Essay Competition - New College of the Humanities.
Essay Prize 2020. The Robinson College Essay Prize is open to all students currently in Year 12 (Lower Sixth, or equivalent) at a UK School. It is designed to give students the opportunity to develop and showcase their independent study and writing skills.
Academic competitions for schools and colleges Several colleges and departments of the University of Oxford run competitions which are open to students from schools and colleges. Preparing an entry for one of these competitions is a valuable experience for academically motivated students, so please do encourage your students to enter.
R.A. Butler Politics Prize The R.A. Butler Prize for essays in Politics and International Studies is a competition that can be entered by students in Year 12 or the Lower 6th. Candidates are invited to submit an essay on a topic to be chosen from a list of general questions announced in March each year, and to be submitted in August.
Several Cambridge colleges run essay competitions related to Classics, for students in year 12. Whether you are planning to apply to Cambridge or not, we encourage you to get involved. Follow the links for further information: Corpus Classics Essay Competition; Fitzwilliam Ancient World Essay Competition; Girton Humanities Writing Competition.
This is a comprehensive list of the most worthwhile (and genuine!) writing competitions currently available. Genres include short story, flash fiction, novel, poetry, children’s, etc. Most, but not all, are from the UK. All competitions on this site are carefully vetted. Many are open worldwide.
Find out more about the UK's largest writing competition for kids. First Words: 10 Great Opening Lines From Literature The best opening sentences in literature, according to 500 Words judges.
University of Southampton - Green Stories Deadline: Various deadlines Green Stories Writing Competitions are a free set of competitions with prizes, open to all. Writers are asked to write stories.