EMPOWERING YOUNG VOICES: REFLECTIONS FROM WRITE AROUND THE WORLD WORKSHOP IN MAUN, BOTSWANA
On a sunny afternoon in May, I received an unexpected email from the Royal Commonwealth Society (RCS) inviting me to participate in a...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Sep 304 min
Meet the winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024!
With a record-breaking 34,939 entries from all Commonwealth regions, we are delighted to announce the winners and runners-up of The...
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Esther Chantala Mungalaba
Jul 313 min
What a time to be a QCEC Judge!
If the 34,000 entries this year are anything to go by, youth engagement is at an all-time high. I have ended each QCEC season honoured to...
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Emmanuel Nshimiyimana
Jul 13 min
Empower youth through literacy and entrepreneurship in rural communities of Rwanda with the Rwanda Opportunities Organization (RwandOpp)
How I Started Rwanda Opportunities Organization (RwandOpp). Growing up in a rural community, I experienced firsthand the difficulties of...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Mar 151 min
Launch of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2024 – ‘Our Common Wealth’
We are delighted to announce that The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition is now open for submissions. The theme for this year’s...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Dec 14, 20234 min
QCEC Winners' Week 2023
In November, Shreeya, Siddhi, Kong and Mitali, the winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023, were invited to London for...
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Madeleine Wood
Nov 6, 20234 min
QCEC 2022 Junior Winner Madeleine Wood reflects on her winning entry
1. What are your memories of entering The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition? I began preparation in May of 2022. I spent many...
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Hiya Chowdhury
Oct 30, 20233 min
Hiya Chowdhury looks back on how the competition has changed her life
Hiya Chowdhury, Senior Runner-up QCEC 2017, QCEC 2023 Final Panel Judge and published children’s author explains how the competition has...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 2, 20234 min
Meet the winners of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2023
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest, established by the...
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Raisa Gulati
Jun 26, 20233 min
QCEC 2021 Junior Runner-up from India shares her experience of Winners Week and receiving her award
"Pussy cat, Pussy cat, Where have you been? I've been to London to look at the Queen. Pussy cat, Pussy cat, What did you do there? Oh! I...
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Aditi Nair
Jun 23, 20232 min
QCEC 2021 Junior Winner Aditi Nair shares her experience of Winners Week
(Aditi receiving her award from Her Majesty The Queen (then Duchess of Cornwall) during an Award Ceremony at St James's Palace in 2021)...
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Amaal Fawzi
Jun 2, 20234 min
Amaal Fawzi, Senior runner-up of the QCEC 2022, shares her experience of entering the competition
What’s your favourite book and why? My favourite book has to be ‘The Book Thief’ by Markus Zusak. I’ve read it four times and it only...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
May 8, 20231 min
'Woven Legacy': A poem to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla
A poem to mark the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla by winners of The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition: Amaal...
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Sawooly Li
Apr 21, 20233 min
Sawooly Li, Senior Winner of the QCEC 2022 shares her experience of entering the competition
To mark World Creativity Day 2023, Sawooly Li, Senior Winner of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022 shares her experience of...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 3, 20223 min
Meet The Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2022
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition (QCEC) is the world's oldest international schools' writing contest, established by the...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Jun 7, 20221 min
Celebrating Commonwealth writing with HRH The Duchess of Cornwall
On Saturday, 4 June 2022 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall, Vice-Patron of the Royal Commonwealth Society joined the BBC...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 4, 20213 min
Winners Of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021
In 2021 we were thrilled to announce that a record-breaking 25,648 children entered The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition 2021 from...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 5, 20203 min
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2020
The 2020 competition attracted nearly 13,000 entries on the theme: Climate Action and the Commonwealth. 130 volunteer judges, drawn from...
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Elizabeth van der Valk
Oct 7, 20192 min
The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition 2019
From more than 11,000 entries, five pieces were selected as the winners and runners-up of The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition...
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