- Topic: Select on of the following three topics:
- What does Kira mean when she says the the USSR "forbids life to those still living"?
- The Communist war hero and much feared secret police agent Andrei Taganov is completely devoted to the Party’s cause. Why then does he lose respect for the Party—and why does he fall in love with Kira?
- Collectivism preaches the brotherhood of man. How does We the Living show that it achieves the opposite?
- Eligibility: Grades 10, 11 and 12
- Length: 700 - 1,500 words
- Awards:
- First prize - $3,000 cash award
- 5 Second prizes - $1,000 cash awards
- 5 Third prizes - $300 cash awards
- 25 Finalist prizes - $50 cash awards
- 75 Semifinalist prizes - $25 cash awards
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