Shell & The Economist this year celebrate the fifth anniversary of their annual writing prize. The theme this year is 'Import Wokrers or Export Jobs'.

Entries should be no more than 2,000 words, with a mandatory 300 word synopsis. 1st prize $20,000. Two 2nd prizes of $10,000 each. Five 3rd prizes of $5,000 each.

The deadline is midnight, GMT on Friday 20 August 2004 and the winning essay will be published inthe Economist publication 'The World in 2005', in November of this year.

To enter the competition, visit the website below for details and conditions.