Academic Competitions
Meet the instructor
Aaron (Harvard '15, BA English)
Aaron leads individual non-fiction*, fiction, and poetry writing competitions.
He has nearly ten years of experience working with students on essay competitions. Notable results include Poetry Nation's Amateur Poetry Competition (semi-finalist), Scholastic (silver key), and Dear Poet (winner).
*Non-fiction essay competition topics include politics, history, philosophy, literary analysis, and journalism. He occasionally does competitions via request.
Writing Competitions
Students will write an essay on which is more important to protect: the environment or economy.
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Deadline: 4/1/23
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Size: individual
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Grades: Any
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Estimated Time: 4–6 weeks
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Students will write an essay exploring how the study of world history has affected their understanding of the world.
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Deadline: 5/1/23
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Size: individual
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Grades: K–12
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Estimated Time: 6–8 weeks
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Students will research and write a persuasive essay on a topic they are passionate about.
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Deadline: 4/19/23 (extended)
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Size: individual
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Grades: Any
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Estimated Time: 4–6 weeks
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Students will write a personal essay or fiction on heroes fighting climate change.
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Deadline: 6/13/23
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Size: individual
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Ages: 11–18
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Estimated Time: 4–6 weeks
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Testimonials
Thank you so much for all your help the past few weeks. It was great to work on informative writing this time, and I feel like I improved a lot in this type of writing just in the past two weeks. I appreciate you for all your time and guidance to help me with this essay. Thank you again!
– Student A., Class of '25
results not out yet
Working with Aaron was a great experience—he gave focused, hands-on advice during his meetings, and at the end of said meetings, always left me with something to keep in mind to improve my writing. Not to mention that he was always quick and willing to give feedback. Overall, I'd be more than happy to work with him again.
– Student L., Class of '29
All the projects we worked on together were student-oriented, with well-thought-out directives and a creative process that was naturally developed through Aaron's supportive guidance. All in all, I would be incredibly delighted to collaborate with him again.
– Student B., Class of '23
Aaron gave me helpful advice for my writing and was an encouraging presence the whole time.
– Student L., Class of '27