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Enter the writing competition. The annual Story of the Year competition returns for its sixth year, and StoryShares is looking for fresh, diverse stories that are "easy to read and hard to write".

Categories writing competition

• Diversity Awards
  • To seek out culturally relevant and inclusive stories that highlight the wide range of human backgrounds and experiences. Ultimately, these stories will enable them to develop a library as rich and varied as humanity itself.
• Difficult subjects: You're not alone
  • Stories are friends, security blankets and mentors, especially when they're not afraid of difficult subjects and situations. The purpose of this category of competition is to do more than generate books - it's to be there for the vast readership and their myriad experiences, especially those in which they are most likely to feel lost and alone.
• For teenagers By teenagers
  • They're looking for writers aged 18 and under to bring their unique voices to their growing library. They want young writers to search the corners of their minds for stories they'd like to read, so they can bring those tales to the page for their peers.
• Cultural links
  • Throughout history, stories have helped them connect and understand each other. They have been the windows to the big, big world around them. Entries for this category will focus on specific cultures around the world, from festivals and holidays, to folklore, family stories, and more. They want readers to see life as it is lived in the four corners of the globe.

Price details

• Winners will receive 12,000 $ in prize money, plus a digital and print publication.
• Diversity Awards
  • 5,000 $ + digital and print publication
• Difficult subjects: You're not alone
  • 2,000 $ + digital and print publication
• For teenagers By teenagers
  • 2,000 $ + digital and print publication
• Cultural links
  • 3,000 $ + digital and print publication

Why write?

• Storyshares' mission is to spread the love of reading and improve literacy skills around the world. With their annual Story of the Year writing competition, they engage a community of writers to imagine a new library full of books that engage and support the millions of teenagers and adults who are still learning to read.
• Every entry that meets Storyshares' unique guidelines has the opportunity to be published. This is an opportunity for writers to expose their work to a wide network of readers, and for their words to improve literacy outcomes around the world.

Eligibility criteria

• Eligibility to participate in the Promotion or win prizes is open to natural persons who are legal residents of the United States or its territories and possessions.
• Residents of most countries other than the United States are also welcome to enter the contest; however, all stories and passages must be submitted in English. Participation in the contest is void where prohibited by law.
• Residents of Brazil, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia and Quebec are not eligible to participate.
• Limit of one (1) entry per person, but no limit to the number of submissions per registrant or person.
• Any attempt by an entrant to misrepresent himself/herself through the use of aliases or multiple email addresses will disqualify that entrant. Entrants who do not comply with these Official Rules are not eligible to enter or win.
• Directors, officers, employees, contractors and agents (and their immediate families and household members) of the Sponsor, its parent companies, affiliates, subsidiaries, advertising and promotional agencies, or any other company involved in the development, production, execution or distribution of the Promotion are also not eligible. Sponsor's determination of eligibility, in its sole discretion, will be final.
• Admission will be free, unlimited and open to all.

For more information, please visitStoryShares.