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Bodley Head/FT 2013 Essay Prize

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Closing date: 
24 November 2013
Entry: 
Open to all writers aged 18 to 35
Prize: 
£1,000

The second annual Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize aims to discover the world's best young talent in long-form essay writing. We are looking for a dynamic, authoritative and lively essay of no more than 3,500 words on a non-fiction topic of your choice. It can be journalistic, it can be a case study; it can be wide-ranging or minutely focused. In keeping with the ethos of both sponsors, it can address any topic - from finance to history, from current affairs to a scientific discovery. We are not looking for a particular subject; we are simply looking for quality writing.

If you are 18-35 years old and would like your work to be read by judges Simon Schama, Tom Weldon (CEO, Random House UKPenguin Random House have more than 50 creative and autonomous imprints, publishing the very best books for all audiences, covering fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, autobiographies and much more. Click for Random House UK Publishers References listing), Stuart Williams (Publisher, The Bodley HeadRandom House imprint), Dan Franklin (Digital Publisher, Random House Group), Caroline Daniel (Editor, FT Weekend) and Lucy Tuck (Editor, FT Life & Arts) then please send us your entry by midnight GMT on November 24th 2013.

The prize for the winner will be £1,000, an e-publication with Bodley Head, and a mentoring session with the FT/Bodley Head. Two runners-up will each receive £500 and e-publication.

The FT on Saturday will run a new essay by the 2012 winner, South African academic Hedley Twidle. His winning essay was entitled "Getting past Coetzee".

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Closing date: 
24 November 2013
Entry: 
Open to all writers aged 18 to 35
Prize: 
£1,000