Submission deadline: August 1, 2025

The Harbinger Prize 2025: competition for teen journalists is now open
Harbingers’ Academy is proud to announce the third edition of The Harbinger Prize — and for the 2025 edition, we made it a real challenge! Participants will choose one of our four prompts to write their piece this year.
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.
As our academy’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.
For more information on The Harbinger Prize 2025, including submission guidelines, how to create your profile, our selection criteria, and updates on the deliberation process, sign up for the Harbingers’ Weekly Brief newsletter. This is where we announce the prompts for this year’s edition.