RCS Royal Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2018 : thercs.org

Organisation : RCS Royal Commonwealth Society
Contest Name : Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2018
Applicable For : All Citizens & Residents of the Commonwealth
Contest Last Date : 1st May 2018
Website : https://www.royalcwsociety.org/
Register Here : https://www.royalcwsociety.org/

RCS Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition

Run by the Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883, The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world’s oldest schools’ international writing competition. It provides a platform for young people to compete with their peers in a truly global environment.

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The Last Date for entries is on 1st May. In the meantime, stay up to date with the latest competition news by following the RCS on Facebook and Twitter. For more information email competitions@thercs.org

Theme

Building upon the 2017 theme of ‘A Commonwealth for Peace’, this year’s theme ‘Towards a Common Future’ and its topics ask young writers to explore how the Commonwealth can address global challenges and work to create a better future for all citizens through sub-themes of sustainability, safety, prosperity and fairness, in line with the theme of the 2018 Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in London.

Topics

Senior Category

Born between 2nd June 1999 and 31st May 2004 (14-18 years of age)

** The road to a safer future.
** How does education contribute to a fairer future?
** ‘Healthy, Wealthy, Happy, and Free’: is one more important than the others?
** Future generations have rights too, which must be defended. Discuss.

Junior Category

Born after 31st May 2004 (under 14 years of age)

** What does a ‘safer future’ mean to you and your community?
** Write a recipe for a common future: what ingredients will you need? What is the best method for making it? What will it look like?
** ‘A Day in the Life’. Imagine you are your country’s Head of Government for the day: how will you build a better future for young people?
** Our Common Earth.

Judges described entries to the competition in 2017 as ‘emotive’ ‘hauntingly assuring’ ’striking’ and as having ‘powerful narratives’, that ‘this letter should be read by everyone’. We expect a similiarly high calibre of writing for 2018.

Eligibility

The competition is open to all citizens and residents of the Commonwealth aged 18 and under until 1 June 2018. All entrants receive a Certificate of Participation and one Winner and Runner-up from the Senior and Junior categories will win a trip to London for a week-long series of educational and cultural events. For more information about the competition, please visit

How To Submit Essay Online?

In order to submit your essay you will need to register, making sure to complete all the mandatory fields. The password you register with will be used to login to your account, where you can see your registration details and reference number.

Important :
You must upload your entry at the point of registration (in other words, you cannot register and return later to upload your entry). Please note that you will have only one opportunity to submit your essay so ensure that the correct and final version is uploaded before exiting the registration process.

After submission, you should receive a confirmation email to the address you registered with. Please note: we do not accept essays sent by email.

Winning Categories

Junior Awards Categories (Under 14s) :
** Junior Prize Winner
** Junior Runner Up
** Gold Awards
** Silver Awards
** Bronze Awards

Senior Awards Categories (Ages 14–18) :
** Senior Prize Winner
** Senior Runner Up
** Gold Awards
** Silver Awards
** Bronze Awards

Terms & Conditions

** The maximum word counts are 1,500 words for Senior entries and 750 words for Junior entries.
** These word limits apply to all topics and all formats (essay, poem, letter, etc). Exceeding the word count will result in automatic disqualification.
** Entries must be written in English.
** Only one entry per participant is allowed. Once an essay is submitted, students/teachers will not have the opportunity to revise it.
** Please carefully check and improve your writing before submitting the final copy, and also ensure that all supplementary information is filled in correctly (name, contact details, topic number, etc.)
** Plagiarism is not accepted in the competition. Every year a number of students are disqualified because they are suspected of plagiarism. Please see our guide to plagiarism before submitting.
** The final copy submitted for the competition must be the entrant’s own work, and cannot be excessively corrected or improved by another person.
** This does not rule out input or assistance from others but does exclude group entries.
** By entering the competition, you agree that your name, email, school and essay may be sent to your local RCS branch and any Essay Competition partners.
** Essays can only be uploaded as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx) or in PDF format (.pdf).
** The online platform does not accept Google Docs (.gdoc), Pages documents (.pages) or other word processor formats.
** Note: if we are unable to find or open your essay file (either through an incorrect format or upload error), your entry may not be counted in the competition.
** All online entries must be submitted before midnight (GMT) on 1st June 2018; any offline entries must arrive at RCS London by 1st May 2018