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  1. QCEC 2020 Winners

    The 2020 Winners and Runners-up were drawn from across the Commonwealth (Singapore, India, Canada and Ghana) and wrote inspiring poems, essays and narratives on the topic 'Climate Action and the Commonwealth'. In 2020 we were also delighted to host our first virtual Awards Ceremony. The virtual ceremony revealed the winners and featured ...

  2. The Queen'S Commonwealth Essay Competition

    Since 1883, we have delivered The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition, the world's oldest international schools' writing competition. Today, we work to expand its reach, providing life-changing opportunities for young people around the world. QCEC 2024. Download.

  3. Queen's Essay Competition

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition is the world's oldest schools' international writing competition, managed by The Royal Commonwealth Society since 1883. Every year, it offers all Commonwealth youth aged 18 and under the opportunity to express their hopes for the future, opinions of the present, and thoughts on the past through ...

  4. The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition Awards Ceremony 2020

    We are delighted to invite you to join us for the virtual Awards Ceremony for The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020, hosted by our Vice-Patron Her ...

  5. PDF PRESS RELEASE

    the climate crisis, so we are very excited to see what entrants have to say in response to the topics that have been set for 2020." - ENDS - NOTES TO EDITORS: The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition was founded by the Royal Commonwealth Society in 1883 and is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest.

  6. PDF 'Climate Action and the Commonwealth'

    to enter The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition regardless of education, location and background. To achieve this, we have created a brand-new, user friendly and ... • Entrants must select a Senior or Junior topic depending on their age on 30 June 2020. Senior entrants must be born between 1 July 2001 and 30 June 2006 (14-18 years) and ...

  7. Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 for Young People in

    The competition was launched in Christchurch, New Zealand by the Royal Commonwealth Society's Vice-Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall on the theme 'Climate Action and the Commonwealth'. Building upon the 2019 theme of A Connected Commonwealth, this year's topics draw on the increasing youth movement across the Commonwealth and the ...

  8. The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020- Win a London Trip

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 Launched by HRH The Duchess of Cornwall in New Zealand. ... Her Royal Highness took the opportunity to present a number of certificates to high-level winners from the 2019 Competition. Topics. SENIOR CATEGORY: Born between 1 July 2002 and 30 June 2006 (14-18 years of age) ...

  9. Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition: write around the world

    The RCS Library is delighted to announce that a significant recent deposit of essays from The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition has been added to its on-line catalogue (ARCS 20). The competition, originally established in 1883 by the Royal Commonwealth Society, and now run in partnership with Cambridge University Press, is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest.

  10. Indian-Origin Students Win Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020

    Aditya Choudhury, a 14-year-old Indian-origin student from Singapore, was on Friday named the winner in the Senior category of the Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) 2020 at the first ...

  11. Winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition announced

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition was founded in 1883 and is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest. The competition is sponsored by Cambridge University Press and received approximately 12,300 entries from almost across the Commonwealth. ... Both Senior and Junior topics gave young people the opportunity to ...

  12. Commonwealth writing competition prize winners visit the Evening

    The Commonwealth Essay Competition, which has engaged around 140, 000 young people, more than 5, 000 schools, and many thousands of volunteer judges across the Commonwealth, in the last decade.

  13. Indian-origin student wins Queen's Commonwealth Essay contest 2020

    Aditya Choudhury, a 14-year-old student from Singapore and 16-year-old Ananya Mukerji from India were on Friday declared the senior winner and runner-up of the 2020 Queen's Commonwealth Essay ...

  14. The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Prize

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Prize. Published 16 November 2023. The Queen has celebrated 140 years of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Prize with winners, supporters and a host of well-known writers at Buckingham Palace. The competition was founded during Queen Victoria's reign, and since then, it has given young people aged 11 to 17 ...

  15. The Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) 2020 Queen's Commonwealth Essay

    Application Deadline: 5pm (GMT) on 30th June 2020. The Royal Commonwealth Society is pleased to announce that The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020 was launched in Christchurch, New Zealand by the Society's Vice-Patron HRH The Duchess of Cornwall on the theme 'Climate Action and the Commonwealth'.. Building upon the 2019 theme of A Connected Commonwealth, this year's topics ...

  16. Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 NOW-OPEN

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 asks entrants to consider how they deal with adversity, and how community and culture can be used to encourage resilience and hope in a world with a growing number of global issues. The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 is now open for entries until 15 May 2024.

  17. Camilla praises Commonwealth during award ceremony for essayists

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition was founded in 1883 and is believed to be the world's oldest international writing competition for schools. ... the 2020 Junior Winner from Canada ...

  18. 2022 WINNERS

    The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest, established by the Society in 1883. With thousands of young people taking part each year, it is an important way to recognise achievement, elevate youth voices and develop key skills through creative writing. ...

  19. The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023

    We are delighted to share that the 2023 Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition is open to entries for writers aged under 18, who are nationals or residents of all Commonwealth countries and territories, as well as residents of Hong Kong, Ireland, and Zimbabwe.. The competition asks entrants to explore the power young people hold within the global community and consider how this power can be ...