Are you a high school or college level student who enjoys writing and journalism? The Monarch Ranger is hosting a writing competition for students around the world! In this competition, write your own news article to compete to win cash prizes and staff positions in the global student-run newspaper!
Donor Name: The Monarch Ranger
Country: All Countries
Type of Grant: Competition
Deadline: 09/03/2023
Size of the Grant: $100 USD
Details:
Through this competition, you will gain experience in real-life journalism and practice your writing skills. All participants will also have a chance to have their news article published in the newspaper, which has readers in over 100 countries across the world!
Article Topic Categories
- Both Competition Divisions must enter articles that fall under one of the following Topic Categories. Regardless of the Article Topic Category you choose, your article must be focused on a positive and uplifting good news story. You can submit as many article entries as you want.
- Community Service: Write a good news article about any individual or group who are helping your community.
- Technological Innovations: For this topic category, you can write about any tech innovation that is making a positive impact.
- Sustainability: Building a sustainable future is on all the minds. Enter this division to share how people in your community are working towards a sustainable future.
- Science: In this category, you can report on any good news story that is related to any field of science.
- Student Leaders: For this category, write and report on any student initiatives or leaders who are working to make a difference in the world.
- Education: Education is a vital need to build a better future for all. For this category, you can write about any good news story related to education.
Prize Information
- They have two competition divisions: High School/Secondary School Student Division and College/University Student Division. Each division will have a 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winner.
- High School/Secondary School Student Division Awards
- First Place — $100 USD & Senior Staff Writer Position
- Second Place — $50 USD & Staff Writer Position
- Third Place — $30 USD & Staff Writer Position
- All Competitors — Your Article Could Be Published!
- College/University Student Division Awards
- First Place — $100 USD & Senior Staff Writer Position
- Second Place — $50 USD & Staff Writer Position
- Third Place — $30 USD & Staff Writer Position
- All Competitors — Your Article Could Be Published!
- High School/Secondary School Student Division Awards
Competition Requirements
- Currently enrolled in high school (secondary school) or college (university)
- Entry reports a positive and uplifting news story
- Non-fiction news story no older than 1 year
- Article length between 500 to 1000 words
- Must include at least one picture/video.
For more information, visit News Article Writing Competition.