Applications invited for the 2018 Rebecca West Prize for Writing

This annual prize was established last year at St Edmund Hall by the Rebecca West Literary Estate, to celebrate the writing, life and achievements of Dame Rebecca West (1892-1983). There is a prize of £1,000 for the winning essay and £500 for the runner-up. The prize is open to all students at the University of Oxford.

Applications are now invited for the 2018 Rebecca West Prize. Applicants are asked to submit one piece of writing on a topic related to Rebecca West’s interests, set each year by the International Panel.

The 2018 topic is: Are Men (still) Beasts?: Rebecca West’s legacy in the time of #metoo

Find more information on this topic and how to enter here. The closing date is 29 April 2018.

Rebecca West Prize