By Jacki Ragan
Each year, National Right to Life sponsors a Pro-Life Essay Contest for students in grades 7-12.
For 2023 the essay should address the question, Why are you pro-life?
Essays should be submitted between January 1, 2023 and January 21, 2023. Essays must be postmarked by January 21, 2023.
This is an excellent way to educate young people to the true meaning of abortion and how many lives are lost each year. With almost 3,000 abortions a day, many of their peers are not in their classroom today because of abortion. It can help each individual pro-life student learn and understand not only what is at stake in abortion but how they can help.
There are two separate competitions. There is a Senior Essay Contest for grades 10 – 12; and a Junior Essay Contest for grades 7 – 9.
Essays will be read and judged on originality, content, and accuracy. The announcement of winners will be as soon as possible, but judging time depends on the numbers of entries received.
What follows is a brief “how-to” so that you know how to submit your essay properly.
The essay should be double spaced with pages numbered, between 300 to 500 words in length. The font must be no smaller than 12 pt.
Use a cover sheet that includes: full name, full address, phone number, grade level, student date of birth, parents’ name, and word count. All sources used must be cited and please do not include any artwork, pictures, or plastic covers.
All essays must be mailed to Scott Fischbach, 4249 Nicollet Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55409
Again, essays must be postmarked no later than January 21, 2023.
First place winners will receive $250, Second place winners will receive $200 and Third place winners will receive $150. Prizes are awarded for both the Junior and Senior contests.
The two first-place essays will appear in the National Right to Life Committee Yearbook and in National Right to Life News Today.
If you need additional information on the National Right to Life 2022 Pro-Life Essay Contest, visit www.nrlc.org/students/essaycontest.