Welcome to The London Library Student Prize website.

The London Library, in partnership with The Times and Milkround, is looking to discover the next generation of writers, thinkers and opinion formers.

Open to all final year undergraduates studying at higher education institutions across the UK, this competition is an opportunity to expose your talent to thousands of readers – and win £5000!

PLEASE NOTE: The deadline for entries to The London Library Student Prize 2013 has now passed.

A big thank you to all those who entered the competition.

Our panel of judges will be reading the entries over the coming months and the winner and runners-up will be announced in April 2013.

If you have any further questions you can email [email protected] or call 020 7766 4704.

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The London Library is delighted to announce the winner of this year’s London Library Student Prize, a writing competition open to all final year undergraduates across the UK.

Many hundreds of students, studying a range of degree subjects at universities across the UK, entered the competition this year. Entrants were asked to consider the theme “Gap years – a new form of colonialism?” and submit an 800 word comment piece exploring the premise.

A distinguished panel of judges – former editor of The Economist and Chairman of The London Library Trustees Bill Emmott, award-winning children’s author Patrick Ness, The Times Books Editor Erica Wagner, and The Times Saturday Review Editor Tom Gatti – were impressed by the originality and fluency of this year’s entries.

Kathryn Nave, a final year Philosophy student at King’s College, London, has been selected as first prize winner.

Runners up are Jacob Burns, an Art History student at Goldsmiths, University of London, and Paul Creeney, who is in his final year of an Ethical World Journalism degree at Staffordshire University.

Kathryn’s winning entry will be published in The Times and The London Library magazine later this year.

Our thanks to the many students who took the time to enter this year’s prize. Some truly outstanding work was submitted and we expect to see many of your names in print in future years.

Download the latest  Student Prize 2013 Press release here

James Dean, Online Opinion Editor at The Times, explains how you could be one of them! Visit The Times Opinion Tumblr to read his article…

 

The London Library is delighted to announce the launch of The London Library Student Prize 2013.

Open for entries from all final year undergraduates studying at higher education institutions across the UK, and with a fantastic package of prizes available, the competition offers the ultimate kick-start to your first year as a graduate.

Working with The Times and graduate recruitment site Milkround, The London Library is looking to discover the next generation of writers, thinkers and opinion formers.

Erica Wagner, Literary Editor at The Times and one of the Student Prize 2013 judges said “What a delight it is being involved in The London Library Student Prize. We’re keen at The Times to foster talent in the brightest and the best – this is a wonderful way to do that.”

We are also delighted to have award-winning author Patrick Ness on the judging panel this year.

For further details about the competition and how to enter click here.

You can also download a press release here.

Good luck!