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The 2025 Local Letters for Global Change contest is currently accepting applications. Students who are interested in applying or learning more about the opportunity should click here.
Opportunity Details
K-12 students: Make your voice heard this fall by writing a letter to a local elected representative that explains the global issue you want them to prioritize, shows how it connects to your local community, and proposes a solution. Through this contest, students can practice global citizenship, civic action, and persuasive writing, all while exploring the underreported issues that matter to them through Pulitzer Center news stories.
The Pulitzer Center wants to read and share your letters: tell us, and the world, what's most important to you.
They will select one first place winner and up to four finalists for each issue category. First place winners will receive:
Finalists will receive:
All entrants will be invited to participate in a Pulitzer Center town hall event, held virtually in November, to share their solutions with other students from around the world.
They welcome entries from all current K-12 students across the globe. Letters may be written in English and/or Spanish. Letters should address a topic within one of the Pulitzer Center’s five focus issues:
1. Go to the Suggested Stories tab above and choose a story that gives you new information about an issue that matters to you. (All eligible stories are available at www.pulitzercenter.org/stories.)
2. Write a one-page letter to a local decisionmaker that answers the following questions:
3. Submit your letter using the contest entry form. It will request some basic personal and contact information; the name and contact information for one of your teachers; and you can copy/paste your letter directly into the form.
4. After submitting your letter to the Pulitzer Center, please consider mailing or emailing your letter to the decisionmaker directly.
Apply for Pulitzer Center Local Letters for Global Change Contest