Essay Writing Contest
Category ( level 4, 5)
Topic: Invent a New Holiday
Invent a new holiday. What would
this holiday celebrate? How would you celebrate it? Would there be any special thing
or symbols for your holiday?
Category (level 6, 7)
Topic: If I Were the President
Write a page on what you'd
do if you were the President. How would you change the world?
Category (level 8, 9)
Topic: Improve the World
If you could make one thing
disappear, what would it be? Write about what would happen once it disappeared.
How would it change things? What you would do?
Category (level 10, 11)
Topic: A Good Personality Trait
Think of a person you
really like or admire. Think of a personality trait that makes them so special.
Write about this good trait and why you like it.
Submission Guidelines, Rules and Regulations
- All entries must be original works, in English. Plagiarism, which includes the use of poetry, song lyrics, characters or another person's ideas are acceptable.
- Excessive violence, sex or religious extremism, determined by the judges, will result in disqualification.
- Entries may not have been previously published in professional media.
- To be eligible, entries must be works of prose, from 150 to 300 words in length.
- Entries could be submitted in electronic media in MS Word format only (with Font size 12 in Times New Roman)
- In hand written works do follow the nelson’s script, and use blue ink pen or led pencil, avoid using the ballpoints.
- Each entrant may submit only one essay in a contest.
- The decisions of the judges are entirely their own, and are final.
- At the discretion of the judges, all well written essays may be published on the Web site.
- Each entry must have a cover page with the title of the work, the author's name.
- Every subsequent page must carry the title and a page number, but NOT the author's name (to facilitate fair judging). Back
