7th Annual New York Times Summer Reading Contest

Deadline: August 19, 2016

The Learning Network from The New York Times is encouraging students aged 13-19 years old to get engaged with the news this summer. From June 17 to August 19, the Learning Network will open a small essay contest for youth readers each Friday. To participate, students write a brief 250- to 300-word comment in the weekly thread that answers: What interested you most in The Times this week? Why?

Prize: Each Tuesday, a winner's submission will be published on the blog.

For more information: 

http://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/05/12/the-seventh-annual-new-york-times-summer-reading-contest/?_r=1