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Assam teen triumphs in global essay competition, bags bronze

Chaitanyamoi chetia, a class 9 student from assam, has clinched the bronze medal in the queen’s commonwealth essay writing competition - 2023. the young talent penned his thoughts on the topic 'does age matter'.

• Nov 09, 2023 ,
• Updated Nov 09, 2023, 10:59 AM IST

A student from Assam, Chaitanyamoi Chetia, has won the bronze medal in the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Writing Competition - 2023. Chetia, a class 9 student of St Joseph’s High School, Moranhat in Charaideo district, wrote on the topic 'Does age matter?'

The competition witnessed a record-breaking 34,924 entries. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, organised by the Royal Commonwealth Society, has been engaging young people since 1883.

Chetia, 14, has a passion for writing from the age of eight and has won several awards in international essay writing competitions. In addition to his writing achievements, Chetia is also known for his storytelling skills on various platforms.

Furthermore, in 2021, he received a consolation prize from the Ministry of Education, Malaysia, in the ASiS International Essay Writing Competition for his outstanding piece on the theme "Conserving our Precious Birdlife – Hornbills: A Global Perspective.

Apart from his achievements in essay writing, Chaitanyamoi also showcases his storytelling skills on platforms such as storyhouse.org , Reflections.live, and Voice-of-Views-Takhte.in.

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National Essay Writing Competition by NLU Assam [Cash Prizes Worth Rs 9K]: Submit by June 5

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• May 27, 2024

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy & Research (CELAR) of National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam in collaboration with WWF – India (Assam State Office) is pleased to invite scholastic submissions for its National Essay Writing Competition.

About the Centre

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR), the first of its kind in North-East India, is devoted to strengthening and contributing to the jurisprudence on environmental law, under the auspices of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam.

CELAR endeavours to be a torchbearer of NLUJAA’s mission to translate legal knowledge and skills into an instrument that addresses various environmental concerns of the country, especially the North-Eastern region of India. Through this National Essay Writing Competition, we endeavour to facilitate better and greater ideas to create a community of environmentally conscious individuals from legal and non-legal fraternities.

About the WWF- India

The World Wild Fund for Nature – India is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using credible scientific research to protect nature and combat the greatest risks to Earth’s biodiversity. Their goal is to create a world where humans coexist peacefully with the natural world. To achieve this, they focus on preserving and revitalizing biodiversity, the intricate network that sustains all living beings; minimizing humanity’s impact on the environment; and promoting the responsible management of natural resources to support both the present and future of our planet.

About the Competition

The Essay Writing Competition will be held in collaboration with WWF-India (Assam State Office). The competition will focus on the World Environment Day 2024 theme of “land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience”. It provides a platform for individuals from varied backgrounds, disciplines, and perspectives to unite and express their thoughts, concerns, and solutions regarding the environmental challenges our planet faces.

Through participation, individuals not only contribute to a crucial global dialogue but also have the opportunity to impact policy and practice in meaningful ways. In collaboration with WWF-India (Assam State Office), we aim to bring out the opinions capable of driving transformative action, ensuring a sustainable and resilient future for our planet. Registration for this event is free. Prizes worth INR 9,000/- to be won.

• Winner: INR 4,000 + Publication in Lex Terra
• Runners-up: INR 3,000 + Publication in Lex Terra
• Second Runners-up: INR 2,000 + Publication in Lex Terra
• Online Certificates of Merit to Top 10 Participants
• Online Certificate of Participation to All

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About CELAR

The Centre for Environmental Law, Advocacy and Research (CELAR), the first of its kind in North-East India, is devoted to strengthening and contributing to the jurisprudence on environmental law, under the auspices of the National Law University and Judicial Academy, Assam. CELAR endeavors to be a torchbearer of NLUJAA’s mission to translate legal knowledge and skills into an instrument that addresses various environmental concerns of the country, especially the North-Eastern region of India.

Through this National Essay Writing Competition, we endeavour to facilitate better and greater ideas to create a community of environmentally conscious individuals from legal and non-legal fraternities.

About WWF-India

The World Wild Fund for Nature – India is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using credible scientific research to protect nature and combat the greatest risks to Earth’s biodiversity. Their goal is to create a world where humans coexist peacefully with the natural world.

To achieve this, they focus on preserving and revitalizing biodiversity, the intricate network that sustains all living beings; minimizing humanity’s impact on the environment; and promoting the responsible management of natural resources to support both the present and future of our planet.

About the Competition

The Essay Writing Competition will be held in collaboration with WWF-India (Assam State Office). The competition will focus on the World Environment Day 2024 theme of “land restoration, desertification, and drought resilience”.

It provides a platform for individuals from varied backgrounds, disciplines, and perspectives to unite and express their thoughts, concerns, and solutions regarding the environmental challenges our planet faces. Through participation, individuals not only contribute to a crucial global dialogue but also have the opportunity to impact policy and practice in meaningful ways.

In collaboration with WWF-India (Assam State Office), we aim to bring out the opinions capable of driving transformative action, ensuring a sustainable and resilient future for our planet.

How to Submit?

Interested candidates can submit entries via the link given at the end of the post.

The registration for this event is free.

Prizes worth INR 9,000/- to be won.

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2nd National Article Writing Competition 2023 at Dr R.K.B. Law College, Dibrugarh, Assam [Prizes of Rs. 10k]: Register by Nov 26

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Dr R.K.B. Law College, Dibrugarh, Assam is organizing 2nd National Article Writing Competition 2023. The last date of registration is November 26.

Dr R.K.B. Law College, Dibrugarh, Assam is organizing the Second Edition of the National Level Article Writing Competition on the occasion of Constitutional Day to encourage young minds to develop research skills in the field of Constitutional Law.

About the Organiser

The Dr Rohini Kanta Barua Law College was established in the year 1976 as an outcome of a public meeting of the citizens of Dibrugarh held on 20/06/1976 with Shri Pramode Kumar Das, B.L. in the chair as ‘Dibrugarh Law College’ with the objective ‘to create a new avenue at Dibrugarh for imparting legal education’.

About the Opportunity

The competition is expected to provide the students with an opportunity to learn about the recent developments in the fields of Constitutional Law. Further, it is also expected to encourage the development of research and writing skills among young minds in the profession of law.

The Transformation of Ideologies from the Drafting to the Contemporary Enforcement of the Constitution of India.

• Changing Philosophy of the Constitution of India;
• Mis-match between the ideology and the implementation of the Constitutional Principles.;
• Evolution of the Basic Structure Doctrine;
• Constitutional Interpretation by the Indian Judiciary;
• Influences of International Law and Foreign Constitutional ideals on the enforcement of the Indian Constitution;
• Dynamic Global Relations and Its Impact on the Indian Constitution;
• Federalism in the Changing Political Context;
• Politicizing the Constitution of India;
• Secularism and the Constitution;
• Accommodation of the Diversified Cultural, Religious, Lingual, etc. communities within the Constitution;
• Citizenship and the Constitution;
• Concept of Right-based Approach from a Duty-based Hindu Jurisprudence;

• Green Constitution;
• Capitalism, versus Socialism and the Constitution;

The above sub-themes are not exhaustive in nature and the participants are free to write on any topic within the ambit of the main theme of the competition.

Eligibility

Any student from UGC-recognized institutions pursuing 3 years or 5 years of LLB courses or 1 year or 2 years of LLM courses, or M. Phil or Ph.D. Programs or students from any discipline having knowledge on the subject matter can participate in this competition. Even students from foreign institutions are also allowed.

Rules & Regulations

• Each article shall contain an abstract of not more than 250 words and 4 – 5 keywords;
• The articles shall not be more than 5,000 words excluding references, abstracts, and keywords;
• Speaking footnotes are allowed however notes made in the footnotes shall have synergies with the actual text and in no case the number of words shall be more than 25% of the number of words in the actual text of the articles;
• The articles shall be the original work of the authors and the same shall not be under consideration for publication anywhere else. The permissible similarity index is less than 10%;
• No defamatory statements shall be made and no comments on cases pending before any court of law shall be made;
• The copyright of each article after submission shall be transferred immediately to Dr R.K.B. Law College, Dibrugarh, Assam who shall have full authority to publish such article in any form, and at any platform;
• The decision of the judges shall be final and the organizers are not responsible to entertain any dispute among the participants.

Formatting Guidelines

• Each article shall contain a Title which shall be written in Times New Roman, Font Size 12, and Central Alignment, bold and in Capital with 1.5 line spacing;
• The Level 1 heading shall be in bold, justly aligned, 12 font size, times new roman with 1.5 line spacing;
• The level 2 headings shall be in bold, italics, justified aligned, 12 font size, times new roman with 1.5 line spacing;
• The level 3 heading shall be in italics, justly aligned, 12 font size, times new roman with 1.5 line spacing;
• The body of the article shall be in times new roman, font size 12, and justly aligned with 1.5 line spacing;
• The footnotes shall be in times new roman, font size 10 with single line spacing and justified aligned;
• OSCOLA 4th edition shall be used for footnotes and no other format is allowed whatsoever.

How to submit?

• All participants are required to register before making any submission;
• Submissions from registered participants shall only be considered;
• Before submission, a valid institutional id proof is required;
• No co-authorship is allowed;
• Each participant is allowed to make only one submission;
• The submissions must be through Google Form;
• All submissions must be made on or before 23:59 of December 20, 2023;
• The articles shall not include the name of the authors, institutions, or any personal details;
• The articles shall be submitted only in a Word document;
• The link for submission will be shared only with the registered participants.

Registration

Interested candidates can register via the link given at the end of the post.

There are No Registration Charges involved.

Important dates

• Date for release of the Brochure: November 17, 2023
• Last Date for Registration: November 26, 2023
• Last Date for Submission of Articles: December 20, 2023
• Expected date for release date of results: January 26, 2024
• Best Paper: INR: 5,000
• Runners-up: INR: 3,000
• Second Runners-up: INR: 2,000
• E-certificates will be provided to all the winners and the participants.
• In addition to the above, prizes the top 10 papers would be published for free in the Souvenir with ISBN to be published on the occasion of the Foundation Day of Dr. R.K.B. Law College on March 19, 2024.

Call Dr. Jayanta Boruah, Assistant Professor, Dr. R.K.B. Law College at 6033301344 or Email at [email protected] or WhatsApp at 8876991662 .

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On the occasion of World Environment Day 2024 The Assam Tribune in association with Pollution Control Board, Assam is organising an online Drawing and Essay competition form school and college students

The global Theme for this year’s World Environment Day is to address the issues related to land pollution. Earth’s lands are degrading – driven by unsustainable consumption, agriculture and pollution. Land degradation negatively affects 3.2 billion people worldwide.

This World Environment Day, the focus is on how to restore land, avoid pollutants and revive water sources.

The 2024 World Environment Day campaign #GenerationRestoration calls for global solutions to address Land Restoration, Desertification & Drought Resilience.

The drawing and essay completion is organised in three different categories. The first category, category A is for students from Class 1 to Class 5; the second category, category B is for students of Class 6 to Class 10 and the third category, category C is for students in HS to Graduation Final Semester.

Interested participant can submit their entries for both Drawing and essay completions online by 19th May 2024 by filling up the registration from available at https://rb.gy/536iwv or scan the QR code.

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DIPHU, June 27: In observing Deshbhakti Diwas across all districts of Assam to commemorate and honour the legacy and contributions of Tarunram Phukan to India’s struggle for independence, the state government has decided to organise a state-level essay competition among students on July 28.

The competition will be organised under three categories. Category A is for classes 6 to 8 with the topic ‘Tarunram Phukan: His Life and Achievements’ (800 words). Category B is for students of classes 9 to 12 on the topic ‘Role of Tarunram Phukan in India’s Freedom Struggle’. Category C is for students in various graduate programs with the topic ‘Contribution of Tarunram Phukan to Assamese Literature’.

The essays can be written in Assamese, English, Hindi, Bengali, and Bodo. Each school/college must submit the best essays from each category to the Office of the District Commissioner, Karbi Anglong district, by June 30. Individual submissions by students at the District Commissioner’s Office will not be accepted. It is the responsibility of the head teacher/principal of each school/college to submit the best essays.

Each district will select three essays for first, second, and third place winners for each category. The winners will receive cash prizes of Rs 50,000, Rs 30,000, and Rs 20,000 for first, second, and third prize respectively. A special cash prize of Rs 10,000 for entries in each language in all categories will also be given.

The winners will be felicitated at the state-level programme to be held in Guwahati on July 28.

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Meet the winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023

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The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest, established by the Society in 1883. With thousands of young people taking part each year, it is an important way to recognise achievement, elevate youth voices and develop key skills through creative writing.

Each year, entrants write on a theme that explores the Commonwealth's values, fostering an empathetic world view in the next generation of leaders and encouraging young people to consider new perspectives to the challenges that the world faces. Themes have included the environment, community, inclusion, the role of youth leadership, and gender equality.

In the past decade alone, this high-profile competition has engaged approximately 140,000 young people, over 5,000 schools and thousands of volunteer judges across the Commonwealth.

Celebrating the Commonwealth Year of Youth, the theme, 'A Youth-Powered Commonwealth,’ asked QCEC entrants to explore the power young people hold within the global community and to consider how this power can be harnessed to make a meaningful impact in the world.

We were thrilled to receive a record-breaking 34,924 entries to the QCEC from every Commonwealth region, with the winners and runners-up from India and Malaysia. Find out more about this year's winners below and watch their reactions on discovering this significant achievement!

Siddhi Deshmukh

Senior Winner 

A creative thinker and a voracious reader, Siddhi Deshmukh is from the city of Mumbai, India. Siddhi is a 17 year-old student currently studying in Mayo College Girls’ School, Ajmer. She is the President of the English Creative Writing Society, and head of the World Scholar’s Cup club at her school. Siddhi’s role is instrumental in writing and directing the upcoming Annual School Play, and she is also an active member of Mayo College Girls’ School’s English Editorial Team. Siddhi’s passions lie in studying English Literature, History, Psychology, and Political Science, and she plans to pursue her passions in the future.

Siddhi is a canine lover and values her time that she spends with her dog, Snowy, whenever she is home. One of her major interests is films, as she finds them immensely empowering, and she loves watching them with her mother. A huge fan of Hozier, Bowie and the Beatles, Siddhi also finds inspiration in music and books. Her favourite authors include J.R.R Tolkien, Donna Tartt and Oscar Wilde. Siddhi, through her expression of writing, delves into the existential conflict of human existence and her writing is often inspired by the experiences she draws from her personal life.

Read her winning entry, 'An Angel That Burns' .

Shreeya Sahi

Junior Winner 

Ever since Shreeya was young, she was hungry for stories, and always wanted more. Now, at age 12, she loves writing stories as much as reading them.

She currently lives in Panchkula, a cosy town in Northern India. Shreeya has hopped through schools with varied philosophies in USA and India. The different perspectives and thoughts have shaped her into who she is today. 

Her passion lies in creating magic from the mundane. She fills empty sketchbooks with whimsical drawings, bakes with whatever's in her kitchen, and delights in skipping stones on a still pond. 

For the Queens Commonwealth Essay competition Shreeya wrote a letter to the Little Prince, expressing her admiration for him. She is grateful for her family, friends, and facilitators and wishes all of them could be present for the award ceremony. A special nod to Mr. Gibbs and Mrs. Mckeown, who seeded her love for writing, and her steadfast mom and comical brother, who were there for every story twist.

Read her winning entry, 'Dear Little Prince' .

Yong Sin Kong

Senior Runner-up

Yong Sin Kong is a 15-year-old Form 3 student from Kluang High School. She has been an avid enjoyer of storytelling since her early years, whether it be in the form of literature, cinema, or theatre. Whenever she writes, she draws inspiration from the people she idolises, ranging from Neil Gaiman to Lin Manuel-Miranda.

She is an ardent fan of the Beatles, musicals, 80s coming-of-age films, and dystopian novels. More often than not, you can find her dancing around her room to the latest Taylor Swift album or diligently journaling with glitter gel pens. In Johor, Malaysia, she shares her life with her family and her loyal dog, Mimi.

Read her winning entry, ‘Observations made at a Local Kopitiam, 13th of March, 2023’ . 

Mitali Ragtah

Junior Runner-up

Isabel Allende once said, “Write what should not be forgotten.”

That is a quote 11-year-old Mitali Ragtah has always lived by on her journey as a young writing enthusiast. In the gloomy winters of 2020, during the lockdown, 9-year-old bookworm Mitali wanted to do something different. So, she brought together some short poetry and voilà, her first book, “Freedom then and now” was written.

Then she wrote her second book in 2022, “Fairy tales with a twist”. It was inspired by all the girls who believed they were weak and powerless and needed a prince to solve all their problems. Mitali strongly believes in and advocates gender equality and for this she has participated in some in-school organisations and many debate clubs.

When she isn’t scribbling away, Mitali likes to hang out with her family and friends, play soccer and perform the classical India dance, Bharatnatyam.

Read her winning entry, 'Water Girl of India' .

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Topic: “Access to Justice” You may submit legal essays on compelling arguments related to Access to Justice. Examples of topics include Trump v. USA ; What will happen now that the Chevron Deference is no longer law?; and Legal Strategies to Address Qualified Immunity.

Competition Details: The Hogan/Smoger Access to Justice Essay Competition is sponsored by R. Ben Hogan III of Hogan Law Office, PC, in Birmingham, Alabama, and Gerson H. Smoger of  Smoger & Associates  in Dallas, Texas, and Oakland, California. It is administered by Public Citizen.

Submission Deadline: Submissions must be emailed on or before Friday, April 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, to Amanda Fleming at [email protected] . Papers emailed after this date will not be considered.

Eligibility: The competition is open to all current law students, post 2015 law graduates, and all masters of law students. All entries must be in English with  Bluebook  citations on American law. Co-authored submissions are eligible; if selected, the co-authors will share the prize. Each submission must be an original, unpublished academic work, but simultaneous submissions will be accepted.

Format: Submissions must be emailed as Microsoft Word documents. They may be full-length law review articles or shorter academic essays and should use footnotes (not endnotes). The word count may be between 6,000 and 25,000 words, not including footnotes. All entries must be in English with  Bluebook  citations on American law.

Judging Process: A panel of lawyers, including law professors and practitioners, will judge the submissions based on depth of analysis, quality of writing, originality, and thoroughness.

Winning Submission and Prizes: The winner will be notified by email. The winner will receive $5,000. Only one winning paper will be chosen and only one prize awarded.

Information: Please contact Amanda Fleming,  [email protected]  with any questions.

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7 Essay Writing Contests to Look Out For in 2023

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• 28th December 2022

Essay contests are not only a great way to exercise your essay-writing skills but also an awesome way to win cash prizes, scholarships, and internship or program opportunities. They also look wonderful on college applications as awards and achievements.

In this article, you’ll learn about 7 essay writing contests to enter in 2023. Watch the video below, or keep reading to learn more.

1. Tom Howard/John H. Reid Fiction & Essay Contest 

Deadline: Now–April 30, 3023

Who may enter:

This is an international contest for people of all ages (except for residents of Syria, Iran, North Korea, Crimea, Russia, and Belarus due to US government restrictions).

Contest description:

●  The contest is organized by Winning Writers, located in MA, USA.

●  They accept stories and essays on any theme, up to 6,000 words each. This contest defines a story as any short work of fiction and an essay as any short work of nonfiction.

●  Your stories and essays must be submitted in English.

●  You may submit published or unpublished work.

Entry fee: USD 22 per entry

●  Story: First Prize is USD 3,000.

●  Essay: First Prize is USD 3,000.

●  10 Honorable Mentions will receive USD 300 each (any category).

●  The top 12 entries will be published online.

Official website

Please visit the competition’s official website for more information on judges and submissions.

2. 2023 Calibre Essay Prize 

Deadline: Now–January 15, 2023, 11:59 pm

Who may enter: All ages and any nationality or residency are accepted.

●  This contest is hosted by the Australian Book Review.

●  Your essay must be between 2,000 and 5,000 words.

●  You may submit nonfiction essays of all kinds, e.g., personal, political, literary, or speculative.

●  You may enter multiple essays but will need to pay separate fees for each one.

●  Your essay must be unpublished.

Entry fee: AU 30 for non-members

Prize: AU 7,500

Official website:

For more information on this contest, please visit its official website.

3. John Locke Institute Essay Competition 

Deadline: June 30, 2023

●  Students from any country.

●  Students aged 15 to 18 years by the competition deadline.

●  Students aged 14 years or younger by the competition deadline are eligible for the Junior prize.

●  The contest is organized by the John Locke Institute.

●  Your essay cannot exceed 2,000 words.

●  There are seven subjects or categories for essay submissions: Philosophy, Politics, Economics, History, Psychology, Theology, and Law.

Entry fee: Free to enter

●  The best overall essay winner receives an honorary John Locke Fellowship, which comes with a USD 10,000 scholarship to attend one or more summer schools or gap year courses.

●  There is also a prize for the best essay in each category. The prize for each winner of a subject category and the Junior category is a scholarship worth USD 2,000 toward the cost of a summer program.

●  All winning essays will be published on the Institute’s website.

For more information about this competition and the John Locke Institute, please visit the official website . Also, be sure to check out our article on all you need to know about this contest.

4. The American Foreign Service Association 2023 Essay Competition 

Deadline: April 3, 2023

●  Students in grades 9–12 in any of the 50 states, DC, the US territories, or if they are US citizens or lawful permanent residents attending high school overseas.

●  Students attending a public, private, or parochial school.

●  Home-schooled students.

●  Your essay should be 1,000–1,500 words.

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●  You will select a country or region in which the United States Foreign Service has been involved at any point since 1924 and describe how the Foreign Service was successful or unsuccessful in advancing American foreign policy goals – including promoting peace – in this country or region and propose ways in which it might continue to improve those goals in the coming years.

●  Your essay should follow MLA guidelines.

●  Your essay should use a variety of sources.

●  The first-place winner receives USD 2,500, a paid trip to the nation’s capital from anywhere in the U.S. for the winner and their parents, and an all-expense-paid educational voyage courtesy of Semester at Sea.

●  The runner-up receives USD 1,250 and full tuition to attend a summer session of the National Student Leadership Conference’s International Diplomacy program.

Please visit the American Foreign Service website for more information.

5. The Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA) 2023 Essay Contest 

Deadline: Mid-February 2023–June 1, 2023

Who may enter: High school (including homeschooled), college, and graduate students worldwide.

●  The 2023 essay contest topic is marriages and proposals.

●  High school students may focus on Pride and Prejudice only or bring in other Austen works.

●  Undergraduate and graduate students should discuss at least two Austen novels of their choice.

●  Your essay must be in MLA format and 6 to 8 pages (not including your Works Cited page).

●  Your essay must be written in English.

●  First place wins a USD 1,000 scholarship.

●  Second place wins a USD 500 scholarship.

●  Third place wins a USD 250 scholarship.

●  Winners will also receive one year of membership in JASNA, publication of their essays on this website, and a set of Norton Critical Editions of Jane Austen’s novels.

For more information and submission guidelines, please visit JASNA’s official website .

6. 2023 Writing Contest: Better Great Achievements by EngineerGirl

Deadline: February 1, 2023

●  Students in Grades 3–12. If international or homeschooled, please select your grade level based on if you were attending a public school in the U.S.

●  This contest is organized by EngineerGirl.

●  Students should write a piece that shows how female or non-white engineers have contributed to or can enhance engineering’s great achievements.

●  You should choose one of the 20 Greatest Engineering Achievements of the 20th Century as a topic and explore the technologies developed in the last century and the new ones being developed today. Make sure to follow the specific guidelines for your grade level.

●  Essays should be 650–750 words based on your grade level.

●  Please visit the contest’s website to see specific requirements based on your grade.

Winners in each grade category will receive the prizes listed below:

●  First-place winners will be awarded USD 500.

●  Second-place entries will be awarded USD 250 .

●  Third-place entries will be awarded USD 100 .

For more information and submission guidelines, please visit the official website .

7. World Historian Student Essay Competition

Deadline: May 1, 2023

Who may enter: Students enrolled in Grades K–12 in public, private, and parochial schools and home-study programs worldwide.

●  Your essay must address the following issue: In what way has the study of world history affected my understanding of the world in which I live?

●  Your essay should be 1,000 words.

Prizes: USD 500

For more information and submission requirements, please visit the contest’s official website.

Essay contests are a great way to expand your writing skills, discuss a topic that is important to you, and earn prize money and opportunities that will be great for you in the long term. Check out our articles on writing thesis statements, essay organization, and argumentative writing strategies to ensure you take first place every time.

If you need help with your essays and would like to make sure that every comma is in place, we will proofread your first 500 words for free !

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Youth Innovation Essay Prize 2024 (R10,000 cash prize)

Applications are open for the Youth Innovation Essay Prize 2024. The Bertha Centre for Social Innovation & Entrepreneurship at the University of Cape Town, along with Douglas Knowledge Partners, are thrilled to announce the fourth annual Youth Innovation Prize (YIP) in partnership with the Desmond & Leah Tutu Legacy Foundation.

The YIP provides a platform for young, emerging writers, thinkers and creatives to explore, shape and communicate potential solutions to issues that matter to them. The annual essay competition also aims to uncover and support the next generation of local talent through mentorship and development opportunities.

This year, they invite young people to send written, video or audio essays on the theme, “Innovations for Gender Equality.”

Prizes of Youth Innovation Essay

• The winning entry this year will receive a R10,000 cash prize, and second- and third-place entries will each receive a R5,000 cash prize.

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Eligibility for Youth Innovation Essay

This competition is for individuals who:

• are curious and want to learn, grow and challenge themselves.
• are eager to develop or deepen their thinking and communication skills.
• are passionate about their ideas for social change and development.

There are no academic requirements for participation and entrants can come from any sector and field, provided they meet the minimum eligibility criteria listed below:

• You are aged between 18 and 30 years (turning 18 up to 30 during 2024).
• You live in South Africa.
• You may not enter if you have previously been a finalist in the YIP.

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Application

You will be required to enter your details when signing up, after which you will receive an email from the organisers to which, on reply, you can attach your proof of ID and your entry, in one of the following formats:

• A written essay of between 1,500 to 2,000 words in Word format (template provided)
• A video or an audio essay of between 5 to 8 minutes in length (WeTransfer to  [email protected] )

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Journalism History journal

Essay Competition Call: 2024/ 2025

The Journalism History journal calls for scholarly essays that explore the development of journalism’s norms and practices – those subtle but significant values and beliefs that define journalism within and across national and cultural contexts.

Journalism’s professional norms and practices are understood to be culturally constructed. Matt Carlson1 describes the product(s) of this construction as “metajournalistic discourse,” which helps to structure what Barbie Zelizer2 calls the “interpretive communities” that produce journalistic meaning-making for societies.

Journalistic norms and practices can be constructed through tradition and might accelerate from a significant historical event or individual’s influence. The endure and evolve through communication from one generation of journalists to the next, constituting a professional “field”.3

This year’s competition seeks essays that explore the historical construction and development of the mosaic of professional norms and practices across cultural, generational, or national contexts around the globe. This exploration can be done through a significant historical event or individual within a specific national context, or it can be an examination of a norm or practice’s evolution over time or across cultural contexts in a given era.

Essay topics could include, but are not limited to, the development of norms, values, and practices around or in: • Source relations and confidentiality • Reporting methods • “Objectivity” • Journalistic activism • Unique national or cultural contexts • Emergent post-colonial contexts • Media forms (newspaper, magazine, radio, television, early digital, etc.) • Professional specialties (sports, politics, lifestyle, visual journalism, etc).

The winning essay will receive a $100 (US) prize. Top essay(s) will be published in the Journalism History journal; runners-up will be published on the Journalism History website.

To be considered for inclusion in the essay series, please submit the following to [email protected] by 11.59 p.m. Pacific time December 15, 2024: • A brief CV (including publications). • A 100- to 200-word synopsis of the topic you plan to discuss in your essay, along with a short list of key primary and secondary sources you plan to draw from. • An affirmation that the essay has not been proposed or published elsewhere. Essay selection and the schedule for publication will be decided by January 15, Completed essays accepted for online publication will be due approximately two weeks before their scheduled publication date. The essays to be published in the journal will be due by March 15, 2025.

Completed essays will be 1,000 to 1,500 words, excluding citations. Authors should cite primary and/or secondary sources to support their arguments. Both abstract and full essay submissions must be in English. The Chicago Manual of Style must be used for accepted essays.

Questions may be directed to Josie Vine, online content coordinator for Journalism History, at [email protected].

Notes 1 Matt Carlson, “Metajournalistic Discourse and the Meanings of Journalism: Definitional Control, Boundary Work, and Legitimation,” Communication Theory 26, no. 4 (2016): 349-368. 2 Barbie Zelizer, What Journalism Could Be (John Wiley & Sons, 2017). 3 See Rodney Benson and Erik Neveu, eds., Bourdieu and the Journalistic Field, (Polity, 2005).

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Hektoen International

A Journal of Medical Humanities

Guidelines for the 2024–25 Nurse Essay Contest

Nurses, nurses’ aides, and nursing students are encouraged to submit to Hektoen International’s 2024–2025 Nurse Essay Contest. Submissions will be initially reviewed by the Hektoen International Editorial Staff, followed by a panel of nursing professionals, who will determine the recipients of the following awards:

Grand Prize: Single winner of $3,000 Runner-Up: Single winner of $2,000

Winners will be published in the journal and featured in our newsletter and on X (Twitter) ,  Facebook ,  Instagram , Threads , and  LinkedIn .

Essays must be between 500–1,600 words and on any topic as it relates to medicine, including:

• Famous healthcare workers
• Famous hospitals

Original poetry, fiction, and standalone artwork will not be considered. Before submitting an article, please search for your topic on our site to see that it has not been fully covered in a previous publication. Essays on previously published subjects will not be accepted. For possible topic categories, see our Sections .

Authors will receive notice of receipt of submission.

All submissions due by January 15, 2025. Late submissions will not be considered. Contest submissions should be sent to  [email protected] or via the form below. Participants must certify that their work is original. Participants must have copyright ownership or permission to use any images submitted.

• Submission of an article implies consent to publish in  Hektoen International . If major edits are made, proofs will be sent to the author before publication.
• Inquiries about the contest should be sent to [email protected] .
• Single-author essays only; multiple authors on one article are not allowed.
• Entries must be written in English and follow our article guidelines, including a cover page and proper formatting of both text and illustrations. Incomplete submissions may be deemed ineligible for consideration in the contest.
• Submissions will be read by Hektoen International ’s editors and contest judges. They will review contributions for appropriateness, originality, style, and content.
• Submissions are processed on weekdays during business hours. Please check your email for confirmation of your submission. Please wait one week before inquiring about the reception of your article if you do not receive a confirmation email.
• Articles and the images within them may also be publicized via our newsletter , which is currently received by 40,000+ subscribers, and on our

Articles must be unpublished, original work, saved as a Word document by the author’s last name followed by the title (or abbreviated title). For example, the article “Big Hugh” by Dr. Smith, should be saved as Smith_Big Hugh.docx . Each submission should include:

• Author’s name, titles/degrees, professional affiliation, email address, and location (as you would like these listed in the journal)
• A biography no longer than 100 words, written in the third person, that includes your current educational status and future educational/career goals. See the bottom of our articles for examples.
• The title and page numbers in the document header
• The full text of the article in Times New Roman, size 12, and double-spaced. Please format according to the Chicago Manual of Style 17 th Edition ( chicagomanualofstyle.org ) or the American Medical Association Manual of Style 11 th Edition ( academic.oup.com/amamanualofstyle/book/27941 )
• References for quoted and cited material formatted according to Vancouver, Chicago, or AMA style, with the endnotes in numerical order.

Articles may include images. If you provide an image, review and follow the guidelines below prior to submission.

• Final image choice will be determined by journal staff.
• Rights to use and publish images in  Hektoen International must be acquired by the author prior to submission , either via a source’s declaration the images are in the public domain or under a Creative Commons or similar license, or by obtaining permission from the copyright holder(s) of the images. For more information, see https://guides.library.stonybrook.edu/copyright/public-domain or contact us at [email protected] .
• Images must be high quality and saved as a .JPG
• Images must be titled by author’s surname and short article name. For example, an image to accompany the article “Big Hugh” by Dr. Smith would be saved as Smith_Big Hugh.jpg. Add a number at the end to distinguish additional images (e.g.,  Smith_Big Hugh2.jpg ).
• Caption, source, and permission/copyright/licensing information (including the address of the website where you found the image)
• For artwork, please provide the title and date of work, the artist’s name, and the location of the artwork (museum or private collection)
• Save the caption as a Word document by author last name. In the example of Dr. Smith, the illustration would be captioned as Smith_Caption.docx .
• Caption example:  Spock Behind G.W. Library . Photo by Warren K. Leffler, October 15, 1969. U.S. News & World Report Magazine Photograph Collection, Library of Congress . No known restrictions on publication.

General Guidelines for All Submissions

We DO NOT accept clinical studies All submissions should be the stated author/artist’s original work Authors are responsible for obtaining publication rights for accompanying images

Patient Consent/Confidentiality

Our confidentiality policy is based on the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). Please refer here if you have any questions:  https://www.hhs.gov/ocr/privacy/ . Authors/artists should protect the confidentiality of all persons and not reveal personal details without their consent.

Copyright (©) and Plagiarism

Authors retain the copyright to their submissions to  Hektoen International . We request, however, that authors refrain from submitting their work for publication for four months after the piece has been published in our journal. Authors are requested to notify us and reference the  Hektoen International  website as the original publisher in subsequent publications of the article.

By submitting your work to us via Forminator or by email for consideration for publication, you consent to the scanning of your work by third-party plagiarism checker programs along with, on a case-by-case basis, research by our staff of your publication history to ensure the work published in our journal is original. By performing these checks, we protect our reputation as well as your own.

Plagiarism is, in its simplest wording, claiming someone else’s work as your own. When you submit work or portions of a work that you yourself did not write, without giving credit to its original author, that is plagiarism. Plagiarism ranges from copying another’s entire publication to rewording portions and ideas from another’s publication without a citation.

We also acknowledge the concept of self-plagiarism, in which you republish work you have already written without permission from the copyright holder. Examples of self-plagiarism include you submit an article to us that was already published in another journal without that journal’s permission; you draw information and/or concepts from an article you wrote that is already published elsewhere without citing that article in your submission.​

Submissions are processed on weekdays during business hours. Please check your email (including junk or spam) for confirmation of your submission. If form is unavailable, please submit to [email protected] . Please only submit via each method once and allow 5 business days before inquiring about missing submissions. Thank you!

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