We are proud to announce the third edition of The Harbinger Prize — and for the 2025 edition we made it a real challenge! This year, participants will choose one of our four prompts to write their piece.
The competition is open to students aged 15 to 17 worldwide. We seek young people capable of exploring pressing issues through their unique perspectives, fostering a deeper understanding of the world around them.
Seven winners will be invited to join Harbingers’ Magazine for the academic year 2025/26. Additionally, one of them will become the winner of The Harbinger Prize 2025 and receive a bespoke reporting trip mentored by The Harbinger Academy instructors.
As our school’s learning environment, Harbingers’ Magazine is where students apply their journalism-related skills in real-world scenarios, crafting stories that speak to their generation. It’s a pioneering current affairs publication, entirely led and managed by teenagers. It focuses on topics that matter to its global teenage audience, making every pitch, article and podcast episode reflect the issues that resonate with them.
To submit your article, please log in to your Harbingers’ Magazine account. If you don’t have an account, you will need to complete a registration, providing details about yourself, your school, and your parents or legal guardians.
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Submission guidelines:
While preparing an article, please follow these requirements:
Title: Your piece must have a headline or title.
Language: The submission should be written in English.
Format: Please submit your work in Word format (.doc or .docx).
Length: The maximum word count is 1,200 words.
Originality: All submissions must be original and not plagiarised, and created without the use of AI.
Prompt: Specify which prompt you are responding to.
In addition to the article submitted, you will need to upload your bio (of up to 200 words as a .doc or .docx file) and picture (a clear, colour photo of yourself, with face visible, as a .jpg, .jpeg, or .png file). You can submit an image that you would like to be used to illustrate your article, if it wins a prize and gets published. (For examples of authors’ profiles and photos, see our Editorial Board).
Submitting an image for your article is optional. The picture or image must be created by you; you cannot upload someone else’s work. The image should be directly related to the content of your article and help convey its message. Please use high-resolution images to ensure clarity and professionalism when displayed. Acceptable file types include .jpg, .jpeg, or .png. The subject of the image should be easily recognisable and focused, with good lighting; images cannot have watermarks or logos. Provide a descriptive caption for the image to explain its relevance to your article.
All submissions are final. You will receive a confirmation email once your registration and submissions are complete. Our team will review all pieces for originality, including checks for plagiarism and AI-generated content.
Please sign up for the Harbingers’ Weekly Brief newsletter to know the prompts and write a piece that shows your skills and personality for a chance to be part of our editorial team:
