Enter The Sydney Morning Herald Essay Prize to have your writing published to a wide audience! The winner will receive $1,000 and spend a day in The Sydney Morning Herald's newsroom.
Two runners-up will receive $500 and a 12-month digital subscription.
There are three essay topics to choose from, with a 2000-word limit:
- What makes you optimistic about the future of Sydney or NSW?
- What are the priorities you would set for Australia and why?
- What do you wish more people understood?
Entries close Monday 2 October and will be judged by senior Herald editors and Tara June Winch. The competition is open to Australian residents aged below 24.