Think Essay Prize
The 2026 Think Essay Prize is now open!
The winning essay will be published in an issue of Think, shortlisted candidates win a year’s free subscription to Think, and other prizes will be awarded to all those who made it onto the longlist.
What does a good essay look like?
Here are some excellent examples from past years.
Do We Have Freedom of Speech? Should We? by Laiba Majeed (shortlisted essay in 2025)
Do We Have Freedom of Speech? Should We? by Vanessa Lau (shortlisted essay in 2025)
Can Machines Think? by Alana Hockridge (shortlisted essay in 2024)
Machine Thought on a Continuum by Ari Shtein (shortlisted essay in 2024)
The Morality of Eating Meat by Claudia Wong (winning essay in 2024, and published in Think journal)
2025 Winner
TRIP is delighted to announce the winner of the 2025 Think Essay Prize competition, Kan Zhang, with his essay titled: ‘‘Could a Person Migrate to Another’s Body? A Realistic Solution to a Fanciful Problem’.
2025 Longlist
The judging panel for the 2025 Think Essay Prize announced this year’s longlist.
2025 Shortlist
The judging panel for the 2025 Think Essay Prize have announced this year’s shortlist.