We are delighted to offer students the chance to tell us all about their ancient ‘unsung hero’ and be in with the chance of winning a share of £550!

• You may select any real or fictional figure from the ancient world as your unsung hero – they do not need to be a ‘hero’ in the ancient sense (e.g. a legendary character from the Homeric epics or from ‘the age of heroes’) but somebody, of any gender, who you think fits your definition of an ‘unsung hero’. They can be named e.g. ‘Hypatia’ or unnamed e.g. ‘the Etruscan who designed the sewage system’!
• We acknowledge that ‘the ancient world’ covers a hugely expansive time-frame and global geography. For the purpose of this competition, the ancient world is defined as ‘the region around the Mediterranean and the Near East between 3000 BCE and CE 476’ including Ancient Egypt, the Hellenistic World and the Roman world (including Roman Britain).

Heats are held within your school/college – it is up to each institution to decide how this is organized – and there can only be ONE video entry per school or educational setting so check with your teacher first! All the info you need to know about the Competition is on our Guidelines and FAQs page. 

The deadline for video entries is 18:00 on 6th March 2022 – once you’ve read the Guidelines, you can enter using this form.

The LSA CA committee will watch all video entries and draw up a shortlist of competitors, who will receive certificates of commendation. From this shortlist, four presenters/pairs will then be selected by the committee to compete in the Final, held on Saturday 24th March 2022 in Lytham St Annes, when they must deliver their same presentation in front of a live audience and our Judge Dr Stephe Harrop.

Dr Harrop is a professional storyteller and performer as well as an Associate Professor in Drama at Liverpool Hope University. She is passionate about classical reception, spoken-word performance, and the myth-fuelled tragedies of ancient Athens – and she can’t wait to hear about your unsung heroes!

The Prizes

1st Prize            £200   The LSA CA Classics Champion Award  and  The LSA CA Laurel Trophy for Schools

2nd Prize          £100

3rd Prize            £50

4th Prize           £50

People’s Choice Award             £50 and the People’s Choice Award (voted for by the audience at the Final and therefore only open to the four Finalists)

Lancashire Classics Award         £100 and the LSA CA Lancashire Classics Award (See eligibility criteria here)

International Award                 International entries are welcome and will be considered for certificates and the LSA CA International Classics Award.

All Finalists will receive Certificates and prize money. The school of the overall winner will also be awarded the prestigious LSA CA Laurel Trophy for Schools to be held for one year.

This Competition is kindly supported by the Classical Association. If you have any queries, please check our FAQs page or send us an email at lsaclassics@gmail.com.

Just some of the previous LSA CA Classics Competition Finalists