This is a themed essay contest, of up to 3,000 words, for writers who are UK or European Union citizens. “The Hubert Butler Essay Prize is intended to encourage the art of essay-writing with a European dimension and to expand interest in Butler's work. … The subject for the 2025 essay prize is: ‘‘Men must endure / Their going hence, even as their coming hither’ – King Lear.  Have we no more active rights over life, birth and death?’“
Value: €1,500; two second prizes of €500 each
Deadline: 4 July 2025
Open for: UK or EU citizens
Details here – also download the entry form.

Deadline: July 4th, 2025