2007-'08 Contest
The Awards Program will be held from June 22-27, 2008.

Winners & Honorable Mention List

Winners' Bios

Press Release

2007-'08 Topic

2007-'08 Study Guide

2007-'08 Guidebook

In the News

2008-'09 Contest
The deadline is February 1, 2009.

2008-'09 Topic

Enter the Contest

Essay Guidelines

Awards

2007-2008 Contest Winners In the News

Local media often recognizes state level winners for their accomplishment. The following is list of winners' appearances in the media.

May 9, 2008
Jake O’ Farrell, Nevada State Winner, in the The Record-Courier.

May 6, 2008
Tyler Rausch, Minnesota State Winner, in the Star News.

May 6, 2008
Jarrod Barry, West Virginia State Winner, in The Journal.

May 4, 2008
Allison Hines, Ohio State Winner, in the Lancaster Eagle-Gazette.

May 2, 2008
Jake O'Farrell, Nevada State Winner, in the Reno Gazette-Journal.

April 30, 2008
Ian Terry, Texas State Winner, in the The Citizen.

April 28, 2008
Shiliang Zhang, Oklahoma State Winner, in the Tulsa World.

April 26, 2008
Sharisa Nay, Utah State Winner, in the Deseret News.

April 24, 2008
Samantha J. Fawcett, Wyoming State Winner, in the Northern Wyoming Daily News.

April 24, 2008
Benjamin Hawfield, South Carolina State Winner, in The State.

April 23, 2008
Brita Hofwolt, Hawaii State Winner, in MidWeek.

April 22, 2008
Otis Reid, North Carolina State Winner, in the News & Observer.

April 21, 2008
Stephan Serrano, Kansas State Winner, in the Topeka Capital-Journal.

April 20, 2008
Carrie Lierl, Ohio State Winner, in the Cincinnati Enquirer.

April 20, 2008
Jessie Ebersole, Vermont State Winner, in the Burlington Free Press.

April 17, 2008
Brita Hofwolt, Hawaii State Winner, in the Star Bulletin.

April 16, 2008
Sumana Veeravelli, Arizona State Winner, in the Ahwatukee Foothills News.

If you are a state-level winner and your local newspaper or other media outlet has written a story mentioning you or the National Peace Essay Contest, please let us know! Send an email to Lauren Sucher at lsucher@usip.org.