Ask Jason Reynolds Anything* (*About Banned Books) Entry Form

Complete the following form to submit your questions for Ask Jason Reynolds Anything* (*About Banned Books), which will broadcast live on Facebook, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT on September 28, 2021!

Please fill out the form completely and accurately. Incomplete or inaccurate submissions and submissions that violate contest rules will be disqualified.

Contest deadline is 5:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, September 17, 2021.

THIS CONTEST HAS CLOSED! THANK YOU! To find out who was selected, join us live on the Banned Books Week Facebook page, September 28, 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. EDT

Contest Rules

  1. All questions (text and video) should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. EDT, Friday, September 17.
  1. Videos should be submitted via YouTube link. Video submissions cannot exceed 30 seconds in length. Shorter submissions are encouraged. 
  1. Questions should address the theme of Banned Books Week (“Books Unite Us. Censorship Divides Us.”), intellectual freedom, censorship, and/or works by Jason Reynolds. Be creative!
  1. Individual contestants must be age 13 – 20 on the day of the Facebook Live event (September 28, 2021). 
  1. Questions may be submitted by classes or book clubs and their adult supervisors as long as the teens involved are age 13 – 20 on the day of the Facebook Live event (September 28, 2021).
  1. Contestants must live in the United States or its territories. U.S. citizenship is not required for entry.
  1. Questions selected for inclusion will be shown during the Facebook Live event on September 28, 2021 (for video submissions), and the contestant’s first name, city, and state will be shared during the event (for both text and video submissions). For class or book club submissions, the contestants’ school, library, or bookstore, as well as city and state, will be identified. 
  1. Prizes: A combined maximum of ten (10) novels signed by Jason Reynolds (for individual contestants) OR Banned Books Week posters signed by Jason Reynolds (for classes and book clubs). Contestants selected for inclusion in the contest will be contacted via email after the event and will have until the end of Banned Books Week (October 2, 2021) to claim their prize. Prizes will be delivered within eight (8) weeks of the conclusion of Banned Books Week (October 2, 2021).

This contest is sponsored and maintained by the Banned Books Week Coalition. It is not directly overseen by Jason Reynolds or Simon & Schuster and its subsidiaries.