PW’s 2023 Spring/Autumn Essay Writing Contest

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de multiple images throughout your essay. Yes, you can use an AI generated image. Yes, you can use personal photographs or art work. All images created by you must include <b>‘Image by Author’</b> and if you use an AI source or Canva Pro, please add that as well.</li><li><b>Each essay should be error-free upon submission.</b> Check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Minor errors can be corrected via Private Note communications. However, if there are too many errors, your essay will be disqualified. You’ve been warned ahead of time.</li><li><b>Two of your Reader Interest Tags must be ‘Writing Contest’ and ‘Essay’.</b> The other three tags can be whatever you wish them to be.</li><li><b>You must include a link to the contest at the END of your essay.</b></li></ol><h1 id="4923">THE PRIZES</h1><h2 id="23c2">There will be three monetary prizes.</h2><p id="7edb"><b>FIRST PLACE</b> — US $100 <b>SECOND PLACE</b> — US$ 50 <b>THIRD PLACE</b> — US $25</p><p id="c371">In order to receive your prize, you must be able to receive funds via one of the following — <b>PayPal, Buy Me A Coffee, or Ko-Fi.</b> There will be no exceptions. If you do not have access to one of those three sources, do not enter the contest.</p><h1 id="c339">THE PROMPTS</h1><p id="4700"><b>You may use any of the prompts below for your essay(s).</b></p><ol><li>Write an essay about your favorite Spring/Autumn-time memory.</li><li>Write an essay based on the concepts of <b><i>renewal</i></b> and/or <b><i>rejuvenation — </i></b>for Spring and<b><i> harvest and/or consequence — </i></b>for Autumn,<b><i> </i></b>and whatever those words mean to you.</li><li>Write an essay on the meaning of Easter for you. (<b>Note:</b> If you are not Christian and would like to write an essay about your religious or spiritual Spring/Autumn celebration, feel free t

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o do so. We do not discriminate here at PW.)</li><li>Write an essay on your favorite Spring/Autumn-time activities. (Yes, this can be a photo essay as long as it meets the word count.)</li></ol><h1 id="c5ab">THE JUDGE</h1><p id="21f6">That will be me, your friendly Editor-in-Chief, as this is a solo act around here.</p><h2 id="f534">What I Will Be Looking For</h2><ol><li>If you followed ALL of the rules.</li><li>Engaging, genuine, heart-felt essays. You have two full months to write these. Make them personal. Make them be a reflection of who you are.</li></ol><h2 id="6ff7">What I Will Reject</h2><ol><li>Essays with too many grammatical errors.</li><li>Essays that have not followed the rules. Please make sure you have your <b>Private Notes</b> turned on in case I need to remind you of the rules. If you do not reply or comply, then your essay will be disqualified.</li><li>Essays that are impersonal or try to tell others what they should do or how they should act. Absolutely no How-To essays will be allowed.</li></ol><h2 id="8466">Note: This has been updated to include those in the Southern Hemisphere for Autumn. My apologies for not including our Southern brothers and sisters. This has been a valuable lesson for me in inclusion and I am so grateful.</h2><p id="7fc1"><b><i>There you go, me lovelies! I look forward to reading your essays over the course of March and April. Good luck to everyone who participates!</i></b></p><p id="c550"><b><i>If you have questions or concerns about this contest, please feel free to contact me via email — [email protected]</i></b></p><p id="8979"><b><i>I am also happy to assist writers for whom English is not their first language.</i></b></p><p id="beb6"><a href="https://ravynehawke.medium.com/about"><b><i>Ravyne Hawke</i></b></a><b><i>, EIC</i></b></p></article></body>

THE RULES

You must be a writer for Promptly Written to participate. If you are not already a writer for PW, you can ask to be a writer over at the Submissions Guidelines page. Please do not ask to be a writer in the comments of this contest.

The contest will run from March 1st — April 30th, 2023.

The announcement for the winners will be May 15th, 2023.

You may submit up to three (3) essays.

Each essay must be greater than 1000 words, but no longer than 3000 words. Yes, I will be checking your word count.

You must use ‘Spring Essay Writing Contest response’ as your Subtitle. Your Title can be whatever you wish it to be.

Each submission must be accompanied with a properly cited Image from a FREE image source (Unsplash, Pexels, or Pixaby) or created by you. (This should come after your Subtitle and before the body of your text.) Yes, you can include multiple images throughout your essay. Yes, you can use an AI generated image. Yes, you can use personal photographs or art work. All images created by you must include ‘Image by Author’ and if you use an AI source or Canva Pro, please add that as well.

Each essay should be error-free upon submission. Check your spelling, punctuation, and grammar. Minor errors can be corrected via Private Note communications. However, if there are too many errors, your essay will be disqualified. You’ve been warned ahead of time.

Two of your Reader Interest Tags must be ‘Writing Contest’ and ‘Essay’. The other three tags can be whatever you wish them to be.

You must include a link to the contest at the END of your essay.

There will be three monetary prizes.

FIRST PLACE — US $100 SECOND PLACE — US $50 THIRD PLACE — US $25

In order to receive your prize, you must be able to receive funds via one of the following — PayPal, Buy Me A Coffee, or Ko-Fi. There will be no exceptions. If you do not have access to one of those three sources, do not enter the contest.

THE PROMPTS

You may use any of the prompts below for your essay(s).

Write an essay about your favorite Spring/Autumn-time memory.

Write an essay based on the concepts of renewal and/or rejuvenation — for Spring and harvest and/or consequence — for Autumn, and whatever those words mean to you.

Write an essay on the meaning of Easter for you. (Note: If you are not Christian and would like to write an essay about your religious or spiritual Spring/Autumn celebration, feel free to do so. We do not discriminate here at PW.)

Write an essay on your favorite Spring/Autumn-time activities. (Yes, this can be a photo essay as long as it meets the word count.)

What I Will Reject

Essays with too many grammatical errors.

Essays that have not followed the rules. Please make sure you have your Private Notes turned on in case I need to remind you of the rules. If you do not reply or comply, then your essay will be disqualified.

Essays that are impersonal or try to tell others what they should do or how they should act. Absolutely no How-To essays will be allowed.

Note: This has been updated to include those in the Southern Hemisphere for Autumn. My apologies for not including our Southern brothers and sisters. This has been a valuable lesson for me in inclusion and I am so grateful.

There you go, me lovelies! I look forward to reading your essays over the course of March and April. Good luck to everyone who participates!

If you have questions or concerns about this contest, please feel free to contact me via email — [email protected]

I am also happy to assist writers for whom English is not their first language.

ARTICLES | ESSAY WRITING CONTEST | PROMPTLY WRITTEN

PW’s 2023 Spring/Autumn Essay Writing Contest

With prompts and monetary prizes

THE RULES

THE PRIZES

There will be three monetary prizes.

THE PROMPTS

THE JUDGE

What I Will Be Looking For

What I Will Reject

Note: This has been updated to include those in the Southern Hemisphere for Autumn. My apologies for not including our Southern brothers and sisters. This has been a valuable lesson for me in inclusion and I am so grateful.