Vogue Talent contest

As if I didn't have enough to be getting on with, I think I may have found myself a new challenge...Vogue's Talent Contest.  They run this annually to discover young, talented writers, and the prize is amazing...one week paid experience at Vogue offices, your article published in the Autumn issue and £1,000!! Enough to get any fashionista listening!

Winners of the Vogue Talent Contest have gone on to do great things, some are working for the British Fashion Council and others are now feature writers for Vogue.  It is a prestigious award to add to any CV and very worthwhile if you think you have the talent, previous winners and runners up have been as young as 13!

For any young writers out there, this is definitely worth considering as it could kick start your fashion career.  I for one am eager to enter and it runs alongside my graduating from MMU, so it would be the perfect start to entering the fashion industry.

This year's applicants have to submit 3 pieces of written work, so it is hard going, you have to prove your worth. I suppose though, this will eliminate those who deem it too big a challenge and the elite will be left to fight for the prize!

You have to be under 25 to enter and you must submit 3 written pieces as follows:

1. Write about an experience you have had that you consider appropriate for the pages of Vogue 

    (800 words)
2. Write a short feature article - a cultural or current affairs review, or a fashion or beauty trend 

    (500 words)
3. Write a short interview with a person who is not a member of your family 

   (500 words)

So as I sit and tell you all about it, it has made me even more determined to give it a go, alongside my dissertation and presentations it will be tough but the reward at the end is more than worth it.  So all you budding journalists out there, put pen to paper and get writing!!

Maybe I'll see you at the finishing line.....