WaniKani essay contest April 2026

Good evening,

I’m a bit ashamed to ask, since this probably just means I didn’t win. Still, I’m just going to ask - has anyone heard back about the WaniKani essay contest that ended earlier this week?

Yeah, I have heard from one person who won, so there’s that
But I would hope we all get to read the winning essays soon!

I was thinking the same thing. Thanks for the post. Yeh I know it was a long shot to win, since there are a lot of incredibly smart people here.

Thank you for replying. I really wanted that tenugui, haha :smiling_face: Anyway, congratulations to those who won!

Anyway, congratulations to those who won!

Oh thank you! I’m surprised that mine was a winner to be honest. I do want to also know who the other winning ones were. I really hope they publish them too.

after writing this now that i think of it this sounds like im bragging. Im not trying to lol. Sorry :pensive_face:

You don’t sound like you’re bragging at all! I think you should be proud of yourself. If I were you, I’d show off that tenugui on your wall :grin:

Yay I’m one of the people whose essay got chosen! I was very surprised because I’ve never thought of myself as a strong writer so I thought I had no chance, but I decided what the heck I’ll just submit something. Message to all is to take those chances and risks, and you might surprise yourself with how much you succeed! :partying_face:

So just a stupid question, Did you write the essay in Japanese, or English?

English. No way I’d be able to do it in Japanese yet lol