Anthem Essay Contest
Ayn Rand Institute
Registration Deadline
25 Apr'19, 11:59 PM IST
Team Size
Individual Participation
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31,908
Eligibility
School Students
Anthem Essay Contest: Stages and Timelines
Anthem Essay Contest
Essay contest on Ayn Rand's novel, Anthem. You can request more details at essays@aynrand.org.
All that you need to know about Anthem Essay Contest
- First prize is $2,000. No application is required. Contest is open to students worldwide, except where void or prohibited by law. Essays must be written in English only.
- Entrant must be in the 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th or 12th grade at the time of the current contest deadline. ARI reserves the right to make exceptions to this rule, on a case-by-case basis, for international students or for students with nonstandard school years.
- To avoid disqualification, mailed-in essays must include a stapled cover sheet with the following information:
- 1. your name and address;
- 2. your email address (if available);
- 3. the name and address of your school;
- 4. topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the “Topics” tab);
- 5. your current grade level; and
- 6. (optional) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay if you are completing it for classroom credit.
- Essay must be no fewer than 600 and no more than 1,200 words in length, double-spaced. Spelling errors and/or written corrections (by anyone) found on the essay will count against the final grade and should be omitted before submission.
- One entry per student per contest.
- Essay must be submitted online or postmarked by April 15, 2019, no later than 11:59 p.m., Pacific Standard Time.
- The Ayn Rand Institute has the right to provide contest deadline extensions when deemed appropriate.
- Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification. Essays must not infringe on any third-party rights or intellectual property of any person, company or organization. By submitting an essay to this Contest, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Ayn Rand Institute for any claim, demand, judgment or other allegation arising from possible violation of someone’s trademark, copyright or other legally protected interest in any way in the entrant’s essay.
- Decisions of the judges are final.
- Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
- All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned. Essays may be reproduced on our website and/or shared with third parties for purposes of marketing the contest.
- Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via email and/or by mail typically by July 2019.
- Winners are responsible for providing their mailing addresses and other necessary information under the law in order to receive any prizes. Contest winners agree to allow the Ayn Rand Institute to post their names on any of ARI’s affiliated websites. The first-place essay may be posted in its entirety on any of these websites with full credit given to the author.
- Winners consent to participate in interviews and allow ARI to use quotes and take photographs, movies or videotapes of them.
- Winners also grant to the Ayn Rand Institute: The Center for the Advancement of Objectivism the right to edit, use and reuse said products for nonprofit purposes, including use in print, on the internet and all other forms of media.
- Winners release the Ayn Rand Institute and its agents and employees from all claims, demands, and liabilities whatsoever, regarding the above.
- Winners will be solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes.
Important dates & deadlines?
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25 Apr'19, 11:59 PM IST Registration Deadline
Rewards and Prizes?
Cash Prize Awards
First Place
1 Winner
2,000
Second Place
3 Winners
250
Third Place
5 Winners
100
Finalist
50 Winners
25
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