Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2024: Win a Trip to London
Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2024: Win a Trip to London
Deadline: May 15, 2024
Applications are now open for the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2024. As the world’s oldest international writing competition, the QCEC celebrates its 75th anniversary alongside the Commonwealth's 75th year. Engaging thousands of young writers annually, this competition serves as a significant platform to acknowledge achievement, amplify youth voices, and foster creative writing skills.
About the Competition
The theme for the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, scheduled for October 2024, is ‘One Resilient Common Future: Transforming our Common Wealth’.
With nearly half of the Commonwealth nations being Small Island Developing States like Samoa, which are disproportionately impacted by climate change, and many facing various challenges such as economic growth, peace, and security, the need to build resilient and robust societies has never been more crucial.
The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 challenges participants to reflect on strategies to address adversity, and how community and culture can inspire resilience and hope amid a growing number of global challenges.
Prizes
Senior Category (14-18 years):
- A week-long trip to London, featuring educational and cultural events, concluding with a special Awards Ceremony at a royal palace.
- Certificate of Participation for all successful entries.
- Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards for outstanding writing.
Junior Category (Under 14 years):
- A week-long trip to London, featuring educational and cultural events, concluding with a special Awards Ceremony at a royal palace.
- Certificate of Participation for all successful entries.
- Gold, Silver, and Bronze Awards for outstanding writing.
Eligibility
Senior Category
(Born between 16 May 2005 and 15 May 2010)
- Reflect on Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II’s quote, “It’s worth remembering that it is often the small steps, not the giant leaps, that bring about the most lasting change.” Discuss the small steps you can take to address the climate crisis.
- Write a speech highlighting the most pressing global issue today and propose how Commonwealth values can offer solutions.
- Drawing from the Samoan concept of ‘aiga’ (family) values such as selflessness, hospitality, cooperation, respect, and dignity, identify core values from your culture that can promote cooperation and community within the Commonwealth.
- Based on the Commonwealth’s London Declaration that aimed for peace, liberty, and progress, write a letter to your President or Prime Minister suggesting ways to achieve these goals.
Junior Category
(Born on or after 16 May 2010)
- Propose a new habit to foster a greener Commonwealth.
- Write a dialogue between yourself and a grandparent about resilience and hope. Share insights with each other.
- Imagine participating in a beach clean-up where you can communicate with sea creatures. Describe their messages and your responses.
- You are on a school exchange in a Commonwealth country different from your own. Discuss how you would make friends considering cultural similarities and differences.
Application
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