2019-2020 Optimist International Essay Contest
Topic:
“Is Optimism the Key to Achieving the Dreams you iMagine?”
District Essay Chair:
Anita Still
Email: anitabestill@gmail.com
Cell: 404-310-8871
The Essay Contest is sponsored by Optimist International to give young people the opportunity to write about their own opinions regarding the world in which they live. The approach can encompass a young person’s personal experience, the experience of their country or a more historical perspective. In additional to developing skills for written expression, participants also have the opportunity to win a college scholarship!
This contest is open to students under the age of 19 as of October 1, 2019 (and not enrolled as a degree seeking student of a post-secondary institution). There is no minimum age. Essays must be typewritten and double-spaced and contain not less than 700 and no more than 800 words. Works of fiction or poetry are not eligible.