The Mary Renault Essay Prize is a Classical Reception essay prize for school or college sixth form pupils.
At least one prize will be awarded to a pupil who is not studying either Latin or Greek to A-level standard.
Essays can be from any discipline and should be on a topic relating to the reception of classical antiquity – including Greek and Roman literature, history, political thought, philosophy, and material remains – in any period to the present; essays on reception within classical antiquity (for instance, receptions of literary or artistic works or of mythical or historical figures) are permitted. Essays should be between two-thousand and four-thousand words and submitted by the candidate as a Microsoft Word document via an online form.