Texas Youth Creators Award

What are the Texas Youth Creators Awards?

The Texas Youth Creators Awards, previously named the Texas Media Awards, promote excellence in amateur media production and its importance in lifelong learning. Since 1988, the awards have been an annual, statewide event open to school-aged Texas residents.

Who is eligible to compete?

Any youth ages 4-20 residing in Texas who is sponsored by a TLA librarian.  The librarian submits the entry on the student’s behalf.

How do I submit an entry for consideration?

Each entry must be reviewed and submitted by a sponsoring librarian to ensure copyright compliance and to highlight the important roles librarians play in technology integration and instruction.

How are the entries judged?

A panel of qualified, impartial volunteers judge entries based on pre-established criteria for each individual contest division.

How are winners recognized?

Students with winning entries receive awards at the Texas Youth Creators Awards Program during the Texas Library Association Annual Conference. The most outstanding entry overall earns the Bob Bennett “Best of Show” Award.

Contest Rules

Category Guidelines

• Entries must comply with the guidelines for each category:
• Animation Guidelines,
• Black and White Photography Guidelines,
• Book Trailer Guidelines,
• Coding and Gaming Guidelines,
• Color Photography Guidelines,
• Music Digital Composition Guidelines,
• Graphic Design Guidelines,
• Multimedia Presentation Guidelines,
• Video Recording Guidelines,
• Web Design Guidelines.

SUBMIT YOUR ENTRY

Entries must adhere strictly to all applicable copyright laws and guidelines. The Texas Library Association reserves the right to disqualify any entry based on a reasonable belief that the entry has infringed the copyright laws of the U.S. or any other country.