Sunday 23 December 2012

Commonwealth Essay Competition Opens for Entries


Are you a writer? Are you interested in the world around you? Do you  want your voice to be heard by others? If so, the Commonwealth Essay  Competition is definitely for you. We encourage you to be creative in your response to our topics. You can submit a poem, letter,  article, story, essay or even a short play. The choice is yours. 
Just get writing!

Every year, the Commonwealth Essay Competition inspires thousands of  young writers from all over the world. Run by the Royal Commonwealth  Society since 1883, it is the world's oldest and largest schools' international writing competition. Past winners include Mr Lee Hsien  Loong, the Prime Minister of Singapore and Elspeth Huxley. The competition is free to enter and in 2012 over 1,000 young  writers, from 245 schools, in 38 countries across the Commonwealth  received an award for their entry.

For 2013, we're delighted to announce that the Competition will be run in partnership with Cambridge University Press, whose support will enable us to engage even more young writers across the Commonwealth. The Competition celebrates and nurtures the creative talents of  young people across the Commonwealth, providing a platform for  students to compete with their peers in each of the 54 nations which  make up this unique association. Entrants are judged in two age groups, Junior (under 14 years) and Senior (14-18 years). 

The closing date is 1st May 2013 and results will be announced in  the autumn of next year. Moe information here.


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