《紐約時報》New York Times(NYT)是美國最大的本地都市報,也是美國三大報紙之一。紐約時報系列寫作比賽是《紐約時報》舉辦的,全年滾動開展。如果學生投稿文章,能夠得到評委的青睞乃至獲獎,登上該報刊,無論是對申請理工科還是文商類專業(yè)的學生,都會起到非常重要的助力作用。2024-2025《紐約時報》秋季學期大賽信息已更新。
01·100字敘事寫作比賽·
時間:2024.11.6——2024.12.4
內(nèi)容:100字敘述寫作
適合學生:全球13-19歲高中生均可投稿參加
重點:原創(chuàng)獨立作品,要求學生100字以內(nèi)完成一篇短小精悍而有力的小故事,來自自己的真實生活經(jīng)歷。
02·什么是個人敘述?·
個人敘事是一篇關(guān)于你人生經(jīng)歷的文章。它是一種非虛構(gòu)寫作,這意味著你選擇寫的任何內(nèi)容都應該是真實的。記住個人敘事中的“個人”;你應該講述自己的故事,而不是別人的故事。
個人敘事可以有多種不同的形式,但在本場比賽中,我們要求你講述一個故事。這意味著你應該專注于某個特定的時刻。故事應該有一個清晰的敘事線——開頭、中間和結(jié)尾——由某種沖突驅(qū)動,最終得到解決或激發(fā)持續(xù)改變生活的嘗試。
但請記住,你生活中的任何故事都可以。它不一定是你經(jīng)歷過的最戲劇性的事情;它可以是和你兄弟一起烤布朗尼蛋糕,或者你在周二乘車去學校時的一次談話。重要的是,讀者明白為什么這一刻對你有意義,并可能從中得到一些他們可以理解的更深刻的意義或信息。
03·怎樣才能使我的 100 字敘述脫穎而出?·
雖然紐約時報要求您以故事的形式撰寫個人敘述,但并不要求您使用特定的結(jié)構(gòu)、風格或語調(diào)。紐約時報希望您能從中獲得樂趣。
紐約時報想聽聽你的故事,用你獨特的聲音講述——用你在日常生活中使用的單詞和短語以及你獨特的幽默感和情感。
你可以嘗試一些技巧,比如讓讀者融入場景,用細節(jié)來展示而不是講述,有目的地整合對話,或者嘗試創(chuàng)造性的講故事形式(閱讀獲獎故事《Tiny Love Stories》來了解我們的意思)。
請記住,只有 100 個字來講述你的故事,每個字都很重要。《Tiny Love Stories》的編輯建議像寫詩一樣來寫你的作品,玩轉(zhuǎn)聲音、標點、句子長度和重復,讓每個音節(jié)都發(fā)揮作用。
04· 評分標準 ·
獲獎者將在 2025 年 2 月初宣布
05·往屆獲獎作品 ·
Cast Doubt
Left arm wrapped in a bright yellow cast, I marched into my first-grade classroom, brandishing my shattered wrist for all to see.
“Can I sign it?”
For the next three weeks, I was a celebrity. Elected line leader, I paraded my troops across campus, signatures and doodles adorning my casted arm. But it turns out, I wasn’t the celebrity: the cast was.
Castless, I asked Molly, the prettiest girl in class, what she thought about my now-splinted arm.
“Your breath smells like barf.”
To the back of the line I went, with the rest of the W’s, X’s and Y’s.
— Adam Xu, 16, Saratoga High School, Saratoga, Calif.
The Sidewalk
The three of us walk on a sidewalk. Side by side as we head home. We take turns talking to one another. Three isn’t an even number so one of us is always left out. The sidewalk narrows and soon it is only two of you standing side by side. I stand behind and walk alone. I cross the street and continue walking on the opposite side. By the time you guys notice I’ll already be home. Later you’ll send me the same text. “Sorry, we didn’t notice.” And I’ll respond with mine. “It’s fine.”
— Nicole, 15, Alisal High School, Salinas, Calif.
Packing all that I hold dear in 20 minutes or less
Black smoke from afar within an hour was at our backyard’s doorstep. Fires were always on other hills, in other people’s neighborhoods. My coveted shoes, a laptop, my Konietzko drawings. Our cars were filled with instruments, art, albums, knickknacks from 37 countries, and thoughts of what was left behind. Twenty acres blew up to 30,000 acres in three days fueled by drought and 108-degree temperatures. Days, Dad stood guard. A week passed before we came home to a backyard filled with swaths of bright fuchsia retardant dropped by dozens of planes and firefighters. Pink is now my favorite color.
— Zubin Carvalho, 17, Western Center Academy, Hemet, Calif.
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