To win short story competitions, you need to pay attention to character development. Make your characters relatable and complex. Also, polish your writing style to make it clear and vivid.
One popular one is the Young Writers' Award. It offers great opportunities for YA writers to showcase their talent. There's also the Teen Ink Contest, which gets a lot of entries each year. Both provide good platforms for young writers to get noticed.
A good short story for teenagers usually has relatable characters and exciting plots. It should also have some sort of lesson or message that they can take away.
As someone who loves reading novels, I don't have any real-time updates to answer your questions about the short story contest. However, you can follow the relevant novel websites or social media accounts to find out if they are holding a short story competition or essay contest and participating. Some novel websites would also regularly publish essay questions and competition requirements. You could read them carefully and participate in the competition if you met the requirements.
There were a few recommended short stories suitable for teenagers. First of all,"A Scumbag Trying to Coddle to His Big Brother Every Day" and "Strange Incidents in the North" were both short stories that were more suitable for teenagers to read. "A Scum Student Trying to Embrace His Luminaries Every Day" told the story of a student who managed to make a comeback by hugging his thigh, while "Strange Incidents in the North" included many interesting and strange stories. In addition, there was also the recommendation of "Busy Year (Youth Quality Reading·Top 50 Chinese Short Fictions)", which included stories such as "Can't Hide Secretly" and "The Undisputed Official". Other than that, there were also Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Youth Version) and A Collection of Short Stories. These short stories covered different topics and styles, suitable for teenagers to read.
Start with a unique and captivating idea. Make your characters relatable and the plot engaging. Pay attention to the language and keep it concise and vivid.
There are many short stories suitable for teenagers to read.
1 The Little Prince-Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
This was a classic fairy tale about a little prince who set off from his own planet to explore other planets. Through a simple story, this story conveyed many profound principles to the children, including friendship, responsibility, and cherishment.
2. The Kite Runner by Kared Husseini
This is a touching novel about a boy who returns to his country from afghana. Through the story of a boy, this story reveals the impact of war and violence on people, as well as the importance of friendship, family and cherish.
3 "Three-body"-Liu Cixin
This was a science fiction novel that told the story of the communication and conflict between humans and the alien civilization. This story shows the power of science and imagination to children through a complex universe system, and also reveals the connection and differences between humans and alien civilizations.
4 Harry Potter- JK Rowling
It was a novel about the wizarding world, about a young man named Harry Potter growing up at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. This story shows children a magical world through magic and adventure, and also shows the importance of courage, friendship and love.
These novels were excellent choices suitable for teenagers to read. Of course, there were many other excellent novels that could be read according to one's interests and preferences.