Enter our writing competition for students.
The 2024 writing competition is open for entries from all students, the deadline is 31 December 2024.
| Award topic | Description |
|---|
| Award criteria | Any article about an entomological topic that would be of interest to the general public. The article should be easy to read, in a popular style and no longer than 800 words (not including any reference list). |
| Prize | Winner £400, runner up £300, both articles published in ‘Antenna’. |
| Eligibility | Undergraduates and postgraduates on both full and part-time study, anywhere in the world. |
| Cycle | Annual, entries accepted until 31st December, winner/s announced early in the following year. |
| Adjudication | Three Fellows of the Society. |
| Entry | Email with essay attached as Microsoft Word file, plus:
– your name and address (with postcode)
– the name and address (with postcode) of your academic institution
– your Student Identification (either copy of student ID card or letter from institution)
to info@royensoc.co.uk. |
2023 winners
1st Prize – Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs, Univerisity of Padua, Italy. “Reclaiming mariola‘s wings”
2nd Prize – Eric Jackson, Columbia University, United States. “A God on Six Legs“
3rd Prize – Altrim Mamuti, Columbia University, United States. “From Freedom to Boxes: A Journey Unchecked“
2022 winners
1st Prize – Duran Nanson, Harper Adams University. “Could the pygmy hog-sucking louse be the new mascot of conservation?“
2nd Prize – Alexander Wellington, Cardiff University. “Maggots: we deserve equal respect“
3rd Prize – Gaia Mortier, University of Reading. “To Flea or Not To Flea: The Curious History of Flea Circuses“
2021 winners
1st Prize – Leah Fitzpatrick, Oxford Brookes University. “British Press Association vs the Noble False Widow spider“
2nd Prize – Ashley Dear, Harper Adams University. “‘Bio’-Mimicry Is the Highest Form of Flattery“
3rd Prize – Amy Farrow, Harper Adams University. “Choose your own evolutionary pathway’ – a brief exploration of the evolution and diversity of four major insect orders“
2020 winners
1st Prize – Zeke Rowe, University of Bristol. “Fighting on a miniature front“
2nd Prize – Jennifer Newell, Harper Adams University. “Bug Business“
3rd Prize – Robin Hutchinson, University of Reading. “Work smarter, not harder: The parasitic plan of the cuckoo bumblebee queen“
2019 winners
1st Prize – Christina Conroy, University of Greenwich. “The ANTicipation for a trip which BLOWed“
2nd Prize – Amy Carter, Harper Adams University “The Long-Lost Tale of the Mother Earwig“
3rd Prize – Rebecca Sim Shu Yu, Royal Veterinary College “Mozzy’s Christmas Wishes“
2019 runners up
Three runners up were awarded:
2018 winners
1st Prize – Tara Sedgwick, Harper Adams University “Plenty of Insects“
2nd Prize – Abigail Enston, Harper Adams University “Zombie Antpocalypse“
3rd Prize – Faith Akinyi Obange, University of Nairobi “An unlikely ally: The greater waxmoth to the rescue…again?“
2018 runners up
Two runners up were awarded:
2017 winners
1st Prize – James Fage, Harper Adams University. “Toxic teamwork and the Müllerian mimicry mystery“
2nd Prize – Maggie Gill, Harper Adams University. “A sad day at the office“
3rd Prize – Rhiannon Dowling, Imperial College London. “1 Star Bee & Bee Review“
2017 runners up
Two runners up were awarded:
