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 Hubert Butler Essay Prize 2024

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. There is a first prize of €1,500 and two second prizes of €500. 

 The subject for the 2024 essay prize is:

‘With narratives of conflict currently distorted by misinformation and the substitution of memory for history, what are the chances of reconciliation?’ 

Deadline: 28 June 2024

Criteria for entry

The author must be over 18, and be a UK or European Union citizen.

Conditions of entry

Essays submitted should be in English and of no more than 3,000 words in length (inclusive of quotations).

Entries should be double-spaced, and saved as either a .pdf or .rtf file.

The author's name should not be on the essay, as these are judged blind, so should be on the title/cover page only.

The judges' decision is final. The judges reserve the right not to award the prize, should no entry reach a sufficiently high standard. 

Please download and complete the entry form and submit it with your essay.

ENTRY FORM

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