Are you a writer?

Interested in the world around you?

Want your voice to be heard by others?

Commonwealth Essay Competition 2013

Run by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883, the Commonwealth Essay Competition is the worlds oldest and largest schools international writing competition. It provides a platform for young people to compete with their peers in a truly global environment.
From Africa to Asia, from the Pacic to the Caribbean, from Europe to North America, the Commonwealths 2.1 billion people make up a quarter of the worlds population. Moreover, half of the population of the Commonwealth is aged 25 or under. The Essay Competition celebrates and nurtures the creative talents of the young people that make up this unique association.

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Opportunity Through Enterprise

Commonwealth Essay Competition 2013
Entrants are judged in two age groups, Junior (under 14 years) and Senior (14-18 years) and must be living in, or a national of, a Commonwealth country.

Prizes include
Certicates - resources for your school - ights to London - being invited to meet famous authors taking part in expert workshops - work experience at international organisations - entries featured in worldwide media.

How to enter
All essays must be in English and submitted alongside an entry form, which can be downloaded from the RCS website. Entries can be submitted online or postal entries can be sent to FAO Young Commonwealth Competitions, The Royal Commonwealth Society, 25 Northumberland Avenue, London WC2N 5AP*

Junior Category
Born after 1st May 1999
1. When has hard work paid off for you? 2. Creative thinking saved the day. 3. Tell us about a moment of opportunity which changed the life of your family, community, country, continent or the entire planet. 4. Is change a good thing? 5. Opportunities galore!

Senior Category
Born between 2nd May 1994 and 1st May 1999
1. A funding agency has asked you to make a pitch for an idea involving schools that would benet your community. 2. I knew this was my moment. 3. Discuss one or more examples of social and/or environmental development where enterprise plays, or could play, a key role in changing the way people live.

Junior and Senior

A bonus topic open to all entrants
1. To boldly go ...

4. How enterprising! a voice said as I closed the door behind me. 5. Are we too risk-conscious these days?

Deadline: 1st May 2013

Entrants are encouraged to be creative in their response; answers can be submitted in a number of formats, for example: poem, letter, article, story or essay the choice is yours! Please see www.thercs.org/youth/competitions for full terms and conditions
The Commonwealth Essay Competition 2013 is run by the Royal Commonwealth Society in partnership with Cambridge University Press.
* See the website for details of postal hubs across the Commonwealth

Contact the RCS: T: +44 (0)20 7766 9200 E: competitions@thercs.org W: www.thercs.org/youth/competitions

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