Benjamin Franklin House Literary Prize 2024 – SUBMISSIONS OPEN
2024 Competition Announcement
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 2024 is;
“Truth will be Truth tho’ it sometimes prove[s]… distasteful.” A Dissertation on Liberty and Necessity, Pleasure and Pain. (1725).
Please find details of how to enter below:
- Deadline: Saturday 30th November at 23:59
- 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.
- Please ensure your email subject is: Literary Prize 2024 Entry – [YOUR NAME]
The 2024 Literary Prize Judges are;
- Márcia Balisciano, Director of Benjamin Franklin House
- Lord Guy Black, Executive Director of the Telegraph Media Group
- Wendy Moore, English journalist, author, and historian
- Huw David, Development Director at Wolfson College, University of Oxford
- Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Group and Board Member of Benjamin Franklin House
Please contact our Education Manager with any queries.
