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Thank You for Your Participation in the 2024 Story of the Year Contest!
The 7th Annual Story of the Year Contest has officially closed, and we are thrilled by the incredible response! Your passion, creativity, and dedication to crafting compelling, diverse stories for striving readers have truly inspired us.

With the contest now in the review phase, our judges are hard at work evaluating submissions from writers around the world. We are excited to uncover the stories that will captivate readers and contribute to the mission of improving literacy outcomes for teens and young adults everywhere.

Save the Date: Winners will be announced on April 7, 2025! Selected works will earn a share of the $15,000 in prizes, publication in digital and print formats, and a place in the Storyshares library, reaching tens of thousands of readers across all 50 states and more than 180 countries.
Thank you for being part of this journey to make a difference through the power of storytelling. Stay tuned - we can't wait to celebrate the results with you!
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Sept 18, 2024

Contest open for entries

Jan 13, 2024

Contest closed for judging

April 7, 2025

Winners are announced

Check out some of our previous contest winners!
Our panel of judges includes amazing experts and lovers of literacy.

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Anna Hall
Anna is the CEO at Northeast Charter Schools Network
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Avi Sethi
Avi is a Board Advisor at Storyshares
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Becca Vaughn
Becca is the Director of Development at ReadWorks
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Beth Gamba Steel
Beth is an Executive Director at the Gamba Family Foundation
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Colin Seale
Colin is the Founder & CEO of thinkLaw
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Jess Smith-Harper
Jess is a Director at the American Reading Company
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Jessica Seessel
Jessica is the Director of Literacy for New York City Public Schools
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John Mayo Smith
John is a Digital Media Consultant for various companies
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Katherine Tarca
Katherine is the Director of the Office of Literacy and Humanities
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Laura Buchwald
Laura Buchwald is an author and novelist
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Laurel Paula Jackson
Laurel is a Global Citizenship Educator and Social Entrepreneur
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Dr. Lori Severino
Lori is the Co-Founder of Credentials Unlimited
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Liz Kline
Liz is the Chief Product Officer at Reading Futures
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Liz Striebel
Liz is the Senior Managing Director of Literacy at KIPP DC
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Michael Horn
Michael is an author of "From Reopen to Reinvent"
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Mike Brown
Mike is the Director of The Principal Learning Center (PLC)
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Dr. Shawn Robinson
Shawn is the CEO of Doctor Dyslexia Dude
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Neil Jaffe
Neil is the President of the trade book company Booksource
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Sage Salvo
Sage is the Founder & CEO of Words Liive, Inc.
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Sam Aronson
Sam is a fiction writer and artist residing in Amsterdam
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Val Dutta
Val is an Adolescent Literacy Innovation Specialist
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Zac Elder
Zac is the Head of Strategic Initiatives at Ello
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