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FIRE reserves the right to make minor edits to winning essays before publication on our website. The contest may return in 2024. Check back for updates. The Free Speech essay contest invites students to write about the relationship between free speech, democracy, and their future college experiences.
Feb 15, 2022 · February 15, 2022. FIRE’s High School Outreach team recently published the winners of the 2021 Free Speech Essay Contest — along with the winning submission. This year’s prompt asked students to draw on current events, historical examples, personal experiences, or other FIRE resources to pen “a persuasive letter or essay [to] convince ...
For our third year of the Free Expression Essay Competition, PEN America invites students to write essays on any issue related to free expression in the U.S. or abroad, at a length of 1,000 words for both the high school and college competition levels. Applicants must be residing in the United States and provide a U.S. mailing address.
Feb 15, 2022 · February 15, 2022. Another year, another $20,000 in scholarship prizes awarded among nine fantastic essay writers. The results are in for FIRE’s annual Free Speech Essay Contest, and we have some thought-provoking essays to share and student-authors to congratulate.
PEN America is excited to announce the winners of our second annual Free Expression Essay Competition. Dozens of high school and college students wrote in to tell us what free expression means to them, addressing a wide range of topics like educational freedoms, civil discourse, the history of free speech, and personal experiences with censorship.
Apr 9, 2024 · 2024 Hope and Stanley Adelstein Free Speech Essay Contest. Ariana Smith, Educational Engagement Manager, The City Club of Cleveland. Thank you to all the students who entered the 2024 Hope and Stanley Adelstein Essay Contest! We are excited to announce this year’s winners for the following prompt:
Jan 31, 2024 · First Amendment Essay Contest. Deadline - Jan. 31, 2024. Amendment I, United States Constitution.
