Submit To Benjamin Franklin Essay Competition 2023

The Benjamin Franklin Essay Competition 2023 is currently open to entrants in UK. Each year a question or quote exploring Benjamin Franklin’s

Benjamin Franklin Essay Competition 2023

The Benjamin Franklin Essay Competition 2023 is currently open to entrants in UK. Each year a question or quote exploring Benjamin Franklin’s relevance in our time is open for interpretation in 1000-1500 words.  The competition is open exclusively for young writers, aged 18-25, with a first prize of £750, and a second prize of £500. Winning entries will be published online at www.BenjaminFranklinHouse.org and https://www.telegraph.co.uk/

The Franklin quote for interpretation in 2023 is;

“Government must depend for its Efficiency either on Force or Opinion.” From ‘The Colonist’s advocate’, VII. (Feb 1, 1770)

Deadline: Wednesday 15th November at 23:59

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Submission Guidelines 

Entries of 1000-1500 words must be sent to education@benjaminfranklinhouse.org

Entrants must be aged 18-25 years and living in the UK

Each Entrant is asked to provide their name, preferred email, postal address and phone number within the email and the entry attached as a word document. 

In addition entrants should provide their age and place of study (if applicable; if they are not in education, they should provide a biographical note explaining their current activities)

Entrants may submit only one entry; fiction or non-fiction

The 2023 Literary Prize Judges are;

• Dr. Márcia Balisciano, Director of Benjamin Franklin House
• Lord Guy Black, Executive Director of the Telegraph Media Group
• Wendy Moore, English journalist, author, and historian
• Dr. Huw David, Development Director at Wolfson College, University of Oxford
• Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group and Board Member of Benjamin Franklin House