March 2

The competition is officially announced, and the prompt is revealed. Submissions will not open immediately.

Participants will have one full week to reflect on the prompt, develop their ideas, and begin drafting their essays independently (outside of TwoCents).

March 9 - March 15 - Submission Window Opens

Submissions open on March 9 and will remain open for one week.

During this period, you may: Upload a completed draft, or Write your essay directly on TwoCents You may edit your essay as many times as you like throughout this week. Once satisfied, you may publish your final version.

Even after publishing, you may continue editing until the submission window closes on March 15.

Please note:
During this stage, only judges and TwoCents administrators will be able to view published essays. Participants will not be able to see one another's submissions—only their own.

March 16 - March 22 - Judging Period

• Editing will be permanently disabled.
• All submitted essays will become visible to participants.
• No further changes of any kind will be allowed.

Judging will run for one week, and winners will be announced on Sunday, March 22.

Participation in this competition is open to all registered TwoCents users.

If you have an active TwoCents account, you are eligible to submit an entry. There are no restrictions based on location, profession, academic background, or experience level.

This is a community-wide competition—open to every voice on the platform.

To ensure fairness, originality, and a high standard of discourse, all participants must adhere to the following guidelines:

1. Original Work Only
   All essays must be written by you. Fully AI-generated submissions are strictly prohibited and may result in disqualification.


2. Respectful Language
   Expletives, profanity, hate speech, or offensive language of any kind will not be permitted. Essays should maintain a respectful and thoughtful tone, even when expressing strong opinions.


3. Responsible Use of AI Tools
   You may use AI tools to refine grammar, improve clarity, enhance structure, or polish flow. However, the core ideas, arguments, analysis, and voice must be entirely your own.

Please note: Essays that are clearly AI-generated tend to lack originality, depth, and authentic voice—and will likely score poorly with judges.

Submissions that violate these rules may be disqualified at the discretion of the judging panel and TwoCents administrators.