission form.

Adults can submit on behalf of any middle or high school students, including students in the sixth through twelfth grades in the United States and students ages 11-19 elsewhere. We offer two forms: one for single-entry submissions, and one for bulk submissions.

Teacher/Parent Submission Form: If you are an adult submitting on behalf of one student, use this submission form.

Bulk Teacher/Parent Submission Form: If you are an adult submitting entries on behalf of more than one student, use this bulk submission form.

  • Review something that fits into one of the categories of creative expression that The Times reviews: 

    — art
    — books
    — comedy
    — dance
    — fashion
    — hotels
    — movies
    — music
    — podcasts
    — restaurants
    — technology
    — theater
    — TV shows
    — video games

  • The review must be 450 words or fewer, not including the title.

  • Whatever you choose to review, it should be new to you and you should experience it yourself.

  • You must be a student enrolled in a middle school or high school anywhere in the world, and be between the ages of 11 and 19, to participate.

  • Your essay should be original for this contest, meaning, it should not already be published at the time of submission, whether in a school newspaper, for another contest or anywhere else.

  • Submit only one entry per student.

  • While many of our contests allow students to work in teams, for this one you must work alone.

  • All entries must be submitted by Jan. 26, 2021, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern using the contest form above.

Please read through all the official eligibility and submission rules before submitting your review. If you have questions, please see the Frequently Asked Questions section below.

RESOURCES


  • Our full Review-Writing Unit, which includes four special writing prompts and five mentor-text lessons that use both Times and teen-written reviews for guided practice.


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