Essay COMPETITION
2024 global essay prize, the short list for the 2024 global essay prize was released on wednesday, 31 july..
The John Locke Institute encourages young people to cultivate the characteristics that turn good students into great writers: independent thought, depth of knowledge, clear reasoning, critical analysis and persuasive style. Our Essay Competition invites students to explore a wide range of challenging and interesting questions beyond the confines of the school curriculum.
Entering an essay in our competition can build knowledge, and refine skills of argumentation. It also gives students the chance to have their work assessed by experts. All of our essay prizes are judged by a panel of senior academics drawn from leading universities including Oxford and Princeton, under the leadership of the Chairman of Examiners, former Cambridge philosopher, Dr Jamie Whyte.
The judges will choose their favourite essay from each of seven subject categories - Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology, Theology and Law - and then select the winner of the Grand Prize for the best entry in any subject. There is also a separate prize awarded for the best essay in the junior category, for under 15s.
Q1. Do we have any good reasons to trust our moral intuition?
Q2. Do girls have a (moral) right to compete in sporting contests that exclude boys?
Q3. Should I be held responsible for what I believe?
Q1. Is there such a thing as too much democracy?
Q2. Is peace in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip possible?
Q3. When is compliance complicity?
Q1. What is the optimal global population?
Q2. Accurate news reporting is a public good. Does it follow that news agencies should be funded from taxation?
Q3. Do successful business people benefit others when making their money, when spending it, both, or neither?
Q1. Why was sustained economic growth so rare before the later 18th century and why did this change?
Q2. Has music ever significantly changed the course of history?
Q3. Why do civilisations collapse? Is our civilisation in danger?
Q1. When, if ever, should a company be permitted to refuse to do business with a person because of that person’s public statements?
Q2. In the last five years British police have arrested several thousand people for things they posted on social media. Is the UK becoming a police state?
Q3. Your parents say that 11pm is your bedtime. But they don’t punish you if you don’t go to bed by 11pm. Is 11pm really your bedtime?
Q1. According to a study by researchers at four British universities, for each 15-point increase in IQ, the likelihood of getting married increases by around 35% for a man but decreases by around 58% for a woman. Why?
In the original version of this question we misstated a statistic. This was caused by reproducing an error that appeared in several media summaries of the study. We are grateful to one of our contestants, Xinyi Zhang, who helped us to see (with humility and courtesy) why we should take more care to check our sources. We corrected the text on 4 April. Happily, the correction does not in any way alter the thrust of the question.
Q2. There is an unprecedented epidemic of depression and anxiety among young people. Can we fix this? How?
Q3. What is the difference between a psychiatric illness and a character flaw?
Q1. “I am not religious, but I am spiritual.” What could the speaker mean by “spiritual”?
Q2. Is it reasonable to thank God for protection from some natural harm if He is responsible for causing the harm?
Q3. Does God reward those who believe in him? If so, why?
JUNIOR prize
Q1. Does winning a free and fair election automatically confer a mandate for governing?
Q2. Has the anti-racism movement reduced racism?
Q3. Is there life after death?
Q4. How did it happen that governments came to own and run most high schools, while leaving food production to private enterprise?
Q5. When will advancing technology make most of us unemployable? What should we do about this?
Q6. Should we trust fourteen-year-olds to make decisions about their own bodies?
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS & FURTHER DETAILS
Please read the following carefully.
Entry to the John Locke Institute Essay Competition 2024 is open to students from any country.
Registration
Only candidates who registered before the registration deadline of Friday, 31 May 2024 may enter this year's competition.
All entries must be submitted by 11.59 pm BST on the submission deadline: Sunday, 30 June 2024 . Candidates must be eighteen years old, or younger, on that date. (Candidates for the Junior Prize must be fourteen years old, or younger, on that date.)
Entry is free.
Each essay must address only one of the questions in your chosen subject category, and must not exceed 2000 words (not counting diagrams, tables of data, endnotes, bibliography or authorship declaration).
The filename of your pdf must be in this format: FirstName-LastName-Category-QuestionNumber.pdf; so, for instance, Alexander Popham would submit his answer to question 2 in the Psychology category with the following file name:
Alexander-Popham-Psychology-2.pdf
Essays with filenames which are not in this format will be rejected.
The candidate's name should NOT appear within the document itself.
Candidates should NOT add footnotes. They may, however, add endnotes and/or a Bibliography that is clearly titled as such.
Each candidate will be required to provide the email address of an academic referee who is familiar with the candidate's written academic work. This should be a school teacher, if possible, or another responsible adult who is not a relation of the candidate. The John Locke Institute will email referees to verify that the essays submitted are indeed the original work of the candidates.
Submissions may be made as soon as registration opens in April. We recommend that you submit your essay well in advance of the deadline to avoid any last-minute complications. To submit your essay, click here .
Acceptance of your essay depends on your granting us permission to use your data for the purposes of receiving and processing your entry as well as communicating with you about the Awards Ceremony Dinner, the academic conference, and other events and programmes of the John Locke Institute and its associated entities.
Late entries
If for any reason you miss the 30 June deadline you will have an opportunity to make a late entry, under two conditions:
a) A late entry fee of 20.00 USD must be paid by credit card within twenty-four hours of the original deadline; and
b) Your essay must be submitted before 11.59 pm BST on Wednesday, 10 July 2024.
To pay for late entry, a registrant need only log into his or her account, select the relevant option and provide the requested payment information.
Our grading system is proprietary. Essayists may be asked to discuss their entry with a member of the John Locke Institute’s faculty. We use various means to identify plagiarism, contract cheating, the use of AI and other forms of fraud . Our determinations in all such matters are final.
Essays will be judged on knowledge and understanding of the relevant material, the competent use of evidence, quality of argumentation, originality, structure, writing style and persuasive force. The very best essays are likely to be those which would be capable of changing somebody's mind. Essays which ignore or fail to address the strongest objections and counter-arguments are unlikely to be successful .
Candidates are advised to answer the question as precisely and directly as possible.
The writers of the best essays will receive a commendation and be shortlisted for a prize. Writers of shortlisted essays will be notified by 11.59 pm BST on Wednesday, 31 July. They will also be invited to London for an invitation-only academic conference and awards dinner in September, where the prize-winners will be announced. Unlike the competition itself, the academic conference and awards dinner are not free. Please be aware that n obody is required to attend either the academic conference or the prize ceremony. You can win a prize without travelling to London.
All short-listed candidates, including prize-winners, will be able to download eCertificates that acknowledge their achievement. If you win First, Second or Third Prize, and you travel to London for the ceremony, you will receive a signed certificate.
There is a prize for the best essay in each category. The prize for each winner of a subject category, and the winner of the Junior category, is a scholarship worth US$2000 towards the cost of attending any John Locke Institute programme, and the essays will be published on the Institute's website. Prize-giving ceremonies will take place in London, at which winners and runners-up will be able to meet some of the judges and other faculty members of the John Locke Institute. Family, friends, and teachers are also welcome.
The candidate who submits the best essay overall will be awarded an honorary John Locke Institute Junior Fellowship, which comes with a US$10,000 scholarship to attend one or more of our summer schools and/or visiting scholars programmes.
The judges' decisions are final, and no correspondence will be entered into.
R egistration opens: 1 April, 2024.
Registration deadline: 31 May, 2024. (Registration is required by this date for subsequent submission.)
Submission deadline: 30 June, 2024.
Late entry deadline: 10 July, 2024. (Late entries are subject to a 20.00 USD charge, payable by 1 July.)
Notification of short-listed essayists: 31 July, 2024.
Academic conference: 20 - 22 September, 2024.
Awards dinner: 21 September, 2024.
Any queries regarding the essay competition should be sent to [email protected] . Please be aware that, due to the large volume of correspondence we receive, we cannot guarantee to answer every query. In particular, regrettably, we are unable to respond to questions whose answers can be found on our website.
If you would like to receive helpful tips from our examiners about what makes for a winning essay or reminders of upcoming key dates for the 2024 essay competition, please provide your email here to be added to our contact list. .
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The John Locke Institute's Global Essay Prize is acknowledged as the world's most prestigious essay competition.
We welcome tens of thousands of submissions from ambitious students in more than 150 countries, and our examiners - including distinguished philosophers, political scientists, economists, historians, psychologists, theologians, and legal scholars - read and carefully assess every entry.
I encourage you to register for this competition, not only for the hope of winning a prize or commendation, and not only for the chance to join the very best contestants at our academic conference and gala ceremony in London, but equally for the opportunity to engage in the serious scholarly enterprise of researching, reflecting on, writing about, and editing an answer to one of the important and provocative questions in this year's Global Essay Prize.
We believe that the skills you will acquire in the process will make you a better thinker and a more effective advocate for the ideas that matter most to you.
I hope to see you in September!
Best wishes,
Jamie Whyte, Ph.D. (C ANTAB )
Chairman of Examiners
Q. I missed the registration deadline. May I still register or submit an essay?
A. No. Only candidates who registered before 31 May will be able to submit an essay.
Q. Are footnote s, endnotes, a bibliography or references counted towards the word limit?
A. No. Only the body of the essay is counted.
Q. Are in-text citations counted towards the word limit?
A. If you are using an in-text based referencing format, such as APA, your in-text citations are included in the word limit.
Q. Is it necessary to include foo tnotes or endnotes in an essay?
A. You may not include footnotes, but you may include in-text citations or endnotes. You should give your sources of any factual claims you make, and you should ackn owledge any other authors on whom you rely.
Q. I am interested in a question that seems ambiguous. How should I interpret it?
A. You may interpret a question as you deem appropriate, clarifying your interpretation if necessary. Having done so, you must answer the question as directly as possible.
Q. How strict are the age eligibility criteria?
A. Only students whose nineteenth birthday falls after 30 June 2024 will be eligible for a prize or a commendation. In the case of the Junior category, only students whose fifteenth birthday falls after 30 June 2024 will be eligible for a prize or a commendation.
Q. May I submit more than one essay?
A. Yes, you may submit as many essays as you please in any or all categories.
Q. If I am eligible to compete in the Junior category, may I also (or instead) compete in another category?
A. Yes, you may.
Q. May I team up with someone else to write an essay?
A. No. Each submitted essay must be entirely the work of a single individual.
Q. May I use AI, such as ChatGPT or the like, in writing my essay?
A. All essays will be checked for the use of AI. If we find that any content is generated by AI, your essay will be disqualified. We will also ask you, upon submission of your essay, whether you used AI for any purpose related to the writing of your essay, and if so, you will be required to provide details. In that case, if, in our judgement, you have not provided full and accurate details of your use of AI, your essay will be disqualified.
Since any use of AI (that does not result in disqualification) can only negatively affect our assessment of your work relative to that of work that is done without using AI, your safest course of action is simply not to use it at all. If, however, you choose to use it for any purpose, we reserve the right to make relevant judgements on a case-by-case basis and we will not enter into any correspondence.
Q. May I have someone else edit, or otherwise help me with, my essay?
A. You may of course discuss your essay with others, and it is perfectly acceptable for them to offer general advice and point out errors or weaknesses in your writing or content, leaving you to address them.
However, no part of your essay may be written by anyone else. This means that you must edit your own work and that while a proofreader may point out errors, you as the essayist must be the one to correct them.
Q. Do I have to attend the awards ceremony to win a prize?
A. Nobody is required to attend the prize ceremony. You can win a prize without travelling to London. But if we invite you to London it is because your essay was good enough - in the opinion of the First Round judges - to be at least a contender for First, Second or Third Prize. Normally the Second Round judges will agree that the short-listed essays are worth at least a commendation.
Q. Is there an entry fee?
A. No. There is no charge to enter our global essay competition unless you submit your essay after the normal deadline, in which case there is a fee of 20.00 USD .
Q. Can I receive a certificate for my participation in your essay competition if I wasn't shortlisted?
A. No. Certificates are awarded only for shortlisted essays. Short-listed contestants who attend the award ceremony in London will receive a paper certificate. If you cannot travel to London, you will be able to download your eCertificate.
Q. Can I receive feedba ck on my essay?
A. We would love to be able to give individual feedback on essays but, unfortunately, we receive too many entries to be able to comment on particular essays.
Q. The deadline for publishing the names of short-listed essayists has passed but I did not receive an email to tell me whether I was short-listed.
A. Log into your account and check "Shortlist Status" for (each of) your essay(s).
Q. Why isn't the awards ceremony in Oxford this year?
A. Last year, many shortlisted finalists who applied to join our invitation-only academic conference missed the opportunity because of capacity constraints at Oxford's largest venues. This year, the conference will be held in central London and the gala awards dinner will take place in an iconic London ballroom.
TECHNICAL FAQ s
Q. The system will not accept my essay. I have checked the filename and it has the correct format. What should I do?
A. You have almost certainly added a space before or after one of your names in your profile. Edit it accordingly and try to submit again.
Q. The profile page shows my birth date to be wrong by a day, even after I edit it. What should I do?
A. Ignore it. The date that you typed has been correctly input to our database.
Q. How can I be sure that my registration for the essay competition was successful? Will I receive a confirmation email?
A. You will not receive a confirmation email. Rather, you can at any time log in to the account that you created and see that your registration details are present and correct.
TROUBLESHOOTING YOUR SUBMISSION
If you are unable to submit your essay to the John Locke Institute’s global essay competition, your problem is almost certainly one of the following.
If so, please proceed as indicated.
1) PROBLEM: I receive the ‘registrations are now closed’ message when I enter my email and verification code. SOLUTION. You did not register for the essay competition and create your account. If you think you did, you probably only provided us with your email to receive updates from us about the competition or otherwise. You may not enter the competition this year.
2) PROBLEM I do not receive a login code after I enter my email to enter my account. SOLUTION. Enter your email address again, checking that you do so correctly. If this fails, restart your browser using an incognito window; clear your cache, and try again. Wait for a few minutes for the code. If this still fails, restart your machine and try one more time. If this still fails, send an email to [email protected] with “No verification code – [your name]” in the subject line.
SUBMITTING AN ESSAY
3) PROBLEM: The filename of my essay is in the correct format but it is rejected. SOLUTION: Use “Edit Profile” to check that you did not add a space before or after either of your names. If you did, delete it. Whether you did or did not, try again to submit your essay. If submission fails again, email [email protected] with “Filename format – [your name]” in the subject line.
4) PROBLEM: When trying to view my submitted essay, a .txt file is downloaded – not the .pdf file that I submitted. SOLUTION: Delete the essay. Logout of your account; log back in, and resubmit. If resubmission fails, email [email protected] with “File extension problem – [your name]” in the subject line.
5) PROBLEM: When I try to submit, the submission form just reloads without giving me an error message. SOLUTION. Log out of your account. Open a new browser; clear the cache; log back in, and resubmit. If resubmission fails, email [email protected] with “Submission form problem – [your name]” in the subject line.
6) PROBLEM: I receive an “Unexpected Error” when trying to submit. SOLUTION. Logout of your account; log back in, and resubmit. If this resubmission fails, email [email protected] with “Unexpected error – [your name]” in thesubject line. Your email must tell us e xactly where in the submission process you received this error.
7) PROBLEM: I have a problem with submitting and it is not addressed above on this list. SOLUTION: Restart your machine. Clear your browser’s cache. Try to submit again. If this fails, email [email protected] with “Unlisted problem – [your name]” in the subject line. Your email must tell us exactly the nature of your problem with relevant screen caps.
READ THIS BEFORE YOU EMAIL US.
Do not email us before you have tried the specified solutions to your problem.
Do not email us more than once about a single problem. We will respond to your email within 72 hours. Only if you have not heard from us in that time may you contact us again to ask for an update.
If you email us regarding a problem, you must include relevant screen-shots and information on both your operating system and your browser. You must also declare that you have tried the solutions presented above and had a good connection to the internet when you did so.
If you have tried the relevant solution to your problem outlined above, have emailed us, and are still unable to submit before the 30 June deadline on account of any fault of the John Locke Institute or our systems, please do not worry: we will have a way to accept your essay in that case. However, if there is no fault on our side, we will not accept your essay if it is not submitted on time – whatever your reason: we will not make exceptions for IT issues for which we are not responsible.
We reserve the right to disqualify the entries of essayists who do not follow all provided instructions, including those concerning technical matters.
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Achievement Awards in Writing**NEW** The prompt for the 2025 contest is now available!
Are you a nominating teacher? Sign up to receive an email notification when the Achievement Awards in Writing contest opens in November, 2024. Deadline: February 15, 2025 Purpose : To encourage high school sophomores and juniors to write and to publicly recognize the best student writing.
Please email [email protected] with any questions. August 12, 2024: 2025 contest prompt is released. Until November 13: Present the prompt to your students. Encourage them to gather their thoughts and ideas and to write their first draft November 13-February 15: Submitting teachers may nominate their students via the application form that will be available from this webpage. DEADLINE for All Submissions: February 15 *Late submissions will not be accepted. Below are some exemplars of award-winning submissions from 2020. These students received 100% scores from each judge who read their pieces and had high praise for the quality of writing. Caroline Johnston (Judges said, “This writer has an incredible command of language. Her imagery, her metaphors, her rhythms are beautiful.”) Pedro Juan Orduz (Judges said, “This young writer communicates astoundingly well. His writing resounds with authenticity and voice, grabs the reader’s attention and holds it until the very last word and leaves the reader wanting more. Outstanding work and a joy to read.”) Grace Ma (Judges said, “The writer has an incredible voice and a command of pacing and character development far beyond her years.” *These examples are meant to be used as inspiration to teachers and their students for the purposes of this award and to showcase the excellent work of these students. Please do not share or copy these students’ work improperly.* The recipients of the First Class designation are listed by state below. 2024 Award WinnersThis year, schools nominated 633 students to participate in the Achievement Awards in Writing Program. From the United States, students were nominated from 44 states, as well as Guam and Washington, D.C. 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Click here to learn more. 25 Best Writing Competitions for High School Students – 2024April 12, 2024 Over the past several years, the number of college applicants has been steadily rising. [i] As college admissions become more competitive, there are many steps a student can take to achieve high school success and become an outstanding candidate for college admissions: earning high SAT scores, securing strong letters of recommendation , and participating in various competitions will all boost your admissions prospects. [ii] In particular, writing competitions for high school students are a popular way to win scholarships and prize money, receive feedback on writing, build a portfolio of public work, and add to college application credentials! Below, we’ve selected twenty-five writing competitions for high school students and sorted them by three general topics: 1) language, literature and arts, 2) STEM, environment and sustainability, and 3) politics, history and philosophy. It’s never too soon to begin thinking about your future college prospects, and even if you are a freshman, many of these writing competitions for high schoolers will be open to you! [iii] Writing Competitions for High School Students in Language, Literature, and Arts1) adroit prizes for poetry and prose. This prestigious creative writing award offers high school students the opportunity to showcase their work in Adroit Journal . Judges are acclaimed writers in their respective genres.
2) Atlas Shrugged Essay ContestThis unique essay competition allows writers the chance to explore and respond to Ayn Rand’s fascinating and polemic 1957 novel Atlas Shrugged . Specific essay topics are posted every three months; prizes are granted seasonally with a grand prize winner announced every year.
Writing Competitions for High School Students (Continued)3) the bennington young writers awards. Through Bennington College, this high school writing competition offers three prizes in three different genre categories: poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Winners and finalists who decide to attend Bennington College will ultimately receive a substantial scholarship prize.
4) Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) Student Essay ContestDo you love Jane Austen? If so, this is the high school writing competition for you! With the JASNA Student Essay Contest, high school students have the opportunity to write a six to eight-page essay about Jane Austen’s works, focused on a specific, designated topic for the competition year.
5) The Kennedy Center VSA Playwright Discovery ProgramYoung aspiring writers with disabilities are encouraged to apply to this unique program. Students are asked to submit a ten-minute play script that explores any topic, including the student’s own disability experience.
6) Leonard M. Milburg ’53 High School Poetry PrizeThrough Princeton’s Lewis Center for the Arts, this prestigious writing competition for high school students recognizes outstanding poetry writing and is judged by creative writing faculty at Princeton University.
7) Nancy Thorp Poetry ContestNancy Thorp was a student at Hollins University who showed great promise as a poet. After her death, her family established this scholarship to support budding young poets.
8) National Council of Teachers of English Achievement Awards in WritingStudents may be nominated by their English teachers to win this prestigious writing award. Winners “exhibit the power to inform and move an audience through language” and prompts and genres may vary by competition year.
9) National Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsAt Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, numerous opportunities for scholarships and awards await those who submit writing in various genres: literary criticism, drama, poetry, and fiction. In all, there are 28 generic categories of art and writing to choose from!
10) National Society of High School Scholars Creative Writing ScholarshipIn this creative writing competition for high schoolers, students have the opportunity to submit a piece poetry or fiction (or both – one in each category!) for the opportunity to be published on the NSHSS website and win a monetary prize.
11) National Writing Award: The Humanities and a Freer TomorrowThis writing competition allows high school students the chance to be nominated by a teacher for a piece of writing in response to Ruth J. Simmons’ “Facing History to Find a Better Future.” Specific prompt topics may vary by year.
12) New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction AwardAlthough this prestigious award isn’t exclusively for high schoolers (anyone younger than 35 may submit a work of fiction), if you’ve written a collection of short stories or even a novel, you should certainly consider applying!
13) Princeton University Ten-Minute Play ContestThis writing competition for high school students awards three annual top prizes for the best ten-minute play. Play submissions are judged each year by an acclaimed guest playwright.
14) YouthPLAYS New Voices One-Act Competition for Young PlaywrightsIn this exciting writing competition, students have the chance to submit an original play script for a play of around 10-40 minutes in length. An excellent competition choice for any student considering a future in the theatre!
STEM, Environment, and Sustainability High School Writing Competitions15) engineergirl essay contest. This wonderful essay contest invites students to explore topics related to engineering and science. Each year a new, specific prompt will be chosen for young writers who wish to compete.
16) Ocean Awareness ContestThe Ocean Awareness Contest is an opportunity for students to create written and artistic projects that explore sustainability, environmentalism, and positive change. High school freshmen (up to age 14) may apply to the Junior Division. Students ages 15-18 may enter the Senior Division.
17) Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder / Sense of Wild ContestIf you are interested in issues of sustainability, environment, biology and the natural world, this is one of the high school writing competitions that is just for you! Essay prompts explore the natural world and our place within it and may include poetry, essays, and photography.
18) River of Words CompetitionThis writing competition for high school students is another top choice for those thinking of pursuing majors or careers in biology, environment, and sustainability; this specific contest hopes to promote positive education in sustainability by “promoting environmental literacy through the arts and cultural exchange.”
Writing Competitions for High School Students in Politics, History and Philosophy19) american foreign service association essay contest. With this writing competition for high school students, entrants may submit essays ranging from 1,000-1,500 words about diplomacy, history, and international politics (specific prompts vary by year).
20) Bill of Rights Institute We the Students Essay ContestIn this writing competition for high school students, civic-minded U.S. high schoolers may explore the principles and virtues of the Bill of Rights Institute. Interested applicants should review the specific submission guidelines .
21) JFK Presidential Library and Museum Profile in Courage Essay ContestFor students interested in history and political science, this competition offers the chance to write about U.S. elected officials who have demonstrated political courage.
22) John Locke Institute Essay CompetitionThis essay competition is for students who would like to write about and cultivate “independent thought, depth of knowledge, clear reasoning, critical analysis and persuasive style” from one of seven intellectual categories: philosophy, politics, economics, history, psychology, theology or law.
23) Society of Professional Journalists and the Journalism Education Association Essay ContestThis exciting writing competition for high schoolers allows students to explore topics related to journalism, democracy and media literacy. Specific prompts will be provided for contestants each year.
24) Veterans of Foreign Wars Voice of Democracy Youth Scholarship EssayThis audio essay allows high school students the opportunity to “express themselves in regards to a democratic and patriot-themed recorded essay.” One winner will be granted a $35,000 scholarship to be paid toward their university, college, or vocational school of choice. Smaller prizes range from $1,000-$21,000, and the first-place winner in each VFW state wins $1,000.
25) World Historian Student Essay CompetitionThe World Historian Student Essay Competition recognizes young scholars who explore world historical events and how they relate to the student scholar personally. Ultimately the student writer must describe “the experience of being changed by a better understanding of world history.”
Writing Competitions for High School Students – Sources[i] Institute for Education Sciences: National Center for Education Statistics. “Number of applications for admission from first-time, degree/certificate-seeking undergraduate students were received by postsecondary institutions in the fall.” https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/TrendGenerator/app/answer/10/101 [ii] Jaschik, Scott. “Record Applications, Record Rejections.” Inside Higher Ed . 3 April 2022. https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2022/04/04/most-competitive-colleges-get-more-competitive [iii] Wood, Sarah. “College Applications are on the Rise: What to Know.” U.S. News & World Report. 21 June 2022. https://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/articles/college-applications-are-on-the-rise-what-to-know
Jamie SmithFor the past decade, Jamie has taught writing and English literature at several universities, including Boston College, the University of Pittsburgh, and Carnegie Mellon University. She earned a Ph.D. in English from Carnegie Mellon, where she currently teaches courses and conducts research on composition, public writing, and British literature.
“Innovative and invaluable…use this book as your college lifeline.” — Lynn O'Shaughnessy Nationally Recognized College Expert College Planning in Your InboxJoin our information-packed monthly newsletter. Essay Writing Contests: The Ultimate List of 2024Did you know that the very first recorded essay contest can be traced back to the early 16th century, initiated by none other than the renowned philosopher and essayist Michel de Montaigne? In 1580, Montaigne published his collection of essays titled 'Essais,' which not only marked a pivotal moment in the evolution of the essay as a literary form but also contained an implicit challenge to his readers. He encouraged them to engage with his ideas and respond by writing their own essays, essentially laying the groundwork for what we now recognize as essay contests. Fast forward to the vibrant year of 2024, and this tradition of writing competitions has evolved into a global phenomenon, offering emerging writers from all walks of life a captivating platform to share their thoughts, emotions, and narratives with the world. In this article, our essay writer will review essay writing contests, presenting you with an exclusive selection of the most promising opportunities for the year ahead. Each of these competitions not only provides a stage to demonstrate your writing prowess but also offers a unique avenue for personal growth, self-expression, and intellectual exploration, all while competing for impressive writing awards and well-deserved recognition. Top Essay Writing Contests in 2024If you enjoy expressing your thoughts and ideas through writing, you're in for a treat. Essay writing competitions in 2024 offer you a chance to do just that and win some great prizes in the process. We've put together a list of contests specially designed for students like you. These contests cover various interesting essay topics , giving you a unique opportunity to showcase your writing skills and potentially earn cash prizes or scholarships. So, let's jump right into these fantastic opportunities. 2024 International Literary Prize by Hammond House PublishingThe 2024 Writing Competition beckons writers with over £3000 in cash prizes, publication opportunities in anthologies, and a chance to participate in a televised Award Ceremony. Sponsored by the University Centre Grimsby, this annual contest, now in its eighth year, draws entries from approximately 30 countries worldwide. Entrants can vie for prizes across four categories, gaining exposure at the televised award ceremony and receiving expert feedback at the annual literary festival. And if you're determined to learn how to overcome writer's block for this contest, we have a wealth of expert tips and strategies to guide you through the process! Deadline: 30th September 2024
Ready to Break Free From Essay Stress?Let our writing wizards rescue your grades with a tailor-made essay that'll make your professors do a double-take! International Voices in Creative Nonfiction Competition by Vine Leaves PressVine Leaves Press welcomes writers worldwide, prioritizing voices from marginalized communities such as BIPOC, LGBTQ+, and individuals with chronic illnesses or disabilities, among others. Submissions, which must be in English and previously unpublished, are accepted from February 1, 2024, until July 1, 2024. Manuscripts can be either narrative (50,000 – 80,000 words) or experimental (at least 100 pages), adhering to specific formatting guidelines, including anonymity to ensure impartial judging. Each submission requires a $25 entry fee via Submittable, and multiple entries are allowed. Entries will be judged based on originality, creativity, writing quality, and adherence to genre, with finalists announced in October 2024, shortlisted in January 2025, and winners in March 2025. Deadline: July 01, 2024
Solas Awards by Best Travel WritingThe Solas Awards, continuing a tradition since 1993, celebrate travel stories that inspire. They're looking for engaging tales that capture the essence of exploration, whether funny, enlightening, or adventurous. Winners may get published and join a community of fellow storytellers. Entries in essay, non-fiction, and travel genres are welcome with a $25 submission fee. Deadline: September 21, 2024
Vocal Challenges by CreatdVocal, in partnership with Voices in Minor (ViM), announces a creator-led challenge in celebration of International Women's Day, open to all Vocal creators. Participants are invited to write a 600-800 word piece about a woman who has inspired them for International Women's Day in the Year of the Dragon 2024. Submissions must adhere to specific length criteria and can be of any genre or format. Vocal will review entries and create a shortlist, from which ViM will select two co-grand prize winners and ten runners-up. Deadline: Mar 12, 2024
Cambridge Re:think Essay Competition 2024The Re:think Essay Competition welcomes students aged 14 to 18 worldwide to participate in crafting essays under 2000 words, following MLA 8 citation style, with submissions undergoing plagiarism and AI checks. Essay prompts cover diverse themes, such as the role of women in STEM , provided by distinguished professors from prestigious institutions like Harvard, Brown, UC Berkeley, Cambridge, Oxford, and MIT. To maintain anonymity during review, submissions should be in PDF format without personal details. Deadline : 10th May, 2024
The Hudson Prize by Black Lawrence PressEach year, Black Lawrence Press presents The Hudson Prize, inviting submissions for an unpublished collection of poems or prose. This competition is open to writers at all stages of their careers, offering the winner book publication, a $1,000 cash prize, and ten copies of the published book. Entries are read blind by a panel of editors, requiring manuscripts to adhere to specific formatting guidelines, including pagination and font choice. Poetry manuscripts should be 45-95 pages, while prose manuscripts should range from 120-280 pages. Deadline : March 31, 2024
Irene Adler Prize by Lucas AckroydIntroducing The Irene Adler Prize essay writing contest, offering a $1,000 US scholarship to the winner, with up to two $250 awards for honorable mentions. Open to women pursuing bachelor’s, master’s, or Ph.D. degrees in journalism, creative writing, or literature worldwide, regardless of age. Unlike previous years, this year's competition welcomes applicants from any country. The application period runs from January 30, 2024, to May 30, 2024, with no late submissions accepted. Each application requires a 500-word essay on one of five provided prompts and a completed entry form, both submitted via email. Deadline : May 30, 2024
100 Word Writing Contest by Tadpole PressWith a doubled first-place prize of $2,000 USD, participants are invited from all corners of the globe, regardless of age, gender, or nationality. Pen names are accepted, and winning entries will be published under those names. Previously published pieces are also welcome, with no restrictions. Any genre is accepted, with the theme centered around creativity. Each entry must be 100 words or less, including the title. Deadline : April 30, 2024
African Diaspora Awards 2024 by Kinsman Avenue Publishing, IncThe African Diaspora Award 2024 seeks original works from Afro-descendants, including short stories, flash fiction, essays, poetry, or visual art. Winners can earn up to $1000 USD and publication in Kinsman Quarterly and "Black Butterfly: Voices of the African Diaspora." Submissions reflecting cultural themes are due by June 30, 2024. Authors retain copyrights, and entrants must be 18 or older. No plagiarism is allowed, and Kinsman Quarterly employees cannot enter. Various genres are accepted with specific word count limits. Deadline : June 30, 2024
Work-In-Progress (WIP) Contest by Unleash PressThe Unleash WIP Award 2024 offers $500, feedback, coaching, and a feature in Unleash Lit to help writers with their book projects in fiction, nonfiction, or poetry. All writers can apply. So, if you're looking for resources like free Harvard online courses to hone your writing skills, consider entering this competition. Submissions of the first 25 pages and answers to questions are due by July 15, 2024. Multiple entries are okay, but follow the rules, especially keeping your submission anonymous. Unleash also welcomes previously self-published works. Deadline : July 15, 2024
Aurora Polaris Creative Nonfiction Award by Trio House PressOpen to all writers, the poetry manuscripts should be 48-70 pages, and the prose manuscripts should be up to 80,000 words. Submissions must be from U.S. residents and must be original works. AI-generated submissions and translations are not eligible. Manuscripts should be sent as a single Word doc. or docx. file with no identifying information, and a cover letter with bio and contact details should be uploaded separately. Deadline: May 15, 2024
Poetry & Spoken Word Competition 2024 by Write the WorldYoung writers aged 13 to 19.5 are invited to enter this upcoming competition, with submissions of 50 to 500 words. Inspired by Audrey Lorde's words and the power of poetry, participants are encouraged to craft original poems or spoken word pieces advocating for change and self-expression. Winners, including top prizes for written and recorded performances, will be announced on June 14. Malika Booker, a renowned British poet, serves as the guest judge. To enter, writers should sign up on Write the World, respond to the prompt, and submit their final entries before the deadline. Deadline : May 27, 2024
Killer Nashville Silver Falchion AwardThe Killer Nashville essay writing contests seek to uncover new talent and recognize outstanding works by established authors, aiming to introduce their works to a broader audience. With numerous fiction and non-fiction categories available, writers have the opportunity to showcase their talent across a wide range of genres. The top prize includes a $250 award, and entry requires a fee of $79. Genres eligible for entry encompass crime, essay, fantasy, fiction, humor, memoir, mystery, non-fiction, novel, poetry, science fiction, script writing, short story, and thriller. Deadline : June 15, 2024
Journalism Competition 2024 by Write the WorldIn this upcoming competition, young writers aged 13 to 19.5 are invited to participate, with entries ranging from 400 to 1000 words. Participants are tasked with exploring and reporting on significant events within their own country, fostering a deeper understanding of local issues. Optional draft submissions for expert review are available until July 8, with feedback returned to writers by July 12. Winners will be announced on August 9. To enter, writers must sign up for a free account on Write the World, respond to the prompt, and submit their final entries before the deadline. Deadline : July 22, 2024 National Essay Contest by U.S. Institute of PeaceThis year, AFSA is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the United States Foreign Service. They've been involved in important events throughout history, like making decisions about war and peace, supporting human rights, and responding to disasters. Now, AFSA wants students to think about the future of diplomacy. They're asking students to imagine how diplomats can adapt to the changing world and its challenges. It's a chance for students to explore how diplomacy can continue to make a difference in the world. Deadline : April 01, 2024
In 2023, the world of writing competitions offers a diverse tapestry of opportunities for writers across the globe. From exploring the depths of nature to delving into the mysteries of microfiction, these competitions beckon with enticing prizes and platforms for your creative voice. So, pick your favorite, sharpen your pen, and embark on a journey of literary excellence! Unlock the Essay Enchantment!Our expert wordsmiths are standing by, wands at the ready, to craft your essay masterpiece. No potions, just perfect prose! Daniel Parker is a seasoned educational writer focusing on scholarship guidance, research papers, and various forms of academic essays including reflective and narrative essays. His expertise also extends to detailed case studies. A scholar with a background in English Literature and Education, Daniel’s work on EssayPro blog aims to support students in achieving academic excellence and securing scholarships. His hobbies include reading classic literature and participating in academic forums. is an expert in nursing and healthcare, with a strong background in history, law, and literature. Holding advanced degrees in nursing and public health, his analytical approach and comprehensive knowledge help students navigate complex topics. On EssayPro blog, Adam provides insightful articles on everything from historical analysis to the intricacies of healthcare policies. In his downtime, he enjoys historical documentaries and volunteering at local clinics. THE QUEEN'S COMMONWEALTH ESSAY COMPETITIONSince 1883, we have delivered The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition, the world's oldest international schools' writing competition. Today, we work to expand its reach, providing life-changing opportunities for young people around the world. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 is now closed for entries. Find out more about this year’s theme 'Our Common Wealth'. 140 years of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay CompetitionThe Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world’s oldest international writing competition for schools and has been proudly delivered by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883. ABOUT THE COMPETITIONAn opportunity for young Commonwealth citizens to share their thoughts, ideas and experiences on key global issues and have their hard work and achievement celebrated internationally. Frequently Asked Questions for the Competition. Before contacting us please read these. MEET THE WINNERSIn 2023 we were delighted to receive a record-breaking 34,924 entries, with winners from India and Malaysia. Read their winning pieces as well as those from previous years. TERMS AND CONDITIONSTerms and Conditions for entrants to The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition. Please ensure you have thoroughly read them before submitting your entry. NEWS AND STORIESWhat a time to be a QCEC Judge! Empower youth through literacy and entrepreneurship in rural communities of Rwanda with the Rwanda Opportunities Organization (RwandOpp) Launch of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 – ‘Our Common Wealth’ QCEC Winners' Week 2023 QCEC 2022 Junior Winner Madeleine Wood reflects on her winning entry Hiya Chowdhury looks back on how the competition has changed her life Meet the winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023 QCEC 2021 Junior Runner-up from India shares her experience of Winners Week and receiving her award QCEC 2021 Junior Winner Aditi Nair shares her experience of Winners Week Amaal Fawzi, Senior runner-up of the QCEC 2022, shares her experience of entering the competition 'Woven Legacy': A poem to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla Sawooly Li, Senior Winner of the QCEC 2022 shares her experience of entering the competition Meet The Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022 Celebrating Commonwealth writing with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 Looking to publish? Meet your dream editor, designer and marketer on Reedsy. Find the perfect editor for your next book 1 million authors trust the professionals on Reedsy. Come meet them. Best Writing Contests in 2024Showing 425 contests that match your search. National Poetry Competition 2024The Poetry Society Genres: Poetry The competition, run by The Poetry Society since 1978, is one of the world’s most prestigious prizes for a single unpublished poem. Judged by Stephen Sexton, Romalyn Ante, John McAuliffe. Open to all poets worldwide aged 18+. Additional prizes: Runners-up receive £2,000 and £1,000. Commended entries receive £500 💰 Entry fee: $8 📅 Deadline: October 31, 2024 The Reedsy Prompts ContestGenres: Fiction and Short Story Every Friday, Reedsy sends out five writing prompts. Enter your response within a week for a chance at $250. Winners may also be included in a future issue of Reedsy’s literary magazine, Prompted. $25 credit toward Reedsy editorial services 💰 Entry fee: $5 📅 Deadline: December 31, 2024 Debut DaggerCrime Writer's Association Genres: Fiction, Mystery, Novel, Novella, Suspense, and Thriller The Debut Dagger is a competition for the opening of a crime novel by a writer who isn’t represented by an agent by the time the competition closes, and who has never had a traditional contract for any novel of any length, or who has never self-published any novel of any length in the last 5 years. Writers submit their opening 3,000 words and a 1,500 word synopsis. Entries from shortlisted writers are sent to UK literary agents and publishers. Every year, authors find representation this way. 💰 Entry fee: $41 📅 Deadline: February 29, 2024 (Expired) Craft your masterpiece in Reedsy StudioPlan, write, edit, and format your book in our free app made for authors. Learn more about Reedsy Studio . Lorian Hemingway Short Story CompetitionHemingway Days Festival Genres: Short Story The Lorian Hemingway Short Story Competition is dedicated to supporting new voices in short fiction. It has a history of over 43 years and emphasizes original, unpublished stories. Winners are highlighted on the competition's website. Second place: $500 Third place: $500 Honorable mentions also awarded Publication of the winning story on the competition website 💰 Entry fee: $15 📅 Deadline: September 01, 2024 (Expired) Jane Austen Society of North America Essay ContestJane Austen Society of North America Genres: Children's and Essay JASNA conducts an annual student Essay Contest to foster the study and appreciation of Jane Austen's works in new generations of readers. Students world-wide are invited to compete for scholarship awards in three divisions: high school, college, and graduate school. $1,000 scholarship Two nights’ lodging for JASNA’s Annual General Meeting 📅 Deadline: June 02, 2022 (Expired) 2024 Spring Prose & Poetry ContestOnyx Publications Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Poetry, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Thriller The contest awarded prizes for both prose and poetry categories, with multiple winners for each. Second place: $150 Third place: $75 Winner also gets publication and author interview on Story Discovery podcast. 💰 Entry fee: $12 📅 Deadline: May 05, 2024 (Expired) Love Poem Poetry ContestFanStory.com Inc. Write a love poem. All forms of poetry accepted. Your love poem can be fictional or non-fictional. It can be humorous or serious. The choice is yours. But it must clearly be a love poem. 💰 Entry fee: $10 📅 Deadline: July 18, 2024 (Expired) Best Indie Book Award Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Horror, Humor, Mystery, Novel, Novella, Poetry, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, Thriller, and Young Adult The annual Best Indie Book Award® (or BIBA®) is an international literary awards contest recognizing self-published and independently published authors from all over the world. Entries are limited to independently (indie) published books, including those from small presses, e-book publishers, and self-published authors. 💰 Entry fee: $65 📅 Deadline: August 15, 2024 (Expired) The Bath Children's Novel AwardThe Bath Novel Awards Genres: Children's, Fiction, and Young Adult The Bath Children's Novel Award is an international writing prize for unagented emerging writers. It seeks novels for children or teens, chapter books, and picture book texts. The winner receives £5,000, a trophy, and feedback for listees. A place on the 'Edit Your Novel the Professional Way' course worth £1,980 for one longlisted writer. Minerva trophy and feedback from an editorial director. 💰 Entry fee: $30 📅 Deadline: November 30, 2024 Literary and Photographic Contest 2023-2024Hispanic Culture Review Genres: Essay, Fiction, Memoir, Non-fiction, and Poetry The contest invites submissions under the theme '¡Hacia adelante!' focusing on resilience and cultural celebration. Categories include photography, poetry, and narrative/essay/academic investigation. Winning works will be published and recognized. Certificate of recognition and Publication in magazine 📅 Deadline: February 21, 2024 (Expired) AWP Prize for Creative NonfictionAssociation of Writers & Writing Programs Genres: Non-fiction AWP sponsors the Award Series, an annual competition for the publication of excellent new book-length works. The competition is open to all authors writing in English regardless of nationality or residence, and is available to published and unpublished authors alike. Publication by the University of Georgia Press 📅 Deadline: February 28, 2024 (Expired) Great American Fiction ContestSaturday Evening Post The Great American Fiction Contest aims to discover and promote new American writers, continuing the legacy of notable authors published by The Saturday Evening Post. The winning story will be published in the magazine's January/February 2025 issue. The winning story will be published in The Saturday Evening Post. Five runners-up will each receive $200 and have their stories featured online. 📅 Deadline: July 01, 2024 (Expired) Fiction Factory Short Story CompetitionFiction Factory Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Horror, Humor, LGBTQ, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Travel The Fiction Factory Short Story Competition invites writers to submit stories of up to 3,000 words. The competition is open to all genres excluding Children's and Young Adult Fiction. Winning stories will be published on the website and potentially in an anthology. Winning stories will be published and included in an anthology. 💰 Entry fee: $7 📅 Deadline: July 31, 2024 (Expired) Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay ContestWinning Writers Genres: Fiction, Non-fiction, and Short Story Welcome to the 31st annual Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest. Submit published or unpublished work. $9,000 in prizes. Two-year gift certificate from Duotrope; 10 Honorable Mentions will receive $300 each 💰 Entry fee: $22 📅 Deadline: May 01, 2024 (Expired) swamp pink PrizesGenres: Essay, Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story From January 1st to January 31st, submit short stories and essays of up to 25 pages or a set of 1-3 poems. Winners in each genre will receive $2,000 and publication. Publication 💰 Entry fee: $20 📅 Deadline: January 31, 2024 (Expired) Narratively 2023 Memoir PrizeNarratively Genres: Essay, Humor, Memoir, and Non-fiction Narratively is currently accepting submissions for their 2023 Memoir Prize. They are looking for revealing and emotional first-person nonfiction narratives from unique and overlooked points of view. The guest judge is New York Times bestselling memoirist Stephanie Land. $1,000 and publication 📅 Deadline: November 30, 2023 (Expired) Berggruen Prize Essay CompetitionBerggruen Institute Genres: Essay The Berggruen Prize Essay Competition aims to foster innovative ideas across cultures by posing significant philosophical questions relevant to contemporary life. It seeks submissions in English and Chinese that reflect novel thinking and compelling arguments. Publication in Noema Magazine. Each language category will have a prize. 💰 Entry fee: $0 📅 Deadline: June 30, 2024 (Expired) Flash Fiction AwardBath Flash Fiction Award Genres: Fiction and Flash Fiction In addition to winning cash prizes, entrants have the opportunity to appear in our print and digital anthology collections. Our books are published by the award-winning small press Ad Hoc Fiction, and are available to buy from their own independent bookshop as well as worldwide from Amazon. 300 word limit. £300 for 2nd, £100 for 3rd 📅 Deadline: June 02, 2024 (Expired) PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging WritersPEN America The PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize recognizes 12 emerging writers for their debut short story published in a literary magazine, journal, or cultural website. The 12 winning stories are selected by a committee of three judges who are well-respected experts in the art of the short story. The winning writers each receive a $2,000 cash prize and will be published by Catapult in their annual anthology. Publication in Catapult 📅 Deadline: November 15, 2021 (Expired) Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing PrizeGenres: Fiction, Poetry, and Short Story The Queen Mary Wasafiri New Writing Prize celebrates emerging voices in life writing, poetry, and fiction. It supports writers who have not published book-length works and offers a platform for diverse backgrounds. Winners receive a £1,000 cash prize and publication in Wasafiri. Publication in Wasafiri magazine, mentoring through Chapter and Verse or Free Reads, career discussions with The Good Literary Agency, and a one-year print subscription. 📅 Deadline: September 30, 2024 Writing Peers Summer Short Story PrizeWriting Peers Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Crime, Horror, Mystery, Romance, and Thriller The Writing Peers Summer Short Story Prize is designed to celebrate and promote the art of storytelling. Details about the contest, including submission guidelines, themes, and criteria, are crucial for participants. 📅 Deadline: June 21, 2024 (Expired) ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story PrizeAustralian Book Review The ABR Elizabeth Jolley Short Story Prize is an annual competition for short stories. Further details on submission and eligibility are outlined on the main prize page. 2nd: $4000 AUD 3rd: $2500 AUD 📅 Deadline: April 22, 2024 (Expired) Annual Poetry ContestThird Wednesday Each year Third Wednesday awards 3 $100 prizes in its annual poetry contest. For this year's contest, entries will be accepted from November 1, 2020 through February 15, 2021. We will accept contest entries of up to 3 previously unpublished poems of any style and subject matter. There is no limit on length. print copy of the 3rd Wednesday contest issue 💰 Entry fee: $6 3 Line Poetry ContestFanstory.com Inc. Write a poem that has a syllable count of either 5-7-5 or 5-7-7. It does not rhyme. But the poem must address a loved one. 📅 Deadline: August 30, 2024 (Expired) The Hudson PrizeBlack Lawrence Press Genres: Fiction and Poetry The Hudson Prize is awarded annually for an unpublished collection of poems or prose. Open to all writers, winners receive a cash prize of $1,000, book publication, and ten copies of their book. The contest entries are read by a panel of editors without identifying information and must be between specified lengths depending on the genre. Book publication and ten copies of the book 💰 Entry fee: $28 📅 Deadline: March 31, 2024 (Expired) Claymore AwardKiller Nashville Genres: Mystery, Non-fiction, Science Fiction, Short Story, Suspense, and Thriller The Claymore Award is an annual writing contest aimed at helping new and rebranding authors get published. It seeks the best first 50 pages of unpublished manuscripts, plays, or screenplays, focusing on genres like mystery, thriller, and action. Winners are announced at the annual Killer Nashville Awards Dinner, which is open to the public and media. The award was created in 2009 and aims to facilitate recognition for writers. Recognition and potential agent representation 💰 Entry fee: $50 📅 Deadline: April 01, 2025 Lenore Marshall Poetry PrizeAcademy of American Poets Established in 1975, this $25,000 award recognizes the most outstanding book of poetry published in the United States in the previous calendar year. The prize includes distribution of the winning book to hundreds of Academy of American Poets members. Publication and distribution of book 💰 Entry fee: $75 📅 Deadline: May 15, 2024 (Expired) The Poetry.com ContestPoetry.com offers monthly contests for poets worldwide to gain motivation, inspiration and exposure, while building passion and enjoyment for the written creative process! How are winners chosen? Our contest boasts a clever twist: poems remain anonymous whilst applicants vote on what they believe should be the winning entry. Poem of the year: 1000 USD | 2nd place: 300 USD | 3rd place: 200 USD | Runner up personalized Poetry.com mug 💰 Entry fee: $25 Youth Writing ContestVancouver Writer's Fest Genres: Children's and Short Story The Youth Writing Contest is an annual event organized by the Vancouver Writers Fest for students in British Columbia. It accepts short stories and personal essays, with two categories for different grade levels. It's supported by the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. 1st prize for high school and $100 for elementary, both with publication in the Books & Ideas Newsletter 📅 Deadline: May 31, 2024 (Expired) Inspiring Fiction's Special Edition Short Story ContestInspiring Fiction Genres: Crime, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Science Fiction, Short Story, and Thriller The contest invites participants to explore the theme of freedom through crime, speculative, and fantasy fiction. Winning entries will be published in a special bumper issue of Tangled Web Magazine and Mirk Fantasy Magazine. Winner published in a special issue. SaveAs Writers' International Poetry Competition 2024SaveAs Writers The competition invites submissions of poetry. The theme for 2024 is 'RISKING ALL', commemorating the Everest Climbing expedition centenary. Second Place: £100 Second Place: £50 💰 Entry fee: $4 📅 Deadline: August 31, 2024 (Expired) Horror Writing ContestGenres: Fiction, Horror, and Short Story Share a horror or thriller story to enter this writing contest. Write about anything but the object is to terrorize or thrill your reader. Cash prize! 📅 Deadline: November 12, 2024 Troubadour International Poetry PrizeCoffeehouse Poetry The Troubadour International Poetry Prize is an annual competition open to poets worldwide, judged by notable figures in the literary community. The 2024 prize includes cash awards for the top three poems, as well as opportunities for commended entries. Second: £1,000 Third prize: £500 20 commended entries Winners read with judges at the online international prize-night celebration. 📅 Deadline: September 23, 2024 "Matter" Poetry ContestOprelle Publications Any topic or style is acceptable. Even though this anthology will be called Matter, all that is expected is that your poetry reflects emotions and thoughts coming from the depths of you. You need not write about a particular word. We just want you to know that your talent with words can matter to others. 2nd: $100 | 3rd: $50 | Publication in anthology Annual Contest SubmissionsSo To Speak Genres: Essay, Fiction, Flash Fiction, LGBTQ, Non-fiction, and Poetry So to Speak is a feminist literary journal seeking diverse voices, focusing on intersectional feminism. They publish twice a year, accepting submissions of fiction, poetry, nonfiction, and visual art, with a particular emphasis on marginalized perspectives. All accepted contributions will receive a $100 prize. 📅 Deadline: November 15, 2024 Discover the finest writing contests of 2024 for fiction and non-fiction authors — including short story competitions, essay writing competitions, poetry contests, and many more. Updated weekly, these contests are vetted by Reedsy to weed out the scammers and time-wasters. If you’re looking to stick to free writing contests, simply use our filters as you browse. Why you should submit to writing contestsSubmitting to poetry competitions and free writing contests in 2024 is absolutely worth your while as an aspiring author: just as your qualifications matter when you apply for a new job, a writing portfolio that boasts published works and award-winning pieces is a great way to give your writing career a boost. And not to mention the bonus of cash prizes! That being said, we understand that taking part in writing contests can be tough for emerging writers. First, there’s the same affliction all writers face: lack of time or inspiration. Entering writing contests is a time commitment, and many people decide to forego this endeavor in order to work on their larger projects instead — like a full-length book. Second, for many writers, the chance of rejection is enough to steer them clear of writing contests. But we’re here to tell you that two of the great benefits of entering writing contests happen to be the same as those two reasons to avoid them. When it comes to the time commitment: yes, you will need to expend time and effort in order to submit a quality piece of writing to competitions. That being said, having a hard deadline to meet is a great motivator for developing a solid writing routine. Think of entering contests as a training session to become a writer who will need to meet deadlines in order to have a successful career. If there’s a contest you have your eye on, and the deadline is in one month, sit down and realistically plan how many words you’ll need to write per day in order to meet that due date — and don’t forget to also factor in the time you’ll need to edit your story! For tips on setting up a realistic writing plan, check out this free, ten-day course : How to Build a Rock-Solid Writing Routine. In regards to the fear of rejection, the truth is that any writer aspiring to become a published author needs to develop relatively thick skin. If one of your goals is to have a book traditionally published, you will absolutely need to learn how to deal with rejection, as traditional book deals are notoriously hard to score. If you’re an indie author, you will need to adopt the hardy determination required to slowly build up a readership. The good news is that there’s a fairly simple trick for learning to deal with rejection: use it as a chance to explore how you might be able to improve your writing. In an ideal world, each rejection from a publisher or contest would come with a detailed letter, offering construction feedback and pointing out specific tips for improvement. And while this is sometimes the case, it’s the exception and not the rule. Still, you can use the writing contests you don’t win as a chance to provide yourself with this feedback. Take a look at the winning and shortlisted stories and highlight their strong suits: do they have fully realized characters, a knack for showing instead of telling, a well-developed but subtly conveyed theme, a particularly satisfying denouement? The idea isn’t to replicate what makes those stories tick in your own writing. But most examples of excellent writing share a number of basic craft principles. Try and see if there are ways for you to translate those stories’ strong points into your own unique writing. Finally, there are the more obvious benefits of entering writing contests: prize and publication. Not to mention the potential to build up your readership, connect with editors, and gain exposure. Resources to help you win writing competitions in 2024Every writing contest has its own set of submission rules. Whether those rules are dense or sparing, ensure that you follow them to a T. Disregarding the guidelines will not sway the judges’ opinion in your favor — and might disqualify you from the contest altogether. Aside from ensuring you follow the rules, here are a few resources that will help you perfect your submissions. Free online coursesOn Writing:
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After you submit to a writing competition in 2024It’s exciting to send a piece of writing off to a contest. However, once the initial excitement wears off, you may be left waiting for a while. Some writing contests will contact all entrants after the judging period — whether or not they’ve won. Other writing competitions will only contact the winners. Here are a few things to keep in mind after you submit: Many writing competitions don’t have time to respond to each entrant with feedback on their story. However, it never hurts to ask! Feel free to politely reach out requesting feedback — but wait until after the selection period is over. If you’ve submitted the same work to more than one writing competition or literary magazine, remember to withdraw your submission if it ends up winning elsewhere. After you send a submission, don’t follow it up with a rewritten or revised version. Instead, ensure that your first version is thoroughly proofread and edited. If not, wait until the next edition of the contest or submit the revised version to other writing contests. Join a community of over 1 million authors Reedsy is more than just a blog. Become a member today to discover how we can help you publish a beautiful book. Save your shortlistEnter your email address to save your shortlist so that you don't lose it! By continuing, you will also receive Reedsy's weekly publishing tips and access to our free webinars. We sent over your shortlist. Thank you for using Reedsy's Writing Contest Directory, happy publishing! 🙌 Join our weekly contestGet 5 new writing prompts every Friday. Write and submit a story for a chance to win $250. 1 million authors trust the professionals on Reedsy. Come meet them.Enter your email or get started with a social account: Professional Certificate Templates Easy to Customize & Download Writing Competition Award Certificates by admin · August 20, 2016 Writing has been one of the oldest and intellectual forms of art existing from medieval times. Writing has its own benefits and beauty. If it would not have been writing, it would be very difficult to preserve knowledge and transfer it to the later generations. Writing has taken the shape of a proper university and college course by now and has been recognized as one of the most important skills. Hence, to develop a habit of writing, different contests are held on the local and international level. Writing helps to promote literacy excellence and creativity. It is a good way to celebrate imagination and expression. Contests are a vital part of the writing world as it provides a platform for emerging writers. Taking part in such competitions gives a chance to the young writers to present themselves and get their work reviewed by the masters of the field. Not just young writers get exposure, but they also get a chance to hone their craft. Writing has different genres like poetry, drama, fiction, non-fiction and science writing. Writing competitions are a good platform as the writing agents might pick up the best writers and contact them for future writing and publications. Writing is the primary basis of any work and it defines your personality well. It makes your thinking visible to others but it is very important to write according to the anticipated needs of your readers. A writer should have the ability to demonstrate his intellectual maturity and depth of thoughts in way of words. Writing your thoughts out and presenting them to people with different views gets you diverse feedback which further grooms the writing abilities. Writing has been rated as one of the most important skills in this day and age. Recruiters, in whatever industry, would need employees who have an excellent skill of writing. Preserving your ideas in the form of a book, novel or poem can make your thoughts live for centuries and help inspire others as well. Writing competitions are held on a massive scale these days in colleges, universities, writing platforms, and global competitions. Emerging writers also take part in these competitions online. The writers are rewarded according to their writing beauty and get a cash prize as an award or their writing being published can be the dream come true for any writer. Certificates and awards are also presented to the writers to encourage them and write better for the future. Motivation is very important for writers, as they might write and not get the feedback they wish. But when rewarded, they can keep on writing and build on their writing skills. To reward writers’ especially young ones we need certificates. Here is given readymade Microsoft word editable award certificates for writing competition. Choose the one you like, download and customize to do the job. *All images are subject to copyright Dimension: 3.38″ x 2.13″ [MS Word Format: (.docx) Personal Use Only] [Size: 1204.0 KB] [MS Word Format: (.docx) Personal Use Only] [Size: 2204.0 KB] Tags: Certificate Templates Writing Competition Certificates
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Fall 2024 Admissions is officially OPEN. Sign up for the next live information session here . Discourse, debate, and analysisCambridge re:think essay competition 2024. This year, CCIR saw over 4,200 submissions from more than 50 countries. Of these 4,200 essays, our jury panel, consists of scholars across the Atlantic, selected approximately 350 Honourable Mention students, and 33 award winners. The mission of the Re:think essay competition has always been to encourage critical thinking and exploration of a wide range of thought-provoking and often controversial topics. The hope is to create a discourse capable of broadening our collective understanding and generating innovative solutions to contemporary challenges. This year’s submissions more than exceeded our expectations in terms of their depth and their critical engagement with the proposed topics. The decision process was, accordingly, difficult. After four rigorous rounds of blind review by scholars from Cambridge, Oxford, Stanford, MIT and several Ivy League universities, we have arrived at the following list of award recipients: Competition Opens: 15th January, 2024 Essay Submission Deadline: 10th May, 2024 Result Announcement: 20th June, 2024 Award Ceremony and Dinner at the University of Cambridge: 30th July, 2024 We welcome talented high school students from diverse educational settings worldwide to contribute their unique perspectives to the competition. Entry to the competition is free. About the Competition The spirit of the Re:think essay competition is to encourage critical thinking and exploration of a wide range of thought-provoking and often controversial topics. The competition covers a diverse array of subjects, from historical and present issues to speculative future scenarios. Participants are invited to engage deeply with these topics, critically analysing their various facets and implications. It promotes intellectual exploration and encourages participants to challenge established norms and beliefs, presenting opportunities to envision alternative futures, consider the consequences of new technologies, and reevaluate longstanding traditions. Ultimately, our aim is to create a platform for students and scholars to share their perspectives on pressing issues of the past and future, with the hope of broadening our collective understanding and generating innovative solutions to contemporary challenges. This year’s competition aims to underscore the importance of discourse, debate, and critical analysis in addressing complex societal issues in nine areas, including: Religion and PoliticsPolitical science and law, linguistics, environment, sociology and philosophy, business and investment, public health and sustainability, biotechonology. Artificial Intelligence Neuroengineering2024 essay prompts. This year, the essay prompts are contributed by distinguished professors from Harvard, Brown, UC Berkeley, Cambridge, Oxford, and MIT. Essay Guidelines and Judging CriteriaReview general guidelines, format guidelines, eligibility, judging criteria. Awards and Award CeremonyAward winners will be invited to attend the Award Ceremony and Dinner hosted at the King’s College, University of Cambridge. The Dinner is free of charge for select award recipients. Registration and SubmissionRegister a participant account today and submit your essay before the deadline. Advisory Committee and Judging Panel The Cambridge Re:think Essay Competition is guided by an esteemed Advisory Committee comprising distinguished academics and experts from elite universities worldwide. These committee members, drawn from prestigious institutions, such as Harvard, Cambridge, Oxford, and MIT, bring diverse expertise in various disciplines. They play a pivotal role in shaping the competition, contributing their insights to curate the themes and framework. Their collective knowledge and scholarly guidance ensure the competition’s relevance, academic rigour, and intellectual depth, setting the stage for aspiring minds to engage with thought-provoking topics and ideas. We are honoured to invite the following distinguished professors to contribute to this year’s competition. The judging panel of the competition comprises leading researchers and professors from Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Cambridge, and Oxford, engaging in a strictly double blind review process. Keynote Speeches by 10 Nobel Laureates We are beyond excited to announce that multiple Nobel laureates have confirmed to attend and speak at this year’s ceremony on 30th July, 2024 . They will each be delivering a keynote speech to the attendees. Some of them distinguished speakers will speak virtually, while others will attend and present in person and attend the Reception at Cambridge. The Official List of Re:Think 2024 WinnersGold Recipients
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The Pathos Prize for Best Writing Isabelle Cox-Garleanu, Mary Institute and Saint Louis Country Day School, Frontenac, United States The Ethos Prize for Best Research Garrick Tan, Harrow School, Harrow on the Hill, United Kingdom Gene therapy is a medical approach that treats or prevents disease by correcting the underlying genetic problem. Is gene therapy better than traditional medicines? What are the pros and cons of using gene therapy as a medicine? Is gene therapy justifiable? Especially after Covid-19 mRNA vaccines, gene therapy is getting more and more interesting approach to cure. That’s why that could be interesting to think about. I believe that students will enjoy and learn a lot while they are investigating this topic. The Hall at King’s College, Cambridge The Hall was designed by William Wilkins in the 1820s and is considered one of the most magnificent halls of its era. The first High Table dinner in the Hall was held in February 1828, and ever since then, the splendid Hall has been where members of the college eat and where formal dinners have been held for centuries. The Award Ceremony and Dinner will be held in the Hall in the evening of 30th July, 2024. Stretching out down to the River Cam, the Back Lawn has one of the most iconic backdrop of King’s College Chapel. The early evening reception will be hosted on the Back Lawn with the iconic Chapel in the background (weather permitting). King’s College Chapel With construction started in 1446 by Henry VI and took over a century to build, King’s College Chapel is one of the most iconic buildings in the world, and is a splendid example of late Gothic architecture. Attendees are also granted complimentary access to the King’s College Chapel before and during the event. Confirmed Nobel Laureates Dr Thomas R. CechThe nobel prize in chemistry 1989 , for the discovery of catalytic properties of rna. Thomas Robert Cech is an American chemist who shared the 1989 Nobel Prize in Chemistry with Sidney Altman, for their discovery of the catalytic properties of RNA. Cech discovered that RNA could itself cut strands of RNA, suggesting that life might have started as RNA. He found that RNA can not only transmit instructions, but also that it can speed up the necessary reactions. He also studied telomeres, and his lab discovered an enzyme, TERT (telomerase reverse transcriptase), which is part of the process of restoring telomeres after they are shortened during cell division. As president of Howard Hughes Medical Institute, he promoted science education, and he teaches an undergraduate chemistry course at the University of Colorado Sir Richard J. RobertsThe nobel prize in medicine 1993 . F or the discovery of split genes During 1969–1972, Sir Richard J. Roberts did postdoctoral research at Harvard University before moving to Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, where he was hired by James Dewey Watson, a co-discoverer of the structure of DNA and a fellow Nobel laureate. In this period he also visited the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology for the first time, working alongside Fred Sanger. In 1977, he published his discovery of RNA splicing. In 1992, he moved to New England Biolabs. The following year, he shared a Nobel Prize with his former colleague at Cold Spring Harbor Phillip Allen Sharp. His discovery of the alternative splicing of genes, in particular, has had a profound impact on the study and applications of molecular biology. The realisation that individual genes could exist as separate, disconnected segments within longer strands of DNA first arose in his 1977 study of adenovirus, one of the viruses responsible for causing the common cold. Robert’s research in this field resulted in a fundamental shift in our understanding of genetics, and has led to the discovery of split genes in higher organisms, including human beings. Dr Aaron CiechanoverThe nobel prize in chemistry 2004 . F or the discovery of ubiquitin-mediated protein degradation Aaron Ciechanover is one of Israel’s first Nobel Laureates in science, earning his Nobel Prize in 2004 for his work in ubiquitination. He is honored for playing a central role in the history of Israel and in the history of the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology. Dr Ciechanover is currently a Technion Distinguished Research Professor in the Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine and Research Institute at the Technion. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, the Russian Academy of Sciences and is a foreign associate of the United States National Academy of Sciences. In 2008, he was a visiting Distinguished Chair Professor at NCKU, Taiwan. As part of Shenzhen’s 13th Five-Year Plan funding research in emerging technologies and opening “Nobel laureate research labs”, in 2018 he opened the Ciechanover Institute of Precision and Regenerative Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen campus. Dr Robert LefkowitzThe nobel prize in chemistry 2012 . F or the discovery of G protein-coupled receptors Robert Joseph Lefkowitz is an American physician (internist and cardiologist) and biochemist. He is best known for his discoveries that reveal the inner workings of an important family G protein-coupled receptors, for which he was awarded the 2012 Nobel Prize for Chemistry with Brian Kobilka. He is currently an Investigator with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute as well as a James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and Professor of Biochemistry and Chemistry at Duke University. Dr Lefkowitz made a remarkable contribution in the mid-1980s when he and his colleagues cloned the gene first for the β-adrenergic receptor, and then rapidly thereafter, for a total of 8 adrenergic receptors (receptors for adrenaline and noradrenaline). This led to the seminal discovery that all GPCRs (which include the β-adrenergic receptor) have a very similar molecular structure. The structure is defined by an amino acid sequence which weaves its way back and forth across the plasma membrane seven times. Today we know that about 1,000 receptors in the human body belong to this same family. The importance of this is that all of these receptors use the same basic mechanisms so that pharmaceutical researchers now understand how to effectively target the largest receptor family in the human body. Today, as many as 30 to 50 percent of all prescription drugs are designed to “fit” like keys into the similarly structured locks of Dr Lefkowitz’ receptors—everything from anti-histamines to ulcer drugs to beta blockers that help relieve hypertension, angina and coronary disease. Dr Lefkowitz is among the most highly cited researchers in the fields of biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, toxicology, and clinical medicine according to Thomson-ISI. Dr Joachim FrankThe nobel prize in chemistry 2017 . F or developing cryo-electron microscopy Joachim Frank is a German-American biophysicist at Columbia University and a Nobel laureate. He is regarded as the founder of single-particle cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017 with Jacques Dubochet and Richard Henderson. He also made significant contributions to structure and function of the ribosome from bacteria and eukaryotes. In 1975, Dr Frank was offered a position of senior research scientist in the Division of Laboratories and Research (now Wadsworth Center), New York State Department of Health,where he started working on single-particle approaches in electron microscopy. In 1985 he was appointed associate and then (1986) full professor at the newly formed Department of Biomedical Sciences of the University at Albany, State University of New York. In 1987 and 1994, he went on sabbaticals in Europe, one to work with Richard Henderson, Laboratory of Molecular Biology Medical Research Council in Cambridge and the other as a Humboldt Research Award winner with Kenneth C. Holmes, Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg. In 1998, Dr Frank was appointed investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI). Since 2003 he was also lecturer at Columbia University, and he joined Columbia University in 2008 as professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and of biological sciences. Dr Barry C. BarishThe nobel prize in physics 2017 . For the decisive contributions to the detection of gravitational waves Dr Barry Clark Barish is an American experimental physicist and Nobel Laureate. He is a Linde Professor of Physics, emeritus at California Institute of Technology and a leading expert on gravitational waves. In 2017, Barish was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics along with Rainer Weiss and Kip Thorne “for decisive contributions to the LIGO detector and the observation of gravitational waves”. He said, “I didn’t know if I would succeed. I was afraid I would fail, but because I tried, I had a breakthrough.” In 2018, he joined the faculty at University of California, Riverside, becoming the university’s second Nobel Prize winner on the faculty. In the fall of 2023, he joined Stony Brook University as the inaugural President’s Distinguished Endowed Chair in Physics. In 2023, Dr Barish was awarded the National Medal of Science by President Biden in a White House ceremony. Dr Harvey J. AlterThe nobel prize in medicine 2020 . For the discovery of Hepatitis C virus Dr Harvey J. Alter is an American medical researcher, virologist, physician and Nobel Prize laureate, who is best known for his work that led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus. Alter is the former chief of the infectious disease section and the associate director for research of the Department of Transfusion Medicine at the Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center in the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. In the mid-1970s, Alter and his research team demonstrated that most post-transfusion hepatitis cases were not due to hepatitis A or hepatitis B viruses. Working independently, Alter and Edward Tabor, a scientist at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, proved through transmission studies in chimpanzees that a new form of hepatitis, initially called “non-A, non-B hepatitis” caused the infections, and that the causative agent was probably a virus. This work eventually led to the discovery of the hepatitis C virus in 1988, for which he shared the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 2020 along with Michael Houghton and Charles M. Rice. Dr Alter has received recognition for the research leading to the discovery of the virus that causes hepatitis C. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal, the highest award conferred to civilians in United States government public health service, and the 2000 Albert Lasker Award for Clinical Medical Research. Dr Ardem PatapoutianThe nobel prize in medicine 2021 . For discovering how pressure is translated into nerve impulses Dr Ardem Patapoutian is an Lebanese-American molecular biologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel Prize laureate of Armenian descent. He is known for his work in characterising the PIEZO1, PIEZO2, and TRPM8 receptors that detect pressure, menthol, and temperature. Dr Patapoutian is a neuroscience professor and Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator at Scripps Research in La Jolla, California. In 2021, he won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly with David Julius. Frequently Asked Questions Why should I participate in the Re:think essay competition? The Re:think Essay competition is meant to serve as fertile ground for honing writing skills, fostering critical thinking, and refining communication abilities. Winning or participating in reputable contests can lead to recognition, awards, scholarships, or even publication opportunities, elevating your academic profile for college applications and future endeavours. Moreover, these competitions facilitate intellectual growth by encouraging exploration of diverse topics, while also providing networking opportunities and exposure to peers, educators, and professionals. Beyond accolades, they instil confidence, prepare for higher education demands, and often allow you to contribute meaningfully to societal conversations or causes, making an impact with your ideas. Who is eligible to enter the Re:think essay competition? As long as you’re currently attending high school, regardless of your location or background, you’re eligible to participate. We welcome students from diverse educational settings worldwide to contribute their unique perspectives to the competition. Is there any entry fee for the competition? There is no entry fee for the competition. Waiving the entry fee for our essay competition demonstrates CCIR’s dedication to equity. CCIR believes everyone should have an equal chance to participate and showcase their talents, regardless of financial circumstances. Removing this barrier ensures a diverse pool of participants and emphasises merit and creativity over economic capacity, fostering a fair and inclusive environment for all contributors. Subscribe for Competition Updates If you are interested to receive latest information and updates of this year’s competition, please sign up here. What are your chances of acceptance?Calculate for all schools, your chance of acceptance. Your chancing factorsExtracurriculars. 23 Writing Competitions for High School StudentsWhat’s covered:, why should you enter a writing competition, writing competitions for high school students, how do writing competitions affect my admissions chances. Do you dream of writing the next great American novel? Are you passionate about poetry? Do you aspire to become a screenwriter? No matter what genre of writing you’re interested in—whether it’s fiction, nonfiction, poetry, or something else entirely—there’s a writing competition focused on it. Writing competitions provide great motivation to put pen to paper (or finger to key). Moreover, they’re an excellent step toward getting published, and can ultimately start you on the path to becoming a professional writer. One of the best ways to improve your writing is simply to write—and competitions provide an excellent impetus to do so. Writing competitions also serve as an introduction to what life is like for many writers; participants entering writing competitions will receive a prompt or must think of an original idea, compose a piece of work, and submit it for review. Another benefit of entering a writing competition for high schoolers is that many offer cash awards and scholarships, which can be used to help with the costs of college. Additionally, many writing competitions are run by colleges and universities, so submitting them is a great way to introduce faculty to yourself and your work. If you win an award—especially a prestigious award—it can significantly improve your odds of college acceptance. 1. The Adroit Prizes for Poetry and ProseType: Poetry and Prose Submission Fee: $15 Prize: $200 Deadline: May 1, 2023 Eligibility:
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Adroit Prizes are awarded to emerging high school and college writers in two categories: poetry and prose. Winning pieces are considered for publication in the Adroit Journal and winners receive an award of $200. The 2023 judges are Natalie Diaz and Ocean Vuong. 2. Ten-Minute Play ContestType: Plays Submission Fee: N/A Deadline: Passed, but the contest will reopen in 2024 Eligibility: Students in the eleventh grade in the U.S. (or international equivalent of the eleventh grade) Guidelines: Applicants may submit only one play (10 pages maximum) The Ten-Minute Play Contest is put on by Princeton University’s Lewis Center of the Arts. Applicants are allowed to submit one play that is no longer than 10 pages. Their submissions are judged by members of Princeton University’s Theater Program faculty. 3. Ayn Rand Anthem and The Fountainhead Essay ContestsType: Essays
In this essay competition, students pick one of three prompts about a topic related to Ayn Rand’s books and write an essay that goes through three stages of grading. Students are graded on their clarity, organization, understanding, and ability to stay “on topic.” 4. Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry PrizeType: Poetry Prize: $500-$1,500 Eligibility: Students must be in the 11th grade in the U.S. or abroad Guidelines: Applicants may submit up to 3 poems The Leonard L. Milberg ’53 High School Poetry Prize is another contest run by Princeton University’s Lewis Center of the Arts. Winners are chosen by judges who are both poets and members of Princeton University’s creative writing faculty. Three monetary awards are available. 5. World Historian Student Essay CompetitionPrize: $500 Eligibility: Students enrolled in grades K–12 in public, private, and parochial schools, and those in home-study programs Guidelines: Essays should be approximately 1,000 words Winners of this competition receive a $500 prize along with a free yearlong membership to the World History Association . To apply, you must submit an approximately 1,000-word essay responding to the following prompt:
6. Jane Austen Society of North America Essay ContestPrize: $250-$1,000 Deadline: June 1, 2023 Eligibility: Open to high school, undergraduate, and graduate students
The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) Essay Contest is an annual writing competition aimed at fostering an appreciation for its namesake’s work. The contest is broken down into three divisions—high school, college/university, and graduate school. First-place winners are awarded a $1,000 prize along with free registration and lodging for two nights at JASNA’s Annual General Meeting—smaller monetary awards are also given to second- and third-place essayists. This year’s essay topic:
7. Bennington College Young Writers AwardsType: Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction Deadline: November 1, 2023 Eligibility: Students in grades 9-12
Bennington College has a strong history of developing writers—it’s produced twelve Pulitzer Prize winners, three U.S. poet laureates, and countless New York Times bestsellers—and the Bennington College Young Writers Awards celebrate this legacy. In addition to offering cash awards to winners and finalists in all three categories, winners and finalists who apply and are accepted to Bennington College are also eligible for substantial scholarships. 8. Rachel Carson Intergenerational Sense of Wonder/Sense of the Wild ContestType: Poetry and Essays Deadline: November 16, 2023
Guidelines: Maximum length of 500 words (approximately 2 pages) This unique writing competition requires that entries must be submitted by a team of two people from different generations—for example, a high school student and a teacher. Contestants can compete in a number of categories and themes, each with unique submission requirements. 9. NSHSS Creative Writing ScholarshipType: Fiction and Poetry Prize: $2,000 Deadline: October 2, 2023 Eligibility: Rising high school students graduating in 2024, 2025, 2026, 2027, and recently graduated 2023 seniors
Winning works for this competition are chosen based on their creativity, technique, expression, and originality. Three winners are chosen in each category and each winner receives a $2,000 prize. 10. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage ContestPrize: $100-$10,000 Eligibility: The contest is open to United States high school students in grades 9-12, U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program, and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas.
The prestigious John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Contest is one of the most recognizable and prestigious writing competitions for high schoolers in the nation. Essays for the contest are required to describe an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1917. The first-place winner of the John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Contest takes home a $10,000 award and second place receives a $3,000 prize. 11. YoungArts National Writing CompetitionDeadline: Opens June 2023 Eligibility: 15- to 18-year-old visual, literary, or performing artist based in the United States Guidelines: To be released YoungArts supports talented young artists between the ages of 15 and 18 (or grades 10-12) in 10 disciplines, including writing. Applicants can submit entries in six genres—creative nonfiction, novel, play or script, poetry, short story, and spoken word. 12. SPJ/JEA High School Essay ContestSubmission Fee: $5 Prize: $300-$1,000 Eligibility: All students enrolled in grades 9-12 in U.S. public, private and home schools within the United States
This high school writing contest is presented by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and the Journalism Education Association (JEA) to increase awareness of the importance of independent media. Last year’s prompt was:
13. VSA Playwright Discovery Program CompetitionsEligibility: High school students with disabilities
This writing competition, presented by the Kennedy Center, is open to students ages 15-18 (or enrolled in high school) with disabilities. Writers may submit a “ten-minute” script in any genre, including plays, musicals, multimedia, video, film, TV, and podcasts. Entries can be the work of an individual or the product of collaboration—provided that at least one of the collaborators has a disability. Multiple winners are chosen and given the chance to work with industry professionals, attend Kennedy Center professional development activities, and participate in networking opportunities. 14. Nancy Thorp Poetry ContestPrize: $350 Eligibility: Women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school Guidelines: No more than two poems by any one student may be submitted For almost six decades, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest has provided recognition, scholarships, and awards to the best female high school sophomore and junior poets. Submissions are reviewed by faculty members of Hollins University’s creative writing program and students enrolled in its M.F.A. in creative writing. The first-place winner receives a $350 cash prize, a renewable $5,000 scholarship to Hollins University if they choose to enroll there, as well as free tuition and housing at the university’s Hollinsummer creative writing program. Their winning work is also published in Cargoes , the university’s student literary magazine. 15. Scholastic Art and Writing AwardsType: Various Submission Fee: $10 for individual entry, $30 for portfolio (can use Fee Waiver Form) Prize: Varies Deadline: Opens in September Eligibility: Teens in grades 7–12 (ages 13 and up) Guidelines: Varies by category The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards is the nation’s longest-running, most prestigious recognition program for creative teens. They offer 28 submission categories, including writing, critical essay, dramatic scripts, flash fiction, journalism, humor, novel writing, personal essay and memoir, poetry, science fiction and fantasy, and short story. Works are judged by famous jurors who look for works that show originality, skill, and the emergence of a personal voice or vision. Students can earn a variety of scholarships through success in these competitions. Works that celebrate individual differences or personal grief, loss, and bereavement are eligible for $1,000 scholarships. High school seniors submitting winning portfolios of six works are eligible for up to $12,500 in scholarships. 16. Bow Seat Ocean Awareness ContestType: Creative Writing and Poetry Prize: $100-$1,500 Deadline: June 13, 2023
The 12th annual Ocean Awareness Contest is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through art-making and creative communication, explore their relationship to a changing world, and become advocates for positive change. Students can participate in six different categories, including poetry and spoken word, and creative writing. This year’s prompt centers around climate issues:
17. John Locke Global Essay CompetitionSubmission Fee: N/A (unless late entry) Prize: $2,000-$10,000 toward attending any John Locke Institute program Deadline: June 30, 2023 (must register by May 31, 2023) Eligibility: Candidates must be no older than 18 years old on June 30, 2023 (Candidates for the Junior Prize must be no older than 14 on the same date) Guidelines: Each essay must address only one of the questions in your chosen subject category, and must not exceed 2,000 words (not counting diagrams, tables of data, footnotes, bibliography, or authorship declaration) Students competing in this competition have the opportunity to write an essay in one of seven categories—philosophy, politics, economics, history, psychology, theology, and law. Each category has three prompts, from which students choose and respond to one. Essays are judged on knowledge and understanding of the relevant material, the competent use of evidence, quality of argumentation, originality, structure, writing style, and persuasive force. If you miss the deadline, you can submit a late entry up until July 10. Late entries will be charged a $20 late fee. 18. AFSA National High School Essay ContestPrize: $2,500
Guidelines: Your essay should be at least 1,000 words but should not exceed 1,500 words (word count does not apply to the list of sources) The AFSA Essay Contest focuses on knowledge of foreign policy and the American Foreign Service. Last year’s prompt was:
The first-place winner receives $2,500, a paid trip to the nation’s capital with their parents from anywhere in the U.S., and an all-expenses-paid educational voyage courtesy of Semester at Sea. The runner-up wins $1,250 and full tuition to attend a summer session of the National Student Leadership Conference’s International Diplomacy program. 19. EngineerGirl Writing ContestPrize: $100-$500
In this competition, students choose one of four prompts related to the 20 Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century and explore the technologies that have been developed in the last century and technologies that are being developed today. Students are judged based on their presentation and examples of engineering (~35%), their celebration of diversity (~50%), and their quality of writing (~15%). 20. The Blank Theatre Young Playwright’s FestivalPrize: Play is produced Eligibility: Playwrights must be 19 years old or younger as of March 15, 2023; co-authored plays are welcome, provided all authors are 19 or younger
While winners of this theater competition do not receive a cash prize, they have the unique opportunity to be mentored by leaders in the field, then will have their play directed and performed by professional artists during the following summer. The 12 best submissions are produced and professionally performed. 21. Saint Mary’s College of California River of Words ContestType: Poetry and Arts
The River of Words contest aims to promote environmental literacy through the exchange of arts and culture. River of Words has been inspiring educators and students through this competition for over 25 years. The goal of River of Words is to connect youth with their watersheds—the environments they live in—through engagement with art and poetry related to the idea of “place.” They look for art and poetry that shows the connection between students and the worlds around them. 22. Ayn Rand Atlas Shrugged Essay ContestPrize: $10,000 Deadline: November 6, 2023 Eligibility: Open to all 12th grade, college, and graduate students worldwide Guidelines: Essays must be between 800 and 1,600 words in length In this essay competition, high school seniors pick one of three prompts about a topic related to Ayn Rand’s Atlas Shrugged and write an essay that goes through three stages of grading. Students are graded on their clarity, organization, understanding, and ability to stay “on topic.” 23. Writopia Lab’s Worldwide Plays FestivalPrize: Play produced Eligibility: Playwrights ages 6 to 18
Since 2010, Writopia Lab has been producing, designing, and directing one-act plays submitted by young playwrights. These winning plays are then performed by New York City theater professionals. The contest looks for playwrights who embody fearlessness and imagination. Writopia Lab says, “Write deeply! Write fiercely! Write politically and personally! And don’t be afraid to write with a sense of play – they are called plays, after all.” While we can’t know exactly how activities outside of the classroom will affect your college admissions odds, the 4 Tiers of Extracurricular Activities provide a helpful framework for understanding how colleges view your extracurriculars. Extracurricular activities in Tiers 1 and 2 are reserved for the most exclusive and acclaimed awards, and can significantly improve your odds of college admission. By contrast, Tiers 3 and 4 are reserved for more common extracurriculars, and have less of an impact on your chances of college admission. For example, if you place in a nationally renowned writing competition—a Tier 2 activity—this will positively affect your admissions chances. On the other hand, if you receive an honorable mention in your high school’s poetry contest—a Tier 4 activity—your admissions chances will not be significantly affected. That said, if you are applying to an English Literature or Creative Writing program with a well-developed essay and recommendations that emphasize your commitment to language, participation in Tier 3 and 4 writing competitions could help admissions officers conceptualize your passion for your future career. Curious how the writing competition you participated in will affect your college admission chances? CollegeVine can help! Our free chancing calculator uses a variety of factors—including grades, test scores, and extracurriculars—to estimate your odds of getting into hundreds of colleges and universities, while also providing insight into how to improve your profile. Related CollegeVine Blog PostsHome › Essay Competition Essay Competition: Win a 100% Scholarship With Immerse EducationParticipate in the Immerse Education Essay Competition for a chance to win a full or partial scholarship to our university and career preparation programmes. Since 2020, the competition has offered ambitious students the opportunity to win a full or partial scholarship on our award-winning programmes.
Alumni globally Participants would recommend Immerse What Is the Essay Competition?The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a question of their choice relating to a subject of interest. Immerse annually updates its questions to inspire students to delve deeper into their favourite subjects. There are over twenty questions to choose from which can be found in our full Essay Competition Guide. 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship to study with us at a world-leading university of their choosing. Outstanding runners-up also receive partial scholarships. Submission timelineFeb 23, 2024. Competition opens Sept 12, 2024Competition closes Oct 17, 2024Results announced January, July & August 2025Programme dates Any student who submits a full-length essay , but doesn’t receive a scholarship, will be eligible for the option of a £1000 award for our residential programmes, a £500 award for our Online Research Programmes, or a £250 award for our Group Online Research Programme. And Many Other Benefits...Enhance your academic profile for university applications. Partial winners receive completion certificates – and those who write outstanding essays also receive comments from our remarkable guest judges. University interviewers want you to discuss the subject you’re applying for with genuine enthusiasm. They look for depth of understanding and the ability to articulate your thoughts clearly. Writing an essay deepens your knowledge and improves your ability to present complex ideas. Our essays are assessed against a mark scheme designed by academic experts. Completing an essay allows you to experience academic writing, promoting related skills like research, critical thinking and editing. Immerse provides support every step of the way. Competition DetailsYou’re not on your own. To help your essay shine, Immerse Eduction provides guides, tips and support. Open to 13-18 year old studentsStudents can submit an essay if they will be 13-18 years old when the programmes for which the scholarships are valid begin. 500-word academic essayRegister interest to access the Essay Competition Guide with all the questions, tips and guidance on plagiarism, AI & referencing. You can also attend one of our regular essay writing webinars to level-up your writing. Graded by experts and guest judgesExpert judges assess the essays based on their content, quality of research and critical analysis. Elements like word choice and structure, evidence and inference, as well as vocabulary spelling, grammar and punctuation are also assessed. Student age groups are also taken into consideration. A chance to win a scholarship for any programme you likeIf you win a scholarship, you can use it toward one of our renowned online programmes or one of our award-winning residential courses in any of our locations including Oxford Cambridge, London, Sydney and New York to name a few. Programmes Our Scholarship Can Be Redeemed AgainstParticipants will learn to explore the world around them with an architect’s eye, analysing their environment and identifying how each building, structure, and feature influenced by Britain’s long history with urban design. Choose from a range of subjects to study in the historic city of Oxford. Embrace each college’s unique atmosphere and stunning surroundings, enjoy the vibrant cultural offerings, and feel your subject mastery blossom. Whilst the sun’s out, explore the city’s winding river on a punt. Choose from a number of industries to explore in this densely packed capital. 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Experience the buzz of city life, skyscrapers, and historic districts. In your downtime, escape to nearby natural wonders like Niagara Falls whilst you accelerate your subject expertise. In San Francisco, delve into the world of tech and innovation to explore one of our industry-focused programmes. Work alongside startups in Silicon Valley, or explore the sustainable practices of the city’s green businesses. The city offers a window into cutting-edge industries, all set against a backdrop of scenic natural beauty. Singapore is a great summer programme destination for its vibrant multicultural atmosphere, cutting-edge educational institutions, and its status as a global hub for innovation and technology. With its blend of academic excellence, cultural richness, and modern amenities. Tokyo offers a unique blend of tradition and modernity, providing students with a rich cultural experience and endless opportunities for learning and exploration, making it a great summer school destination. A summer programme in Tokyo means diving into the heart of Japanese culture and innovation. Boston is an ideal summer programme destination due to its rich historical significance, vibrant cultural scene. Home to top-ranked universities, and offering an array of activities ranging from exploring Freedom Trail to enjoying performances at renowned theatres. This online programme sees students work in a 1-1 or a group session with tutors from renowned institutions like Cambridge, Oxford, and Ivy League schools. Each student undertakes advanced research in a topic of their interest, culminating in a full-length academic research paper. Our Guest JudgesOur guest judges and markers are chosen for their exceptional subject matter knowledge and the prominence of their organisation in industries aligned with our essay topics. Many of them come from a teaching or academic background with advanced degrees in political science, English, business, physics, medicine, creative writing and more. This diverse expertise ensures that our judging process is both rigorous and insightful. The essay competition assessment criteria look at academic writing qualities like research and evidence, word choice and critical analysis, in addition to spelling, grammar & punctuation. Student age groups and are also considered in this assessment. Business & Economics JudgePamela O’BrienHumanities JudgeChristina BunceMedicine JudgeArnold LongboyBusiness Management JudgeTom IrelandBiology Judge, Editor of The BiologistHear from our previous winners, register interest for these essay-writing resources, how to enter, essay questions, writing tips, referencing guide, submission guidelines, judging criteria, winning essays. The Immerse Education Essay Competition is open to entries from young people aged 13-18 interested in all subjects, from Architecture to Medicine, Creative Writing to Film Studies. However, students aged 18 should only submit an essay if they will still be 18 when the programmes the scholarships are valid for begin. Any scholarships or vouchers awarded during the current round of the essay competition will only be valid for 2025 Immerse Education Programmes Immerse provides a full essay-writing guide which is sent to your email address once you register your interest in the competition. This guide includes a full list of essay questions, our essay specification, top tips for writing an academic essay, referencing guidance, our terms and conditions and guidance on plagiarism! Registering interest also ensures that you’re on track to submitting your essay on time, through a series of helpful reminder prompts. To support further you can register for our webinars , which offer top tips and guidance with essay writing from our experts. You are also welcome to explore our creative writing resources . Funded scholarship to study abroad: Our essay competition offers students like you the chance to win a full or partial scholarship to one of our Online Programmes or residential programmes in locations such as Oxford, Cambridge, Sydney, London and more. Ongoing support from Immerse while you write: Full support from our team as you write your essay, with free guides and top tips to help you along the way. Sign up to receive our full Essay competition Guide and free tips and tricks as you write. You can also follow us on Instagram and Tik Tok to get more useful essay writing tips. Demonstrate what you know: The competition is a chance for you to demonstrate your content knowledge by answering advanced university-style questions. Build your skills and knowledge: The opportunity to apply and advance your essay writing skills. You will likely learn something new in the process! Develop your self-discipline: A chance to strengthen your self-discipline as you commit to a challenging project and complete it from start to finish. Essays are graded by expert markers and guest judges who assess the essays across the following criteria:
Scholarship offers depend on the grades that students achieve. The higher the grade a student receives, the higher the likelihood of achieving a 100% or high partial scholarship. The essay competition receives thousands of entries each year, and with the vast number of high-standard entries, we acknowledge the efforts of all participants who have dedicated their time to completing an essay. As such, beyond our full and high-partial scholarships we provide further offers to entrants to facilitate access to our transformative programmes. If you win a scholarship via the Essay Competition 2024/2025 you can use it toward any residential course in any of our locations. Use your scholarship to enrol on one of our renowned online programmes or enriching in-person/residential summer school programmes in cultural melting pots such as Cambridge, Oxford, London, New York, Toronto, Sydney and more. No, there is no entry fee and you do not need to have already enrolled onto any of our programmes to take part in the essay competition. The deadline for the Immerse Essay Competition falls in early September and early January each year. The deadline for the next round is on Thursday 12th September . Register to receive free Essay Competition guidanceThe Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a pre-set question relating to their chosen subject. Register interest to receive your guide with the comprehensive list of questions including:
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Subject is unavailable at locationYou have selected a subject that is not available at the location that you have previously chosen. The location filter has been reset, and you are now able to search for all the courses where we offer the subject. Bookings Open for Online Summer Courses Watch our Explainer VideoHow Our Essay Competition WorksSubmit your entry. Research and write your essay and then submit it, along with your references, via our short form below. Entries close at 9pm UK time on 15th April 2024 ! Awards CeremonyAll shortlisted entrants and their parents and teachers will be invited to attend our Awards Ceremony in May 2024, where the winners will be announced. Over £100,000 Worth of Academic PrizesFree Conference placeThe first thousand students who are successfully shortlisted will be awarded a free place at one of our OxBright Conferences (worth £95) in the autumn. Alternatively, you can put this credit towards an Online Course or Online Internship . All shortlisted entrants and their parents and teachers will be invited to attend our online Awards Ceremony in May 2024, where the winners will be announced. Matilda Winner, History, 2023 I’m both thrilled and flabbergasted at the outcome of the competition. Winning this competition undoubtedly made me feel much more confident in researching and writing in my field from now on, opening a lot of new doors for me! Regina Winner, Psychology, 2023 I’m very happy and grateful to win such a meaningful competition. I truly learned a lot. My advice to anyone considering entering is to try to think deeper and further about your chosen topic. Alex Winner, Philosophy, 2023 Frequently Asked QuestionsEntering the essay competition, how will entering the oxbright essay competition help me in the future, why do you run an essay competition. OxBright is about giving students the edge to help them to succeed, find their purpose and make a difference in the world. We think it’s the greatest time to be alive, but we’re aware that young people face challenges their predecessors didn’t. We’re passionate about encouraging students to be optimistic about the future by being active thinkers interested in collaborating to create a better future for the long-term. You can read more about this in our Worldview . Our essay competition combines these two elements – encouraging students to think actively about the future, and giving them tools to help them to succeed. Who can enter?Anyone can enter – the only eligibility criteria is that you must be aged between 15-18. You don’t need to have previously joined an OxBright programme in order to take part. Kindly be aware that to be eligible to take up any of the free places offered as prizes, such as our online courses/internships, winning students must be between the ages of 15 and 18 at the commencement of the programme. Can I write more than one essay?Sorry, we only accept one essay per student in each Essay Competition. This is due to the volume of essays we receive. Can I enter jointly with a friend?No, we can only accept entries from individuals, and it’s important to make sure that your work is entirely your own. Is there a fee to enter the OxBright Essay Competition?No, the essay competition is completely free to enter. When is the entry deadline?The deadline has been extended, and is now the 15th April 2024, at 9pm. Are you connected to any university?No, OxBright is an independent education organisation which is not connected to any university. Where can I see the results of the Essay Competition 2023?You can see the results of our previous Essay Competition, including the winning essay in full, here . Writing Your EssayWhat are the subject categories i can enter for, how long should my essay be. There are three parts to the essay:
What are the evaluation criteria?We’ll be assessing essays on the following criteria:
Should I use references?Please make sure to include references to your sources, using the Harvard Referencing Style (guidelines here ). What makes a good essay?Make sure to read our criteria carefully (you can find it in the FAQ above). We want essays that are thoroughly researched, packed with examples and solid evidence. What really catches our attention are essays with unique analysis. So, we’re not just interested in essays that simply describe things – we want your thoughts, analysis, and fresh ideas. Don’t forget, it’s crucial to use and mention trustworthy sources for the evidence you provide. Do you accept personal or descriptive essays?We’re looking for clear, concise and compelling answers to the question above, written and formatted in an academic style. Please don’t submit personal essays or creative writing samples. What Happens Next?When will i hear the results. We’ll be in touch within two weeks of your entry to let you know whether or not you’ve been shortlisted (all entrants who meet our core standards of relevance and coherence will be shortlisted). All shortlisted entrants and their parents and teachers will be invited to our Awards Ceremony in May 2024, when the winners in each subject category will be announced. How are essays assessed?You can read about the criteria we use to assess your essay in the FAQ above (“What are the evaluation criteria?”). Essays are assessed using our proprietary system which combines a mixture of technology and personal assessment. Essays which are deemed to be plagiarised or be written by AI will be rejected and our decision on this is final. There are two stages to our assessment process: Shorlisting Our first stage assessment reviews whether the essay is relevant and coherent. If so, your essay will be shortlisted, you will be offered a free place at an OxBright Conference and you will be invited to the Awards Ceremony. Awards Shortlised essays are then given further assessment by our panel. This includes a review of the References. In the application form, we ask for a the name of a teacher who is familiar with your academic work. If your essay is nominated for an Award, we will ask this teacher to confirm that the essay was genuinely written by you. What are the prizes?Please click here for more information about the prizes and awards. Why is the overall prize a place at Oxford Scholastica in 2025, not 2024?Will i receive feedback. Unfortunately, due to the volume of entries received, we are unable to provide feedback on essays. Does everyone who enters get a free place at a Conference?The first thousand students to who make a valid submission and are shortlisted will be invited to attend an OxBright Conference of their choice, free of charge (worth £95). Conference subjects include Business, Medicine, Law and Psychology. It is optional to attend a Conference. Alternatively, you’ll be able to choose to apply the £95 credit toward another programme with us. Does everyone receive a certificate?Only students who win one of the awards receive a certificate. Certificates are issued in online format. Do you publish the names of the award winners?Yes, award winners will be published on our website after the Awards Ceremony. How can I pass on some feedback about the essay competition?2024 Leadership Essay ContestSupported by drs. jack and jennifer london charitable foundation, the challenge. The Leadership Essay Contest focuses on the roles of leadership and character in the U.S. Sea Services from the perspective of tomorrow's leaders. Junior officers (LCDR/Major and below) from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are eligible to participate. Submission Guidelines
First Prize: $5,000 Second Prize: $2,500 Third Prize: $1,500 Selection ProcessThe Proceedings staff members will evaluate every essay and screen the top essays to a special Essay Selection Committee of at least six members who will include two members of the Naval Institute’s Editorial Board and four subject matter experts. Announcement of the WinnersWinners will be published in a future issue of Proceedings . Submit your EssayPrevious winners, 2022 leadership essay contest sponsored by dr. jennifer london in honor of dr. jack london, 2021 leadership essay contest sponsored by dr. j. phillip london, 2020 leadership essay contest sponsored by dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2019 leadership essay contest sponsored by dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2018 leadership essay contest a u.s. naval institute program in partnership with dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2017 leadership essay contest a u.s. naval institute program in partnership with dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2016 leadership essay contest a u.s. naval institute program in partnership with dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2015 leadership essay contest a u.s. naval institute program in partnership with dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2014 leadership essay contest a u.s. naval institute program in partnership with dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2013 leadership essay contest a u.s. naval institute program in partnership with dr. j. phillip london and caci international, 2005 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 2004 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 2003 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 2002 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 2001 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 2000 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1999 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1998 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1997 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1996 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1995 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1994 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1993 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1992 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1991 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1990 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1989 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1988 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1987 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1986 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1985 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1984 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1983 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1982 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1981 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1980 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1979 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1978 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1977 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1976 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, 1975 vincent astor memorial leadership essay contest, receive the newsletter. Sign up to get updates about new releases and event invitations. United States Court of AppealsFor the sixth circuit, jeffrey s. sutton, chief judge, search form.
You are hereSixth circuit announces winners of 2024 student essay contest. The Sixth Circuit Student Essay Contest was open to high school students (grades 9–12) enrolled in public, private, parochial, and charter schools and home-schooled students of equivalent grade status in the four states that comprise the Sixth Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee). More Information |
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The Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition provides a platform for young, ambitious high school students to exercise their writing skills and compete with students from all over the world! This competition encourages students to challenge themselves and explore different writing styles to ultimately strengthen their writing skills.
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2022 Award Winners. This year, 266 juniors were nominated. Of that number, 79 received Certificates for Superior Writing and 187 received Certificates of Nomination. Each student submitted two pieces of writing, which were read by national judges. Papers were judged on expression of ideas, language use and unique perspective and voice. *No winners
Genres: Essay, Fiction, Flash Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry, and Short Story. Up to $1000 in cash prizes for the African Diaspora Award 2024. African-themed prose and poetry wanted. Top finalists are published in Kinsman Quarterly's magazine and the anthology, "Black Butterfly: Voices of the African Diaspora.".
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19) American Foreign Service Association Essay Contest. With this writing competition for high school students, entrants may submit essays ranging from 1,000-1,500 words about diplomacy, history, and international politics (specific prompts vary by year). Eligibility: Students in grades nine through twelve may apply.
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Each submission requires a $25 entry fee via Submittable, and multiple entries are allowed. Entries will be judged based on originality, creativity, writing quality, and adherence to genre, with finalists announced in October 2024, shortlisted in January 2025, and winners in March 2025. Deadline: July 01, 2024.
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Immerse Education Essay Competition. Open to: Students of all nationalities. Age: 13-18. Entrants are required to submit essay responses to a pre-set question relating to their chosen subject. Prize: 10 winners will receive a 100% scholarship, and runner-ups will be awarded partial scholarships of up to 50% to study their chosen subject with ...
Cambridge Re:think Essay Competition 2024. This year, CCIR saw over 4,200 submissions from more than 50 countries. Of these 4,200 essays, our jury panel, consists of scholars across the Atlantic, selected approximately 350 Honourable Mention students, and 33 award winners. The mission of the Re:think essay competition has always been to ...
Prize: $100-$10,000. Deadline: Passed, but the contest will reopen in 2024. Eligibility: The contest is open to United States high school students in grades 9-12, U.S. students under the age of twenty enrolled in a high school correspondence/GED program, and U.S. citizens attending schools overseas. Guidelines:
The Immerse Education Essay Competition provides the opportunity for students aged 13-18 to submit essay responses to a question of their choice relating to a subject of interest. Immerse annually updates its questions to inspire students to delve deeper into their favourite subjects. There are over twenty questions to choose from which can be ...
Essay Competition. 2024. Test your academic skills with the OxBright Essay Competition. Designed for bright 15-18 year olds, the competition will challenge you to go beyond the school curriculum and think about the future of your subject. Think big, stretch yourself - and stand out from the crowd when the time comes to apply to university.
The Leadership Essay Contest focuses on the roles of leadership and character in the U.S. Sea Services from the perspective of tomorrow's leaders. Junior officers (LCDR/Major and below) from the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard are eligible to participate. Submission Guidelines
The Sixth Circuit Student Essay Contest was open to high school students (grades 9-12) enrolled in public, private, parochial, and charter schools and home-schooled students of equivalent grade status in the four states that comprise the Sixth Circuit (Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and Tennessee). More Information