“Announcing: The ‘Essays on Longtermism’ Competition” by Toby Tremlett🔹

‘Essays on Longtermism: Present Action for the Distant Future’ was recently published by Oxford University Press. It's open access — you can read it for free here[1]. The book covers the case for longtermism, ways to forecast and evaluate the future, discussions of our priorities in light of longtermism, and the prospects for longtermism in institutions. David Thorstad goes into more detail on the book's contents here. An academic book like this is published in the hope that it will generate more serious discussion of the ideas it contains and the questions it raises. To contribute to that goal, we’re working with the book's editors to host an essay competition here on the Forum. To enter: write an essay (of whatever length it needs to be[2]) in response to an essay (or a theme from across the essays) in this collection. Then, post it on the [...] ---Outline:(01:09) Prizes:(01:21) The Judges(03:09) How we will select the winners(04:20) The prize is money, so... legal stuff(04:57) FAQs(05:00) Am I eligible?(05:21) Can I co-author a piece?(05:31) Can I treat entries to the competition like regular forum posts?(05:49) Can I submit a piece I've already published elsewhere?(06:19) Are there prizes for referring pieces?(06:26) Will I get feedback on my entry?(06:44) What criteria will submissions be judged on?(07:27) Does style matter?(07:46) (How) Can I use AI?(08:15) Can I enter more than once?--- First published: September 8th, 2025 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/pFd3F84iMauLjsN4A/announcing-the-essays-on-longtermism-competition --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.