Liberty Round Table Essay Contest

Essay Contest Round 6 Winners!

Thank you to all the entrants of this year's contest, and everyone who helped to make it possible. We had an interesting assortment of essays in this year's contest, and in some age brackets the competition was quite fierce.

Links to the winning essays are below. Winning essays from outside the US, and essays where the entrant chose to compete in a higher age bracket, are noted at the top of the essay. Essays are published as entered--no editing, with the exception of changing non-ASCII text into ASCII format to be readable to all browsers.

Thank you to everyone who supports our essay contest, and in particular: Keep And Bear Arms.com, The Voluntaryist, Freedom Mountain Academy, and Damascus for their specific prizes. We appreciate your support!

Congratulations to all the winners, and thanks again to everyone who entered! We're currently rethinking the essay contest structure, and will have an announcement on it as soon as we can.

The Winners Are:

(Freedom Mountain Academy certificates are only good for individuals not currently attending the school)

19-21 Age Winners:

First Place: Oskari Juurikkala - Oskari is a third-year winner (first last year and second the year before)! Congratulations, Oskari--you rule! {Prizes are: $1,000 cash; $1,000 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy; and a year's subscription to The Voluntaryist}
Second Place: Mike Tront {Prizes are: $150 cash; an $800 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy; and a year's subscription to The Voluntaryist}
Third Place: Matt Warner {Prizes are: $50 cash; and a $600 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Fourth Place: Brian Drake {Prize: $25 cash}
Honorable Mention: Daniel R. Freeborn {Prize: $5 cash}

17-18 Age Winners:

First Place: Sarah Smallcomb {Prizes: $500 cash; and a $1,000 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Second Place: Laura Cray {Prizes are: $100 cash; and an $800 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Third Place: Ian McCollum {Prizes are: $40 cash; and a $600 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Fourth Place: Karoline Will {Prize: $20 cash}
Honorable Mention: Crystal Miniard {Prize: $5 cash}

14-16 Age Winners:

First Place: Justyn Jones {Prizes: $200 cash; and a $1,000 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Second Place: Emily Sugrue {Prizes are: $50 cash; and an $800 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Third Place: Samantha Stead and also the Damascus Award for the essay with the most moxie {Prizes are: $25 cash; $100 cash Damascus Award; and a $600 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Fourth Place: Ashley Webb {Prize: $15 cash}
Honorable Mention: Kevin Rae {Prize: $5 cash}

0-13 Age Winners:

First Place: Amanda Embree Amanda also won our KABA.com prize, for best 2nd Amendment related essay. Way to go, Amanda! {Prizes: $100 cash; and a $1,000 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy; and a $500-value lifetime membership to www.KeepAndBearArms.com}
Second Place: no winner
Third Place: Brittany Winslow {Prizes are: $15 cash; and a $600 tuition certificate to the Freedom Mountain Academy}
Fourth Place: no winner
Honorable Mention: Ethan Embree {Prize: $5 cash}

Hobbit Kudos--Most Humorous Entry: No winner

DLT Kudos--coming soon

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