The Wavell Writes Essay Competition
2018 Winners were announced on 19 Jul 18. Prizes of £1,000 for best overall essay and £500 for most innovative were awarded.
The quality this year was good and we received a higher than expected number of entries from many countries. Thanks go to NSC for giving us with the opportunity to award prizes for the competition and all those who were members of the judgement panel (see over).
Major Ant Sharman – “Does Diversity Dilute the Warrior Ethos?”
Major Andy Bell – “Innovation – Back to the Future”

2019 Competition Details
The Wavell Writes 19 competition has launched. You can find the context, rules and topics in detail here.
The theme is: ‘Human / Machine Teams; how can emerging concepts & technology disrupt the Defence ‘status quo’ and enhance operational capability?’
2018 Winning Essays
Sponsor Details
Judging Panel Appreciation
Our thanks to the following institutions for their support to the senior judgement panel:
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McChrystal Group
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Royal United Services Institute
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King’s College London
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Exeter University
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Warwick University
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Joint Services Staff College (Defence Academy)
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CHACR