Aralia offers writing competition preparation courses for students to help develop the skills and knowledge needed to succeed in writing competitions such as Scholastic Writing Awards. These courses cover a wide range of topics including creative writing, essay writing, and research-based writing.
The Penguin Random House Creative Writing Awards celebrate diverse young voices and emerging writers. Since 1993, this signature program has distributed over $2.9 million to student writers and continues to empower hundreds of young authors each year.
The Think Essay Prize 2026, hosted by the Royal Institute of Philosophy, invites students to explore some of the most profound philosophical questions of our time. Winners will have their essays published in Think, an internationally respected philosophy journal, alongside work by leading philosophers.
Stossel in the Classroom Essay Contest invites students to write persuasive essays on timely, real-world issues for a chance to win cash prizes. Beyond prizes, the contest helps students build strong research, critical thinking, and writing skills
World Scholar’s Cup Preparation class focuses on helping students excel in the Collaborative Writing section.
This class provides students with an introduction to the John Locke essay competition, including selecting and formulating research questions, conducting research, organizing information, evaluating source material, and writing well-researched, soundly argued essays.
Hong Kong Young Writers Awards (HKYWA) is an annual competition for students aged 6 to 18 that encourages and recognizes outstanding performance in English writing and artistic works. Since its establishment in 2010, the competition has been a great success, receiving over 1,200 entries from approximately 200 participating schools from Hong Kong, Macau, and mainland China in 2023.
