Inspire Youth Journal is a global platform for youth journalism, connecting young people worldwide who are passionate about current global issues and fostering peace.

With a multicultural team of over 240 writers from more than 40 countries, we celebrate diverse perspectives. Over 150 of our contributors have received distinguished recognition in the John Locke Institute’s Global Essay Prize, the Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition, the YoungArts Award, the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, the Harvard Political Review Essay Competition, the Cambridge Re: Think Essay Competition, the Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition, and other prestigious awards, including the Rise Global, DECA, the Diana Award, and the Earth Prize.

On this occasion, we are pleased to introduce the Hall of Fame of Inspire Youth Journal, which features the many achievements of our writers:

1. John Locks Institute’s Global Essay Prize (66)

• 2025 (36): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/john-locke-institutes-global-essay-prize-2025/

• 2024 (26): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/john-locke-institutes-global-essay-prize-2024/

• 2023 and (4): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/john-locke-institutes-global-essay-prize-2023/

2. The Queen’s Commonwealth Essay Competition (49)

• 2025 (15): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/queens-commonwealth-essay-competition-2025/

• 2024 (10): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/queens-commonwealth-essay-competition-2024/

• 2023 and earlier (24): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/queens-commonwealth-essay-competition-2023-and-before/

3. YoungArts Award (1): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/youngarts-award/

4. Harvard Crimson Global Essay Competition (7): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/harvard-crimson-global-essay-competition/

5. Harvard Political Review Essay Competition (2): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/harvard-political-review-essay-competition/

6. Cambridge Re: Think Essat Competition (1): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/cambridge-re-think-essay-competition/

7. Lumiere Scholars Essay Award (1): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/lumiere-scholars-essay-award/

8. Other Writing Competitions (3): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/other-writing-competitions/

9. Newspaper Writers Named Global Essay Prize Judges (2): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/newspaper-writers-named-global-essay-prize-judges/

10. Other Achievements (21)

• RISE (5): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/other-achievements-rise/

• DECA (2): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/other-achievements-deca/

• The Diana Award (1): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/other-achievements-the-diana-award/

• The Earth Prize (7): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/other-achievements-the-earth-prize/

• Others (6): https://inspireyouthjournal.org/other-achievements-others/

Our Hall of Fame is still being updated!

We would like to congratulate all of you on your outstanding achievements. We are deeply proud of you!