Literary Prize
The Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2026
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/
Details:
- Deadline: TBA
- 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
- This is a free-to-enter competition.
As part of our America 250 celebrations, our 2026 Literary Prize will be bigger than ever!
We have selected the next quote which will be announced, along with the start of submissions, very soon.
Keep an eye on our website for updates!
In the meantime, you can check out our previous competitions below.
