Youth Writing Contest

The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) announces a writing contest for youth, ages 14 - 18, to present their views on how to arrive at a world where no one lives in poverty and hunger.


Entries must be 2,000 words maximum and in English. Submissions by email as Word or WordPerfect documents are preferred. You may also fax or send your work by airmail. Entries should include your name, age, and full contact information (including home address and telephone number, and email address if available)


Entries may be an essay, short story, poem, open letter to a national leader, short play, or other text on:

• how we can arrive at the Millennium Development Goal Number One of halving the share of economically poor and hungry people by 2015; and
• how we can go on from there to make economic poverty and hunger problems of the past in all nations across the globe.

First prize is US$500, plus a booklet in which the winning and runner-up essays will be
published with other high-quality contributions. Runners up prizes are
US$250, plus a booklet. The booklet will be posted on IFPRI's website.

Click here to view guidelines and eligibility criteria.

The deadline for application is August 1 2007.