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Balint Society Essay & Creative Writing Award 2026 – Medical Student Prize
Balint Society
Online submission
The Balint Society’s annual essay and creative-writing award includes a separate medical-student category for writing connected with Balint experience and the clinician–patient relationship.
- Primary activity
- Essay Prize
- Primary specialty
- Psychiatry
- Activity tags
- Essay Prize, Competition
- Specialty tags
- Psychiatry, General Practice
- Deadline
- 16 Oct 2026
- Event date
- Not listed
- Date status
- Confirmed
- Eligibility
- Medical students with relevant Balint experience may enter the medical-student category. Entries may be essays, stories or creative writing up to 4,000 words and must follow the official rules.
- Cost
- No entry fee is stated.
- Funding
- £500 medical-student prize, with possible publication subject to the official terms.
- Source type
- Medical Society
- Last checked
- Not listed
Verified source
Balint Society
https://balintsociety.org.uk/annual-essay-creative-writing-awardThe official Balint Society page confirms the 2026 award, separate medical-student category, 4,000-word limit, £500 prize and 16 October 2026 deadline.
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