Activity Mentoring
Essay Competitions Studio
Produce a submission-ready essay with a specialist mentor: question selection, research, structure, and line-level edits.
6–10 weeks · 1:1 writing mentorship
What the program includes
- Mentors have graded, published, or coached at university level—not generic English tutoring.
- We pick the right competition for your academic profile (philosophy, IR, economics, literature).
What you leave with
Competitions you can enter
John Locke Institute Essay Competition
Team / individual: Individual
Overview
Prestigious subject-based essays in philosophy, politics, economics, history, psychology, theology, and law.
Requirements
- Independent research stamina
- Comfort with academic sources
Highlights
- Question-selection workshop
- Argument maps
- Two full redrafts
Timeline
- Week 1Question lock and reading list
- Weeks 2–5Outline, draft, evidence audit
- Weeks 6–8Line edit and submission
What you submit
- Essay (competition word limit)
- Works cited
Activity mentors
Associate, Policy Research
Background: Policy & strategy research
Wrote public-sector briefs for government clients. Coaches structure, evidence density, and removing empty rhetoric.
Editor, Thought Leadership
Background: Thought leadership / economics editing
Edited economic outlook notes for institutional clients. Line-edits student essays for precision and tone.
Program schedule
Select
Question strategy
Choose a prompt you can actually win—not the trendiest one.
Draft
Evidence & structure
Weekly annotated drafts with a specialist.
File
Submit
Formatting, integrity check, and deadline buffer.