Community’s Challenges Writing Competition 2024
The dictionary tells us that a community is “a group of people living in the same place”... is it really that all?
A community is definitely much more! It is the customs, the language, the people who made it up; it is a bond, a special one which never breaks and, instead, becomes stronger and stronger throughout the challenges that it faces.
These challenges are countless, apparently insurmountable and different from each community but, by joining this competition you can do something about them.
By joining this competition you have the opportunity to support the hard work of your local group by sharing its story, its struggles; you have the chance to say out loud the reality of your community and come up with a plan which could become a real implementation of it.
Read more to find out how you can submit your piece of writing and bring awareness about your community’s challenges!
Prizes & Age Categories
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10-13 Years
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50
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14-18 Years
1st Place: $100
2nd Place: $75
3rd Place: $50
Theme & Writing Categories
The World in Us is holding a writing competition open to all writing related to challenges faced by your community. Potential questions your piece may explore include, but are certainly not limited to, the following:
Critical writing:
What are the strengths and the weaknesses of your community?
What is something you wish people could appreciate about your community? Is there something you'd like them to know/see?
Imagine what your ideal society looks like. Now contrast that with your society's current state; which steps would you take to create it?
What is the most challenging struggle in your community? Is there something you can do about it?
Creative writing:
If you could be granted only one power for a day, which power would you choose? And how would it benefit your society?
If your culture has any folklore/mythology, pick one of the deities therein and write about how they would react to the current state of your community.
Program Structure
Structure:
During a month each participant will write about one or multiple challenges that their community has to face. They should provide a description, supporting with facts, experiences, testimonies and come up with a possible solution, a plan to overcome the struggle with with a critical or creative writing.
Eligibility
Location & Attendance: Students from anywhere in the world can join!
Ages: Students must be 10-18 years old to participate in the program.
Previous Experience: No previous cultural, language-learning, or travel experience required! Students need only to come in with a curious mind open to new perspectives, cultures, and possibilities.
Internet Access: We will use email and students will upload writing pieces on Google Drive. Students will need access to and familiarity with these platforms.