Essay Contest

Attention, Educators: 

Announcing a New Writing Contest & Free eBook!  

Townsend Press is conducting a NEW WRITING CONTEST that is open to any current school or college teacher. The assignment is to write a personal essay of 2,500 to 3,000 words that describes three major lessons learned in the course of your life. The final date for submission is March 15, 2024. Here are two sample essays to consider as you think about your own essay. Contest details are below. 

HERE'S HOW TO ENTER:

Email your essay along with your name, address, and the name of the school where you teach to writing.contest@townsendpress.com. We will acknowledge receipt of your essay. Alternatively, you may mail your essay to us. Be sure to include the information listed above and your email address so we can confirm receipt of your essay. Here's our mailing address:

Writing Contest

Townsend Press

439 Kelley Drive

West Berlin, NJ 08091

AWARDS

This contest features $25,000 in awards. Winners will be announced in April 2024. 

• First place: $5,000
• Second place: $3,000
• Third place: $2,000
• Honorable mentions (15 in all): $1,000​

ALSO . . . WE WELCOME YOU TO DOWNLOAD A FREE EBOOK FROM TOWNSEND PRESS

Townsend Press is an independent publisher of acclaimed educational materials for students in elementary school through college. We just published an essay collection titled What I Believe: 22 Personal Essays, in which a wide range of people describe how they each arrived at the philosophy of life that guides the choices they make. Download a free copy of the ebook here.

Printed copies of What I Believe can be purchased here at a discounted price of $5 (plus shipping).