Te Kāhui Whaihanga New Zealand Institute of Architects (NZIA) is now accepting entries to the 2020 Warren Trust Awards for Architectural Writing. Essays can be submitted in the Open and Secondary School Student categories. The winner of the Open category will receive a $2000 prize and the winner of the Secondary School Student category will receive a $1000 prize. Three, $500 prizes will be awarded for highly commended entries.

John Walsh, NZIA communications director, says, “The competition is an opportunity for people, of whatever age, who enjoy writing and are interested in the environment around them to get their thoughts down in the challenging and rewarding format of the essay.”

Additionally, winning essays will be featured in a book published by the NZIA. Entries must be submitted by 10 August 2020 and winners will be announced in September.

See the full submission criteria here and read winning essays from the 2019 competition here.