Global Young Leaders Competition

RE:Spread presents the 1st Annual

2022 Topic: Global Climate Crisis and the Nameless Victims

Submission Categories

Literary

Essay, poetry, short story, creative nonfiction (500 words or less)

Visual Art

Drawing, illustration, painting, photography, digital art (18x24 in)

Creative Media

Music, dance, video programming, short film—animated, live action, or documentary, etc. (Video of 3 min or less)

Judging Criteria

  • Creativity/Novelty

    We commend students who think outside the box. All literary, art, and media works must present a novel perspective on climate change.

  • Voice/Design

    What are your voice and story? And what makes your designs truly yours? We commend submissions that capture the voice of future leaders.

  • Professional Quality

    Proofread, edit, and refine. We commend student works that are of professional quality and style.

FAQs

  • The Global Young Leaders Competition is open to all high students anywhere in the world.

  • The submission deadline is October 2nd, 2022, at 11:59 PM (KST).

  • We are aiming to release winner decisions as soon as possible. The rough announcement date is October 17th, 2022, at 6:00 PM (KST).

  • Literary & Visual Art: Submit your work directly using this Form.

    Creative Media: Upload your work to Youtube and email the URL to info.respread@gmail.com.

  • Literary: DOCX, DOC, PDF files accepted (Times New Roman, 12-point font, double-spaced, 500 words or less)

    Visual Art: JPEG, PNG, GIF files accepted (18x24 inches)

    Creative Media: Upload a 3-minute or less video on YouTube with the following title: Last name, First name: Title (Year)

Awards & Recognitions

  • A single grand prize will be awarded to the top student in all three categories combined.

  • Three first-prizes will be awarded to the students in each category (Literary, Visual Art, & Creative Media)

  • Three second-prizes will be awarded to the students in each category (Literary, Visual Art, & Creative Media)

  • Three honorable mentions will be awarded to the students in each category (Literary, Visual Art, & Creative Media)