Essays by undergraduates on the life and work of Evelyn Waugh are solicited for the 2018 John H. Wilson Jr. Evelyn Waugh Undergraduate Essay Contest. The contest is sponsored by Evelyn Waugh Studies, the journal of the Evelyn Waugh Society, whose editorial board will judge the submissions.
- Subject: Any aspect of the life or work of Evelyn Waugh
- Prize: $500
- Limit: 5,000 words, approximately 20 pages
- Submission Deadline: December 31, 2018
Undergraduates in any part of the world are eligible to enter. The winning essay will be published in the journal and the author will receive a prize of $500 (US).
Entries (in English, please) should be directed by email to (click to email).
Academics are encouraged to print the contest flier and post it in their departments.
“There will be a prize of half a crown for the longest essay, irrespective of any possible merit.” — Decline and Fall (1928)
