<p>What are some of America's premier essay/creative writing contests?</p>
<p>Are there any excellent economics contests as well? </p>
<p>Just two of my passions, so any info would be great!</p>
<p>I know theres a pretty big national ayn rand one, I dont know how prestigious it is.</p>
<p>PShap, the highschool essay contest deadline for Ayn Rand was almost two months ago!</p>
<p>It was in march for me (Anthem-9th/10th grade), I was required to do it for Classwork, hopefully I get some money. xD. jk.</p>
<p>Um, other than that…I’ve heard of the National peace essay Contest, JFK high school essay contest…</p>
<p>not sure how prestigious they are.
Links:
[Essay</a> Contest for High School Students - John F. Kennedy Presidential Library Foundation](<a href=“http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/Kennedy+Library+Foundation/Programs+and+Library+Support/Essay+Contest+for+High+School+Students.htm]Essay”>http://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK+Library+and+Museum/Kennedy+Library+Foundation/Programs+and+Library+Support/Essay+Contest+for+High+School+Students.htm)
[National</a> Peace Essay Contest: U.S. Institute of Peace](<a href=“http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/]National”>http://www.usip.org/ed/npec/)</p>
<p>I believe they’re worth trying for if you are interested in them, and not just because of prestige (they seem to take quite a bit of research/effort and it would be boring as hell if you really didn’t want to do it).</p>
<p>Creative Writing (sometimes essays, sometimes not):</p>
<p>[The</a> Kenyon Review—Patricia Grodd Poetry Prize for Young Writers](<a href=“http://www.kenyonreview.org/programs/ywpp.php]The”>http://www.kenyonreview.org/programs/ywpp.php)
[English</a> Department | Writing Program](<a href=“http://artsci.wustl.edu/~english/writingprogram/nemerovaward.php]English”>http://artsci.wustl.edu/~english/writingprogram/nemerovaward.php)
[The</a> Scholastic Art & Writing Awards](<a href=“http://www.artandwriting.org/]The”>http://www.artandwriting.org/)</p>
<p>Okay thanks, guys…I’ll have a look at these and its because I’m interested in them. Not big on poetry and the sciences (but I have a linguistics project I like that I’m thinking about putting in for intel/siemens) but love the politics/maths (less then the others)/essay writing and economics…</p>
<p>Any for economics? I doubt it but you never know…</p>
<p>I love the National Peace one particularly, so I’m certainly registering for that and I’ll register for the others for next year (too late for many 
unfortunately)</p>
<p>Btw, is the question for the Ayn Rand same every year?</p>
<p>the holocaust remembrance project is a rather large one, quite “prestigious” i guess</p>