This is a story of a 16 year-old boy from Hampshire,
England who won the World's Shortest Essay competition.
He was awarded a scholarship at the University of Harvard

for his imagination and humour.... Here's an example of absolute brilliance......

Shortest Essay:

An English university creative writing class was asked to write a concise essay containing the following elements:

1) Religion

2) Royalty

3) Physical Disability

4) Racism

5) Homosexuality



The prize-winner wrote:

'My God,' cried the Queen, 'That one-legged nigger is a poof'.