Environment
The Ocean Awareness Competition 2022 is a creative challenge for teenagers around the world! The 11th annual Ocean Awareness Competition is a platform for young people to learn about environmental issues through artistic creation and creative exchange, explore their relationship with the changing world, and become advocates for positive change. Students aged 11-18 from all over the world will be invited to attend.
2022 Theme | THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE
A CREATIVE CHALLENGE FOR TEENS WORLDWIDE
The 2022 Ocean Awareness Contest—THE FUNNY THING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE—challenges students to learn about climate change and its impact on the ocean, and to explore new ways to communicate the urgency of the climate crisis. We are looking for innovative pieces that challenge our expectations for what climate change messaging should look like. How can you talk about climate change in a fresh way? How can you capture attention without sacrificing your message?
Junior Division: Age 11-14
Senior Division: Age 15-18
Creative Writing：
Junior Division: Up to 3 pages (approximately 750 words)
Senior Division: Up to 5 pages (approximately 1,250 words)
Document should be in 12-point type, Times New Roman font; double-spaced with 1-inch margins.
Include the title of your work at the beginning of this document. Do not include identifying information such as student name and school.
Accepted file types: Word documents (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
Your submission must be written in English.
Poetry & Spoken Word：
Junior Division: no more than 1 page
Senior Division: no more than 2 pages
Format your submission in 12-point type, Times New Roman font, single-spaced with 1-inch margins.
Include the title of your poem at the top of the page. Do not include identifying information such as student name and school.
Accepted file types: Word documents (.doc or .docx) or PDF.
Your submission must be written in English.
Submission deadline: June 13,2022
Gold Medal
Junior group: $1,000
Senior group: $1,500
Silver Medal
Junior group: $750
Senior group: $1,000
Bronze Medal
Junior group: $250
Senior group: $500
Honorable mention
Junior group: $50
Senior group: $100