Calling all young writers!
By newsroom | Posted: Friday Dec 20, 2024
Rod Oram Memorial Essay Prize - entries close 14 March 2025
Newsroom are inviting submissions from New Zealanders under 25 years old, across all disciplines, to answer the question:
What must we do – and do now – to ensure that future generations live well in Aotearoa New Zealand?
The winning essay will receive $1000 in prize money and will be published at Newsroom.co.nz. Other essays may also be published at Newsroom’s discretion.
Eligibility: New Zealand citizens or residents under the age of 25 as at April 5, 2025
Deadline: March 14, 2025
Word limit: 1,500 words
Submit to: rod-oram-award@newsroom.co.nz