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2026 Born to Breathe Youth Media Festival

4 Ways to earn prizes

$10* for Completing Online Training

Opens: March 1st   Deadline: April 4th

Start Training

$20* for Submitting an Entry

Opens: March 1st     Deadline: April 4th

Submit Entry

$20* for Attending the Festival

Del Norte County                  Humboldt County

May 5, 2026                            May 7, 2026

Sea Front Bakery                   Redwood Art Association

1348 Front Street                    603 F St.

Crescent City, CA                   Eureka, CA

$5000 in Cash Prizes for Entries

Winners will be announced at festival.  

(Last year some entries won $300)

*Only the first 50 participants are eligible for prizes, participants must be residents of Del Norte or Humboldt County and between the ages 12-21.

Previous Winners

    Are you ready to Sign up? Follow these steps

    Step 1: Start Your training

    This online training will walk you everything you need to know so you can earn the most money

    Online Training

    Step 2: Choose what type of Art or media you want to submit

    Examples:

    Examples:

    Examples:

    • Animation
    • VLog
    • Documentary
    • etc.

    Examples:

    Examples:

    Examples:

    • Sculpture
    • Graphic Design
    • Painting
    • etc.

    Examples:

    Examples:

    Examples:

    • Radio PSA
    • Podcast
    • Song
    • etc.

    Examples:

    Examples:

    Examples:

    • Poetry
    • Informative Article
    • Personal Story
    • etc.

    Need some Inspiration? Check out previous winners projects

    Step 3: Research one of these Tobacco* Related topics

    Where or how does big tobacco influence us?


    • Helpful Links

    1. Tobacco Free Kids
    2. Global Youth Tobacco Survey
    3. Targeted Communities
    4. LGBTQAI+ Community
    5. Rural Communities
    6. American Indian/Alaska Native Communities

    Are people smoking around you?


    • Helpful Links

    1. Secondhand Smoke
    2. Going Smokefree Matters
    3.  The DeNoble Files

    Do tobacco products harm the environment?


    • Helpful Links

    1. Tobacco Waste
    2. Truth Initiative

    How are youth getting tobacco products?


    • Helpful Links

    1. Big Tobacco Profits
    2. Where kids are getting it
    3. Tobacco Marketing
    4. Youth Tobacco Use
    5. Youth & Tobacco
    6. The DeNoble Files
    7. Truth Initiative

    Download PDF

    Step 4: Get Organized and Get to work!

    Download PDF
    Download PDF

    STEP 5: TIME TO SUBMIT YOUR WORK!

    Deadline to enter is April 4th!

    Enter Your work

     *The tobacco information contained herein refers to commercially grown tobacco only and NOT tobacco used for sacred or traditional use. 

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