Essay & Story Contest. Go to www.climatecontest.net. $1000 in cash prizes! 2012 and Beyond: Climate Change Essay and Story Contest--6-10 pages (essay, fiction story, or graphic novel). For more details and to submit online go to www.climatecontest.net $1000 in cash prizes. Deadline is May 25, 2010. Contestants must currently be students at an Upper Valley high school.