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Essays:

Ayn Rand Institute Annual Essay Contests

Annual cash awards for short, original, unpublished essays on the philosophic themes in Ayn Rand's novels, "Anthem", "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", are open respectively to all US 9th and 10th graders, 11th and 12th graders and college students.

http://www.aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=education_contests_index

Conversely Antidote Essay Contest

Annual contest for essays about female-male romantic relationships. Word limits: 750 (minimum), 2,000 (maximum). Cash prizes total $375. Entry fee: $7.50. Deadline: June 30.

http://www.conversely.com/Masth/conte.shtml

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Cup of Comfort Collections

Seeks true stories on various topics. Winning stories are published. Each collection has a grand prize of $500. All other published contributors receive $100 each. No reading fees. Length: 1,000 to 2,000 words. Deadlines vary.

http://www.cupofcomfort.com/share.htm

Daniel Singer Prize

Original essays, in any language, are invited on the theme: "What Is the Soul of Socialism?" Cash prize: $5,000. Deadline: August 31st. No entry fees.

http://www.danielsinger.org

ISCID Essay Contests

ISCID sponsors annual essay contests on complexity, information, and design. Cash prizes are $1000 undergraduate and $2000 graduate. Deadline: June 1.

http://www.iscid.org/essaycontests.php

Write-Way Writers' Essay Contest

Seeks short essays on the theme, "Cinema Hits and Movie Misses". This theme is open to a wide number of acceptable interpretations. Maximum length: 1,000 words. No entry fees. Cash prizes total: $225. Winning entries will be published in a "Film Index" book.

http://writenews.exactpages.com

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