University of Cambridge humanities writing competition

Girton College, University of Cambridge, Humanities Writing Competition is now live!

Open to students in Year 12 who have an interest in the Humanities, this is an opportunity for you to research and write beyond the curriculum, using one or more of five selected objects from the Lawrence Room museum objects, as your focus. Essays or creative responses (such as dramatic monologues, short stories or poems) are equally welcome.

More information, including the competition rules, selected items and submission form, can be found here: Humanities Writing Competition | Girton College.

Deadline to submit entries is Thursday 20 March 2025.

The prize is up to £500 cash and books to the value of £400 from Cambridge University Press, the latter to be shared between the winning entrant/s and their school/s. The prize fund may be divided between winning entrants.

Limit of 3 entries per school, so please speak with your humanities teacher, tutor or a member of staff in the careers and employability team.