Hi guys. If you win either as a Finalist or another level and make the wait list for the Regionals it’s all expense paid by YoungArts. Flights hotel food everything. A great week!
@SpartanDrew WOW! That’s amazing 
@SpartanDrew That’s amazing! I’m glad they do that! Then all participants have an equal opportunity to go! Thank you so much for sharing this with us! <3
Thank you for the speedy reply! One more question. If you are a finalist, and make it to miami, how do the levels work for the cash prize. Such as levels 1-3, silver, gold, etc. If you are guaranteed 250$ as an honorable mention, is there a guaranteed monetary prize for finalists?
Yes Finalists are guaranteed $1000. I have no idea how the different levels are awarded but I believe the winners perform their work in front of a panel of judges for the higher monetary levels. There is an FAQ on the YA page that has more info.
Good Luck everybody!
@glamourbiscuit Good luck to you too 
@SpartanDrew I have to ask, but despite knowing that YoungArts usually call finalists and Email Honorable Mentions and Merits, from looking at the past YoungArts Forums on College Confidential, I noticed that YoungArts tends to be really inconsistent with their notifications. Do you think that this year they’ll just give us a straight-up list like they did 2015 and 2017 on November 20th, or do you think that they’ll maybe just notify us as they’d usually do? I mean the process is really spontaneous so it’s fine if you’re not sure. I’m just really curious so I know what to expect. Maybe they’ll put it on their Twitter?
@Lunarlitgend I hope that they notify winners and give out a list on time!
@glamourbiscuit LOL Me too! But I honestly won’t mind waiting another week if needed. I’ll survive.
@Lunarlitgend so they have been all over the place with notifications. If I recall correctly, 2 years ago everyone found out when the list was released which I think may have been the Monday before Thanksgiving. No Finalists were called that I’m aware of. The year before that and last year Finalists were called starting around a week before Thanksgiving so if they call Finalists this year I’d expect that to start happening as soon as next week. Last year the list was the latest it’s been released which was the Monday AFTER Thanksgiving on 11/29. I would watch their twitter as well as Instagram for clues. They usually start dropping cryptic hints before notifications start going out.
Best of luck to everyone! And please post if you get that awesome Finalist call!! :-))
@SpartanDrew Ohh okay! Thank you so much for the information, I greatly appreciate it
And I will! Same goes for you too
I look forward to hearing if any of you cool people win! I’m really anxious about finding results back, totally wild that it may be next week. Anyway, I wish you all good luck! I submitted for a few writing categories and who knows!
I just saw a comment on an Instagram post from YA that winners will be notified by the end of the month.
@SpartanDrew Oh WOWWWWW!!! By the end of the month do they mean November 20th or later or the very last day of November?
@angelbutterfly you too
I’d say most likely the list will come out the week after Thanksgiving. Last year it was released on the 29th which was the latest they have ever released it. Hopefully they will start calling Finalists again this year and that will be starting next week. Fingers crossed!
Hi all - Sounds like an amazing program and best of luck to everyone! My son submitted his application without either of us knowing too much about it. Does anyone have any sense of how many applicants there are in each category? I would imagine some have many more applicants than others?
@212121 I don’t think there is any way to know how many apply in each category but over the past few years they have had anywhere from 7-10,000 kids apply and around 600-800 winners in total so it’s an elite group. Usually 6-10% named as winners.
Do not despair if your son doesn’t make the cut. You have to keep in mind that every judge looks for different things and your kid can win one competition and not another. It’s an amazing program so if he isn’t named this year he should try again next year if he doesn’t age out. My daughter has won the past 2 years but honestly could come up with a big goose egg this year. You just never know.
Best of luck and keep us posted!
@SpartanDrew Tks so much!