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. (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.