Submission Details
By email (preferred method):
Marked ‘Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize’ to Codner@rusi.org

Recorded delivery to:
Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize
FAO Michael Codner
Director of Military Sciences
Royal United Services Institute
Whitehall
London SW1A 2ET

Rules and Regulation

The rules and requirements for the 2011 Trench Gascoigne Essay Prize are as follows:

  • Authors may be of any nationality, but must present their work in English. They need not be members of RUSI.
  • Work originating in academic organisations such as universities and military staff colleges is eligible.
  • Prizes will not generally be awarded to the same author in successive years.
  • Essays should not be more than 3,500 words in length excluding footnotes, but will not be penalised if they are briefer.
  • Essays must be type-written and double spaced. The author's name should not be included on the essay.(The author's name will not be made available to the judges until after the judging).
  • Essays must be received by 28 October 2011:

a. contain full rank (where applicable), name, age (if wishing to be considered for a special prize for writers under 30) and address.

b. post accompanied by a separate sealed envelope containing full rank (where applicable), name, age (if wishing to be considered for the special prize for writers under 30) and address.



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