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Get writing: 2013 Commonwealth Essay Competition is here

Run by The Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883, the Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest and largest schools’ international writing competition.

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Queen Elizabeth II

2013 Commonwealth Essay Competition

Queen Elizabeth II

In 2012, over 1,000 young writers from 245 schools in 38 countries across the Commonwealth netwrok received an award for their entry.

Are you a writer? Are you interested in the world around you? Do you want your voice to be heard by others? If so, the Commonwealth Essay Competition is definitely for you.

We encourage you to be creative in your response to our topics. You can submit a poem, letter, article, story, essay or even a short play. The choice is yours. Just get writing!

The competition is free to enter.

For more information please visit: The Royal Commonwealth Society

Published 12 April 2013