Announcing Our 2023 High School Essay Contest with At Least $15,000 in Total Awards

Dear Friends,

Our 2023 Americans Against Gun Violence National High School Essay Contest is now open to all US high school students. To enter the contest, students must submit an essay of 500 words or fewer in response to the following prompt, which was chosen based on input from some of our past essay contest winners:

“Describe your thoughts about lockdown drills conducted in response to the threat of shootings on American school campuses.”

We’ll be awarding a total of at least $15,000 again this year, distributed among at least 12 contest winners, with the option of giving additional awards, as we've done in past years, if we receive more than 12 outstanding essays. Individual awards will range from a minimum of $100 to a maximum of $3,000.

We'd appreciate your help in bringing our 2023 essay contest to the attention of any high school students with whom you have contact. The deadline for students to enter the contest is April 15. Full contest details and the link to the online entry form are posted on the High School Essay Contest page of the Americans Against Gun Violence website.

This is the sixth consecutive year that we’ve hosted our National High School Essay Contest. Over the past five years, we’ve awarded $79,000, distributed among approximately 100 student winners. The winning essays in past contests are posted on the High School Essay Contest page of our website.Tax-deductible donations to the essay contest fund can be made via the Join/Donate page of the Americans Against Website. The essay contest is run entirely with volunteer labor, and 100% of donations to the essay contest fund go directly to student awards.

Thanks for your help in publicizing our 2023 essay contest.

Yours truly,