Introduction to the competition | The New York Times Summer Reading and Writing Competition opens! Add 90 second video submission rules, and what else is worth paying attention to

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You need to have a strong writing foundation from the beginning of the document writing, from time to time after admission to an essay, or later to the paper The core is to examine your writing ability. Otherwise, if you can't write a good self introduction, the admissions officer can't make an exception to admit you.

When it comes to writing, many people think of the editorial contest of the New York Times at the first time. In fact, there are many kinds of writing contests in the New York Times. Xiao Bianji has specially sorted out the timeline of the New York Times writing contest in 2024 for everyone. Those who are interested can Click the link below see.

In the coming June this year, the New York Times also launched the New York Times Summer Reading Competition as usual.

The New York Times Summer Reading Contest is an academic activity held by the New York Times every summer since 2010, which is open to middle school students around the world. If students can be recognized in the competition, they can not only prove their English writing ability, but also improve their academic and creative writing background. Through this competition, the New York Times hopes to encourage middle school students to have an insight into the world around them, think about their position in the world, improve their ability to convey their ideas through writing, and study and analyze social phenomena with unique thinking and creativity. The writing contest not only cultivates students to master the basic format and skills of argumentation, but also gives students the opportunity to deeply understand knowledge, and show independent thoughts, clear logic and dialectical analysis in the article.

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Highlights

Officially hosted by the New York Times, with high popularity and high gold content
Registration is free, entry threshold is low, and students from all majors and backgrounds are friendly
Ten submission opportunities, low cost of trial and error, and many chances of winning

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Eligibility

Students from the United States, Canada or the United Kingdom: ages 13-19
Students from other regions: aged 16-19
Immediate family members of internal staff of the New York Times are prohibited from participating

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Game time

June 7 – August 16, 2024
Once a week, each person can only submit one work per week
Students can submit articles every week for 10 consecutive weeks
Ask two same questions about the top position on the official website every Friday

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Activity content

Every Friday since the start of the activity, the top position of the official website will ask the same question:

“What got your attention in The Times this week?”

(What did you notice in the New York Times this week?)

Competition Rules

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Article form

Article cannot exceed 1500 characters（ 250 words ）

When uploading answers, you must provide a complete URL or title of the selected content, such as "The Joys and Challenges of Caring for Terrence the Octopus"

or https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/tiktok-octopus-pet-oklahoma.html. (This part is within the word limit)

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Video format

Which article of the New York Times did you choose? Why choose it?

Please shoot the video vertically with your mobile phone, and the duration must be within 90 seconds.

Please be sure to say or show the title of the Times article you are discussing in the video.

Your video must not use any images, video clips, music or sound effects. If your video uses any copyrighted image or sound, including TikTok's sound, NYT will not be able to publish.

Make sure the video is clear. Pay attention to the light and try to avoid background noise.

Please make sure that the video only captures you.

These are the competition rules of the New York Times Summer Reading Contest. Students who want to participate must not miss it.

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