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Student Blog Writing Competition

Posted by GHO Admin on March 15, 2021 in Events

Student Blog Writing Competition
Submissions Due: April 9 @ 11:59PM
Theme: What does global health mean to you?
Word count: 300-500


Our office is excited to launch our first Blog Writing Competition open to all students at Dalhousie University. Unpublished and published pieces that have not previously been chosen as a contest winner are eligible; 300 - 500 word limit.  Students are encouraged to explore the theme of global health and will be evaluated based on idea, organization, style and grammar [Evaluation Rubric PDF].

Prizes will be awarded for 1st and 2nd place winners.

Submissions can be emailed to gho@dal.ca

Our office has partnered with the Dalhousie Writing Centre and will be offering 2 optional workshops for students. Please contact writingc@dal.ca if you have any issues joining the sessions.

  1. March 30 @ 4-5 PM "Writing For a Non-Specialist Audience"
    Link: https://ca.bbcollab.com/guest/fde4074a86eb45d6b50fcbec40fbe0ff
  2. March 31 @ 3-4 PM "Reducing Wordiness"
    Link: https://ca.bbcollab.com/collab/ui/session/guest/3bec324c6de84b569a00b3a6ddc64984