Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize accepting entries [Worldwide]

Writers ages 35 and younger can compete for a prize.

The Bodley Head/Financial Times Essay Prize seeks to discover the world's best young talent in longform essay writing.

Entries must be in English and have no more than 3,500 words. Any nonfiction topic will be accepted, but the work must not have been previously published in any language.

The winner will receive GBP1,000 (US$1,315), an e-publication with Bodley Head and a mentoring session with the FT/Bodley Head. Two runners-up will each receive GBP300 (US$394) and an e-publication.

The deadline is Sept. 24.

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Essay competition for youths open [Worldwide]

Children and young adults up to 25 years old can enter this essay contest endorsed by UNESCO.

The Goi Peace Foundation presents its 2020 International Essay Contest for Young People, inviting youth to write on this year's theme: "A letter from myself in 2030.”

Contestants must write a letter from 2030 to their present (2020) self, in which they describe the state of the world, the way people are living, and what they are doing in society. 

Essays must be 700 words or less, typed or printed in English, French, Spanish or German or 1,600 characters or less in Japanese.

The first-place winner will receive a certificate and prize of JPY100,000 (US$900) and will be invited to the award ceremony in Tokyo, Japan, scheduled for November 2020.

The deadline is June 15.

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