Essay Rules

Essay title: Your Vote is Our Future

• Contest is open to all Kennewick, Pasco and Richland high school students
• The essay must be 500 words or less.  Only one essay per student may be submitted.
• All essays should be:
  • Be double spaced
  • Have one-inch margins
  • Include the essay title
  • Be typed in 12 point font
  • Be in Microsoft Word or a compatible format
  • Submissions must be submitted via the League of Women Voters of Benton and Franklin Counties email address lwv.of.bf [at] gmail.com by May 15, 2020  May 22.  Due to the timing of our letter to the editor, the contest deadline has been extended to the 22nd.  
  • Include essay author’s name, age, grade, address, email, phone number, name of high school, and name of parent or guardian
  • The essay will be judged on quality of analysis, quality of research, and form, style and mechanics
  • Judges are local English teachers and editors

The League of Women Voters thank the award sponsors. Without their generosity, this contest would have not been possible.