Welcome to Inspiring Teens Magazine:
Let's get started on your feature!
Congratulations on your nomination — before we guarantee your spot in our next issue, fill out the Acceptance form below for our Scholarship Candidate Review Board.
— Please review this page with a parent.
Inspiring Teens Magazine is a national publication dedicated to recognizing teens of character.
Brooklyn Kennedy – Ohio
Issue 59
Nomination by Ava Casella
Photography by T-Bird Photography
Carley DeRespiris – Ohio
Issue 60
Nomination & Photography by Sharon Holy Photography
Teagan Byquist - Washington
Issue 60
Nomination & Photography by Dan Duren Photography LLC
WHAT THIS EXPERIENCE INCLUDES
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Featured spot in Inspiring Teens Magazine — published nationally ✓
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Scholarship opportunities — up to $1,000, funded by community support ✓
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A shot at the cover — the top vote-earner wins the most visible spot in the magazine ✓
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Real-world leadership skills — communication, goal-setting, and community outreach you can put on a résumé ✓
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The Impact Leadership Challenge — a high-energy, exclusive resume moment unique to this issue ✓
HOW THE VOTING WORKS
We give you all the tools you need to run a successful campaign.
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Strategy Lab ✓
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Leadership Lab ✓
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Campaign Link ✓
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Sharable Graphics ✓
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Public Launch Party ✓
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Online Leaderboard ✓
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Press Release Info ✓
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Leadership Certificate ✓
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Votes determine your placement in the magazine and fund our national scholarship pool. As you earn votes, you unlock bonuses, additional scholarship dollars, and level up your feature. Teens can earn up to $1,000 in scholarships per issue. U.S. residency required for scholarship wins. This is a community-supported campaign — the more people you reach, the further you go. The proceeds of each $5 vote directly funds our national scholarship pool and our 2026 nonprofit Teen's Charity of Choice: Shriners Hospitals for Children.
Ready to get started?
Every teen in Inspiring Teens Magazine has a feature that's uniquely theirs — and yours starts right here.
Your answers to these questions may appear on your Impact page and may be published in the next issue as you progress up the leaderboard.
There are no wrong answers. Just be honest, be specific, and be you.
Images: To keep the magazine visually consistent, we only publish images from one professional photographer per teen.
• If you were nominated by a professional photographer, please upload an image taken by that same photographer (but not the same image).
• If you were nominated by someone else and a non professional image was submitted, you may upload a photo taken by a professional photographer, yourself, or an immediate family member (parent or sibling).
• Photos cannot include other people or contain words of any kind.
• We will follow up with a permission to print request with your professional photographers during production. Please make sure email addresses are current and typo-free.
Ready? Let's go. We can't wait to help you share your story.
— The Inspiring Teens Team
"Being featured in Inspiring Teens helped me realize that I am more than capable of anything if I truly put in the work. It has made me feel so accomplished in many ways and I couldn’t be more thankful for the opportunity." – Autumn Parker, Indiana Issue 101
Above: Cross Zeedyk's Feature - Issue 98 | Photography by Memories by Tawnya Photography
Left: Cross at his Senior Awards Ceremony with his Leadership Cords, Plaque and Cover.
Why do you want to be in Inspiring Teens Magazine?
I think that because I’m from a farming community, I might be able to show a different way of life that is not like what other people have experienced. I also think that Tawnya did an awesome job and deserves a lot of credit.
If you win a scholarship, what will you do with the money?
I will definitely use the money for tuition. I’m not sure what college I’m going to attend yet, but I want to major in business and financing. I plan to use that degree to help my parents run the farm more efficiently and possibly expand. Eventually I would like to head the operation of the farm and continue our family’s legacy of farming for generations into the future.
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"This was the first thing they asked about in my sorority interview." - Zoe D'Angelo - legacy
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"Thank you for the opportunity to be a part of something so inspiring to others.
I am honored to be among the group of teens chosen to have the opportunity to be featured in your magazine.
Regardless of who wins, it is a joy to be among a group of such amazing teens."
Sincerely, Alexandria Poe - Issue 19
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Ava Ackerman – Michigan
Issue 71
Nomination & Photography by @Flairseniorphotos
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"Just wanted to say this has been a great experience for us.
We have never done anything like this before and it has been nothing short of exciting! Thank you for this opportunity!"
Susan and Ally - Issue 40