To enter any of our contests, youth and advisors will need to be registered with us. Once this process is complete, youth can enter any contests through the current contest cycle (July 1st – June 30th). Select a button below to read more about each contest.
Step 1: Register Adult Advisor
All youth participants need an adult advisor. An advisor can be anyone, a teacher, friend, parent, social worker, or other adult. If no one comes to mind, contact us and we can connect you with one of our mentors.
As a first step, the adult advisor needs to complete an advisor profile by filling out this form. If the advisor works at multiple schools or sites, a profile needs to be created for each site and each site will require a unique email address.
Step 2: Sign Release Form
Youth (and their parents/legal guardians if youth is under 18) need to sign a release form. By signing the form, youth share ownership of any submitted entries with us. This means youth can still use their entry in any way they would like, but also give us the right to their entry, for example to show it on our website and social media channels.
If you are over 18 the e-Version is available to be signed online and then downloaded as a PDF.
If you are under 18 please use the all ages release form (PDF version) so both youth and parent signatures are on the same form. The PDF version must be printed, signed and then scanned/photographed for step 3.
To request release forms in a language other than English or Spanish, please contact us.
Step 3: Complete a Youth Profile
A youth profile is required to submit an entry to any contest. A profile only has to be created once per contest cycle (July-June), and can then be used for all contest submissions. To complete a profile, youth will need a code from their advisor (see step 1 above). As part of creating a profile, youth will have to upload a pdf or photograph of the signed release form.
All youth who are working together on a submission need to create a youth profile under the same adult advisor. You won’t be able to submit the entry form until all the cast and crew have created their youth profile.
Submit Your Entry
After advisors and youth have completed their profile, your are ready to submit your entry.