Uploaded March 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this episode, Andrew Pudewa and Julie Walker discuss the prompts for the annual IEW Writing Contest. Listen to this episode to learn why does IEW have a writing contest, what the value of entering a writing contest is for students, and how a writing contest fits into the types of motivation. Andrew breaks down the prompts and talks about how a writer might approach this essay.



 

Referenced Materials




• IEW Writing Contest (iew.com/IEW-writing-contest)


• Other Writing Contests (iew.com/contests)


• “The Benefits of Entering Writing Contests” (iew.com/support/blog/benefits-entering-writing-contests)


• Principles of Motivation (iew.com/pmd) audio talk by Andrew Pudewa


• Magnum Opus Magazine (iew.com/mo)


• Transcript of Podcast Episode 521 (storage.googleapis.com/iew-public-production/files/podcast/fileattachment/E521_Transcript031826.docx.pdf)




 



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