Youth Media Challenge

The official theme of WorldPride 2025 is "The Fabric of Freedom." Join us in uplifting and amplifying the voices of youth around the world through the Youth Media Challenge.

The Fabric of Freedom: Global Arts & Advocacy Experience

A Collaboration with KQED

Hear what the next generation has to say about our world

The OUR PRIDE / KQED Youth Media Challenge invites youth from ages 13 to 29 years to explore how they see themselves, their world, and their future by creating and publishing original audio, video and images.

Submissions are published on the KQED Challenge Showcase and in OUR PRIDE's World Pride 2025 Shorts & Arts Fest, an official event of WorldPride 2025 in Washington, DC, and in support of EuroPride 2025 in Lisbon, Portugal, and in collaboration with local Pride organizations around the world.

Who can participate?

Teen Challenge / Ages13 to 18

18+ Challenge

The Teen Challenge is open to middle and high school age youth. Any youth leader or educator, from teachers to librarians to youth program leaders, can participate by creating an account.

(No login needed for students!)

The 18+ Challenge is open to all youth ages 18 to 29, which can be done in collaboration with college and other educational programs, or independently to provide a voice on issues of importance using StoryMaps.com and other online platforms.

When does it happen?

We welcome submissions year-round, from classrooms, after-school programs and summer camps.

Periodically, we have deadline-based opportunities to highlight students’ work. Subscribe for KQED updates.

Authentic audience

Teen Challenge submissions are published on the KQED Youth Media Challenge Showcase and in the World Pride 2025 Showcase with the World Pride 2025 Shorts & Arts Fest.

Select pieces may be shared on KQED digital and broadcast channels and via PBS and NPR stations around the USA. Read our Student Publishing FAQs.