Are you an early-career statistician with a compelling data story to tell? Think you can take the jargon out of your stats chat? Keen to put your writing skills to the test? “Yes!”, I hear you cry! Well, I’m delighted to hear you say that: it sounds like the Significance 2022 writing competition is for you! The Significance magazine, a partnership between the Royal Statistical Society, American Statistical Association and the Statistical Society of Australia, is seeking applications for the ‘Statistical Excellence Award for Early-Career Writing’. As the SSA began its partnership with Significance mid-2021, we are particularly keen to encourage contributions from our members so get your thinking caps on to come up with some exciting content. 

Eligibility:

• Students currently studying for a first degree, master’s or PhD in statistics, data science or related subjects;
• Graduates whose last qualification in statistics, data science or related subjects (whether first degree, master’s or PhD) was not more than five years ago.
• Note that you do not have to be a member of the SSA (or the other partner organisations) to enter.

Rules:

• Submit your best statistical writing in the form of a magazine article (1,500 to 2,500 words) on any subject you like as a .docx, .odt or .rtf file to significance@rss.org.uk, making sure to include the competition entry form.
• Writing style must be accessible and engaging: you are not writing for a technical audience.

 

Prizes:

• Articles will be reviewed by a judging panel with the winning entry (and up to two runners-up) published in Significance later this year.
• Up to three finalists will win a full registration to the 2022 Royal Statistical Society International Conference in Aberdeen, Scotland.

Still not sure? Check out the 2021 winning entry for inspiration. The closing date is 31^st May 2022; further details can be found here.