10 . One of the best essay contests of 2024, this competition sponsored by the Writer’s Digest promotes nonfiction of all kinds: “personal or political, traditional or experimental”, but your essay should be at least 1,000 words and 1,500 words at most.
Eligibility (资格):Students are eligible to participate if they are in grades nine through twelve in any of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, the U.S. territories, or if they are U. S. citizens/lawful permanent residents attending high school overseas. Students may be attending a public or private school. Entries from home-schooled students are also accepted.
Submission:Fill out the online registration form. All fields on the online form are required, including uploading a Microsoft Word (doc. or docx.) file of your original work with a title in English which should include a comprehensive list of sources consulted. Entries must be typed, double-spaced, in 12-point Times New Roman.
Teacher or parent: Student registration forms must have a teacher or parent name. That person may review the submitted essay and act as the key contact.
Do not place your last name or your school’s name on any of the pages of the essay.
Your essay will be disqualified if it does not meet the requirements or is submitted after the submission date of 11:59 p.m. EDT on June 1, 2024.
Prizes:$1,000 to the writer of the winning essay, in addition to an all-expense paid trip to the Writer’s Digest Annual Conference! The runner-up wins a writing coaching package valued at $650 and the third, a diversity editing package valued at $350.
1. Who can participate in the contest?
| A．A Chinese teenager. | B．A high school teacher. |
| C．An American tenth-grader. | D．A professional writer. |
2. What is a requirement for the entry?
| A．Uploading a Word version of the original work. |
| B．Writing personal name on the first page of the entry. |
| C．Filling in the application form and posting it in time. |
| D．Making sure of the words of the entry beyond 1,500. |
3. What will be the second prize?
| A．A free trip. | B．A cash prize. |
| C．A diversity editing package. | D．A writing coaching package. |
