Free contest, The Independent - Flora & Fauna Essay Contest, top prize: £5,000 (UK)

Deadline: 25 March 2011

Fauna & Flora International (FFI) is delighted to announce a competition open to the public-to write the best 1500-2000 word essay on ‘The Future of English Forests?’ The winning essay will receive a £5,000 prize from a prominent supporter of FFI. The essay competition seeks the public’s view on the future of England’s forests.

FFI’s competition will be judged by three independent judges, including: Tony Juniper, Michael McCarthy (The Independent) and Professor Oliver Rackham.

The deadline for FFI’s competition is 5pm on 25 March, 2011. A winner will be announced in the second week of April 2011. The winning entry will be published in The Independent newspaper (subject to meeting editorial standards). Please keep all entries to between 1,500-2,000 words. Please email your essay to: forests@fauna-flora.org

More information here.