Competition Overview

At the Harvard Political Review, we work under the mantra “timely, but timeless,” and asked submissions to strive toward this goal as well. While the Harvard Political Review is a non-partisan publication, we encouraged our own authors to take ownership of their opinions, conduct rigorous and thorough research, and demand attention from their audience through captivating writing.

Articles were judged across the following categories:

Short-form Articles: These articles, 800 – 1,200 words in length, span four sub-categories: Outlook (opinionated), Explained (informative) , Narrative (personal), and Review (e.g. books, movies, shows etc.). Articles of this form were judged in two age groups.

Multimedia Projects: These entries took the form of  podcasts (15 minutes maximum), photojournalism pieces, or video essays (15 minutes maximum).

Summer 2024 Competition Winners

Short-Form Article, Grades 11-12:

First Place: “Maybe Liberty’s Torch Still Burns: A Case for the American Democracy” by Srilakshmi Sen (Grade 11)

Second Place: “How a Founding-Era Article Explains America’s Broken Politics” by Sabrina Ottaway (Grade 12)

Short-Form Article, Grades 9-10:

First Place: “Luces, Cámara, Acción: Looking for Identity at the Chicago Latino Film Festival” by Elena Whitford (Grade 10)

Second Place: “The Right to Die: Legal and Ethical Dilemmas in the Political Debate on Euthanasia” by Sarah Alrikabi (Grade 10)

Multimedia:

First Place: “The Rise of Fascism” by Jolie Nguyen (Grade 10)

Second Place: “Footprint by Fabric” by Hyaemhin Moon and Melanie Shim (Grade 11)