50-Word Creative Writing Competition: Happiness Now

Celebrating 50 Years of the Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture

This year, the University of Birmingham celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Baggs Memorial Happiness Lecture, one of the University's longest-running public lecture series.

Celebrate Happiness Week with us and enter our 50-Word Writing Competition!

Get your creative hat on and write 50 words on the theme of "Happiness Now". Whether it's a short story, poem, anecdote, or reflection, the choice is yours.

This competition, in collaboration with the Department of Creative Industries and College of Arts & Law, is open to all University of Birmingham staff, students, alumni, and members of the wider community.

Deadline: Sunday 25 October, 23:59

Enter now

You could win!

One community entrant and one University of Birmingham staff member, student or Alumni will each receive:

• £50 in Amazon vouchers
• Two tickets to our Ha-ha-Happiness Night - University of Birmingham

The winning entries will be those that bring a smile to the judges' faces and make the biggest impact in just 50 words.

Winners will be announced on Wednesday 11 November.

Happy Writing!