PULITZER CENTER POETRY CONTEST
Eligibility: School students
Deadline: May 15, 2023
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brief Guide to Writing Poetry: bit.ly/poemguidebook
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: bit.ly/storytellingguidebook
The contest invites participants to use poetry as a response to current events and underreported stories and connect global issues to local and personal contexts. Participants are required to select a story from Pulitzer Center’s website and write a poem on that. Poems can be of any length and in any form. The grand prize winner will receive USD 300, while the runners-up will receive USD 200 and USD 100 respectively.
DRUCKER CHALLENGE ESSAY COMPETITION
Eligibility: 18 – 35 years
Deadline: May 31, 2023
Link: https://www.druckerchallenge.org/home/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Writing Effective Essays: bit.ly/mitessayguidebook
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: bit.ly/storytellingguidebook
The competition invites essays on the theme “Bouncing Back: Emerging Stronger After Setbacks”. Essays should be of 1500-3000 words. Essays should have a personal narrative that may be underpinned by research. The grand prize winner will receive 2,000 Euros in prize money and runners-up will receive 1,200 Euros and 1,000 Euros respectively.
GOI PEACE INTERNATIONAL ESSAY CONTEST
Eligibility: Below 25 years
Deadline: June 15, 2023
Link: https://www.goipeace.or.jp/en/work/essay-contest/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
MIT’s Guide to Writing Effective Essays: bit.ly/mitessayguidebook
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: bit.ly/storytellingguidebook
The theme for this year’s contest is “Youth Creating a Peaceful Future”. Submissions can be made in two age categories – Children (ages up to 14) and Youth (ages 15-25). Essays must be written in 700 words or less and can be submitted through the online portal or postal mail. A total of 1,50,000 Yen will be distributed among 8 winners from each age category.
WORLD HANDWRITING CONTEST
Eligibility: Open to all
Deadline: June 30, 2023
Link: https://handwritingrepair.info/WHAC/index.html
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Brief Introduction to Calligraphy: bit.ly/calligraphyguide
Handwriting Guide Book: bit.ly/handwritingguidebook
Entries can be made in 5 different age categories – Children (ages 7 or below), Pre-Teens (ages 8-12), Teens (ages 13- 19), Adults (ages 20-64), or Seniors (ages 65 or over). Participants are required to write a quote displayed on the contest’s website and submit it through email or postal mail. Participants can submit either Functional Handwriting (cursive or manuscript) or Artistic Handwriting. The top two entries in each category will be awarded.
HG WELLS FICTION SHORT STORY COMPETITION
Eligibility: Below 21 years
Deadline: July 10, 2023
Link: https://hgwellscompetition.com/2023/02/28/2023-hg-wells-short-story-competition-motion/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
The New Yorker’s Guide to Writing Fiction: bit.ly/fictionguide
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: bit.ly/storytellingguidebook The contest invites students to submit a short story on the subject of – Motion. The submitted stories should be between 1,500 to 5,000 words and should not have been previously published. All shortlisted stories will be professionally published in a paperback anthology and the winning story will receive 1,000 Pounds in prize money.
FOYLE YOUNG POETS AWARD
Eligibility: 11 – 17 years
Deadline: July 31, 2023
Link: https://foyleyoungpoets.org
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Brief Guide to Writing Poetry: bit.ly/poemguidebook
Harvard’s Guide to Storytelling: bit.ly/storytellingguidebook
Students are invited to submit a poem on any theme and of any length. Poems must be written in English but can include phrases from another language. The top 15 poems will be printed in the winner’s print anthology, 85 selected poems will be published in an online anthology and all participants will receive a certificate of participation.
YALE DRAMA SERIES PLAYWRITING COMPETITION
Eligibility: Open to all
Deadline: August 15, 2023
Link: https://yalebooks.yale.edu/yale-drama-series-rules-and-submission-guidelines/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
A Brief Guide to Playwriting: bit.ly/playwritingguide
New York Film Academy’s Guide to Scriptwriting: bit.ly/scriptwritingguide
Participants are invited to submit original, unpublished, full-length plays of minimum 65 pages. Plays must be written in the English language and participants can submit only one manuscript. The grand prize winner will be awarded the David Charles Horn Prize of USD 10,000 and the winning play will be published by Yale University Press.
ATLAS SHRUGGED ESSAY CONTEST
Eligibility: School and college students
Deadline: November 6, 2023
Link: https://aynrand.org/students/essay-contests/atlas-shrugged/
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
Research Guide for Atlas Shrugged: bit.ly/atlasprep1
MIT’s Guide to Essay Writing: bit.ly/mitessayguidebook
Students are invited to submit essays on the given topics related to Ayn Rand’s novel Atlas Shrugged. Essay must be in English and should be 800 – 1600 words in length. The grand prize winner will receive USD 10,000 in prize money and a total of USD 10,000 will be distributed among 8 runners-up.