An international humanities competition—with a multimedia twist.
Announcements
2/4/25 — New competition: February & March!
This is our 12th competition and almost two-year anniversary! Thank you all for sticking around since the beginning, and happy creating!
The window for submission opens February 4th and closes March 31st, 2025, at 11:59 PM PST.
Also, check out our annual anthology—now available to order!
1/19/25 — Competition results: November & December
Happy new years, and thank you all for submitting! As always, we received an exceptional amount of submissions, nearly all deserving of some sort of recognition. Unfortunately, we’re forced to pick a winning work—a truly outstanding piece—for each category.
Written winner: Xiomara Jean-Louis
Honorable mentions: Jenny Morelli, Agnes Green, Shibani Mishra
Media winner: Jamie Nhi Vuong
Honorable mentions: Peter Carellini, Meera Satpathy, Zane Alain
Our Mission
Homer is a nonprofit organization created to expose more students to the humanities. The first step? Engagement. Through our monthly, short-form competition, we aim to draw more students to the humanities. Thus, to accommodate for varying skillsets, our competitions allow submissions to be in a multitude of different mediums, not just writing! See our guidelines for more information.
A humanistic education is key to understanding the nuanced aspects of the arts. Don’t just trust our word. Try it out for yourself! Our competitions are designed to be low-commitment and low-risk. In the process, you might just get published if you win!
The school of Athens.
Who is Homer?
“Wise to resolve, and patient to perform.” — Homer
An eloquent poet, a pioneer of literature, a classical historian, a trailblazing philosopher, a wandering bard. Alone, any of these descriptions would be impressive. Together, they describe the Greek poet, Homer. Homer authored the Iliad and the Odyssey, and is widely regarded as the greatest poet of the ancient world. His influence on the humanities reaches beyond literature and philosophy into music, film, and art.
Questions, comments, or suggestions? Email us at homerhumanities@gmail.com
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