The unexpected success of the fantasy novel Conspiracy of Calaspia, written by two teenage twins, has inspired an international essay competition based on the novel. Limited to entrants born on or after January 1, 1982, it is asking for essays up to a 1,000 words long. Creativity and originality are the criteria on the basis of which entries will be judged.

The winning ten essayists will be taken from their nearest international airport for a 10-day literary tour of the UK from July 16th - 26th 2008, and will have a partial scholarship to participate in the Triennial Summer Institute of the C. S. Lewis Foundation from July 27-August 9: a week each at Oxford and Cambridge (UK).
More details: www.calaspia-competition.com
More on the Guptara twins who wrote the book.