Short Papers Competition

Welcome to the Internet Lodge Short Papers Competition page.

Competitions were held in 2007 and 2009.
Whilst we are pleased to accept entries at any time we will announce the date of the next competition in due course.

We hope you find the idea interesting and maybe we can interest you or someone you know to enter the competition.

Why Short Papers?
Freemasonry is a subject of seemingly endless fascination and complexity and all of us as Masons are in need of  our "daily advancement in Masonic knowledge". One way of  providing this is to build up a source of  materials that can be easily used at lodge meetings. A piece around 5 minutes in length can be fitted into most meetings.

We want to inspire our fellow Freemasons to write; perhaps to start writing or, for those who already have a stock of talks, to adapt one for the competition. All interested Freemasons are eligible to enter the competition.
There is no limitation on the topics to be chosen except to say that the subject will be in some way Masonic and of educational value. Matters historical, national, esoteric, or dealing with ritual, or the origins of freemasonry are some of the possible topics.