Deadline: 4 July 2025
Applications are now open for the Hubert Butler Essay Prize to encourage the art of essay-writing with a European dimension and to expand interest in Butler’s work.
Theme
- Men must endure/Their going hence, even as their coming hither’ – King Lear. Have they no more active rights over life, birth and death?
- The title for this year’s Hubert Butler Essay Prize invites reflection on the ethical questions raised by such debates.
Prize Information
- There is a first prize of €1,500 and two second prizes of €500.
Eligibility Criteria
- The author must be over 18, and be a UK or European Union citizen.
Application Requirements
- Essays submitted should be in English and of no more than 3,000 words in length (inclusive of quotations).
- Entries should be double-spaced, and saved as either a .pdf or .rtf file.
- The author’s name should not be on the essay, as these are judged blind, so should be on the title/cover page only.
- The judges’ decision is final. The judges reserve the right not to award the prize, should no entry reach a sufficiently high standard.
- Please download and complete the entry form and submit it with your essay.
For more information, visit Hubert Butler Essay Prize.
