Competition · Online · United Kingdom
Young Walter Scott Prize 2026
The Abbotsford Trust (Walter Scott Prize)
- Grades not published
- No fee
Deadline: Oct 31, 2026Closes todayView details
Competition · Online
Omnibus Gladstone Memorial Essay Prizes 2027
No foreign travel required
Essay prizes on classical themes for under-19s in full-time pre-university education, funded by the Gladstone Memorial Trust through the Classical Association's Omnibus magazine. First prize £200, second £100.
- Grade
- Year 10–13 / S3–S6
- Same as Grades 9–12 in the US
- Age
- Up to 18
- Lower limit not published
- Residence
- Not published
- Entry
- Open application
Topics for 2027 include "Much better without the gods" (Homer or Virgil), the role of the chorus in Greek tragedy or comedy, and whether Roman culture is all derivative from Greek. Entrants may discuss the questions in relation to particular speeches, plays, books or artefacts.
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