Gallipoli Essay Competition

The Gallipoli Essay Competition is run by the Gallipoli Association and is supported by Helion and Company, the prominent military history publishing company and sponsors of the competition.

The Gallipoli Association is the foremost Association for the Gallipoli campaign who, with genuine passion and enthusiasm, help to keep its memory alive.

Our key focus today is education, in particular of the young of all those countries that once took part in this tragic campaign. By raising public awareness of the Gallipoli Campaign, encouraging and facilitating study, we keep the memory of the campaign alive, ensuring that all who served in it and those who gave their lives are not forgotten.

The competition is open to anybody who has an interest in the Gallipoli Campaign

The Essay should be on any subject related to the Gallipoli Campaign and should be an absolute maximum of 4,000 words

All entries should be sent to [email protected]

The deadline for entries is 1st July 2026

Prizes

• First prize: £200, A book kindly supplied by Helion & Company and a year's digital subscription to the Gallipoli Association

• Second prize: £100, A book kindly supplied by Helion & Company and a year's digital subscription to the Gallipoli Association

Helion & Company is honoured to support the work of the Gallipoli Association. As a leading independent military history publisher based in the UK, they are deeply committed to preserving and promoting the study of military history across all periods and conflicts.

Their catalogue features a wide range of meticulously researched titles covering the First World War, including the Gallipoli campaign, written by respected historians and subject matter experts. They believe in the importance of accessible, high-quality historical scholarship, and are proud to play a role in supporting organisations that share their dedication to remembrance and education.

To find out more about their latest publications, including titles relevant to Gallipoli and the Great War, please visit www.helion.co.uk.

Competition Rules.

1. All essays should be on a subject related to the Gallipoli Campaign (1914-16)

2. Any essays outside this period will be rejected.

3. The closing date for the essay will be 1^st July and any entries received after this date will be entered into the next year’s competition.

4. The result will be announced on 1st September 2026.

5. The essay must be written and submitted on Microsoft Word.

6. The essay must be written in English.

7. All essays must have a maximum length of 4000 words excluding references, bibliography, footnotes and notes. A word count must be provided with each entry, and all pages should be numbered.

8. Any essay longer than 4000 words will be rejected from the competition.

9. Where a quotation is used, or author referenced, it should be marked in the text by a superscript number and these can either be referenced in end page notes or a full set of notes at the end of the essay. Notes are excluded from the word count.

10. A list of all reference sources (book, article or online) must be provided at the end of the essay.

11. Any evidence of plagiarism or use of AI will result in the essay being disqualified from the competition.

12. The decision of the judges will be final.

13. The Judges will not be allowed to submit an essay.

14. On submitting the essay, the writer automatically gives permission to the Gallipoli Association to publish the essay in the Association’s Journal and / or website (first publication rights only).

The competition is open to everybody and the judges will make due allowance for the age of participants