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The Power of Purpose Awards FACT SHEET
  • The Power of Purpose Awards is a worldwide writing competition for essays and similar works such as articles, sermons, scientific papers, opinion pieces, speeches, and short stories. Maximum word length: 3,500.
  • There is no entry fee.
  • The grand prize award for the competition is US$100,000.
    • There are eighteen additional awards totaling US$400,000, as follows: four US$50,000 awards; four US$25,000 awards; and ten US$10,000 awards.
  • A distinguished panel of judges will select the winners. Judges include:
  • Nancy Brinker, Founder of the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation
  • Paul Davies, Professor of Natural Philosophy, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
  • Hugh Delehanty, Editor in Chief, AARP Publications
  • Marian Wright Edelman, Founder and President, Children’s Defense Fund
  • Rick Warren, Pastor and Author of The Purpose Driven Life
  • The competition will take place only on the internet. Entries must be submitted electronically from the competition website at www.powerofpurpose.org.
  • The competition especially encourages journalists and other professional writers, opinion makers, scientists, religious leaders, and educators to enter, including retirees and young adults.
  • Award-winning entries will be published in national and international newspapers and magazines and on the website.
  • Essays should fall into one of four categories: Personal Reflection, Journalistic Report, Scientific Inquiry, and Fiction.
  • Entries will be accepted from November 18, 2003, through midnight on May 31, 2004.
  • Winners will be announced in September 2004.
  • Published or unpublished works may be entered.
  • All entries will be anonymous.
  • Everyone above the age of 18 is eligible except for individuals associated with the competition.
  • The winning writers will be asked to make promotional appearances at venues and occasions appropriate to their message of purpose.
  • The awards competition is managed by Lionheart Books, Ltd., an Atlanta, GA–based book producer.
  • This is a program funded by the John Templeton Foundation, established in 1987 by Sir John Templeton, pioneer of the global mutual fund. The Foundation funds more than 250 projects, studies, award programs, and publications worldwide. Visit the Foundation website at www.templeton.org.

 

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