Enter our essay contest by March 30 for a chance to win your FYP books free!
We invite current Grade 12 students to write an essay answering the following question:
At King’s, the books students read all pose a challenge—to the reader, to society, to literary canon, to our own ideas of the past or present. Through reading these books, students learn to question their own assumptions. Choose a book that you think is challenging, and tell us why that challenge is important?
Essays should be no longer than 1,000 words in length and no part of it can be planned, drafted or written by generative AI. The essay should focus on one work of literature. No additional research is required. Please include your name and a title at the top of the document, which must be in Word or PDF format. All essays must use direct quotations from the text, which are properly cited.
Please complete the form and email it with your essay to Kayleigh at kayleigh.shield@ukings.ca no later than Monday, March 30:
The winner will win their FYP books (an approximate value of $750), and their essay will be published on the King’s website.
Please reach out to Kayleigh with any questions, at the email above. We wish students the best of luck with their writing.
