Do you have what it takes to write professionally?
To be published?
Patrick Henry College is pleased to announce its sixth annual Talent-Finder Nonfiction Writing Contest for high school students, sponsored by the Journalism & Digital Media Major. Your entry should be a nonfiction news article or commentary that addresses this year’s theme:
Definitions:
1. the principle or ideal of fair treatment or right action
2. the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due
PHC Professor of Journalism Dr. Les Sillars & his Journalism Assistant will judge the contest and provide professional feedback to each contestant.
Contest closes on Nov. 11, 2026, and winners will be announced Dec. 18, 2026.
Writers can pick their topics, but the piece has to address this theme at some point; it should probably use the word “justice” at least once.
Some examples of article ideas:
The top three entries will be eligible for publication in The Herald, the student newspaper of Patrick Henry College
1st: $200 - 2nd: $100 - 3rd: $75 - Honorable Mentions (5): $25
Please send questions to Dr. Sillars at ldsillars@phc.edu
To learn more about Journalism & Digital Media at PHC, click here. To read the Journalism & Digital Media Program Guide, click here.
