Time magazine is sponsoring an English essay contest and accepting applications from students in Asia.

Contestants are requested to send their essays on the most important person of the century.

The three winners and their respective schools will receive an Apple computer and the next top 50 entries and their schools will receive special prizes.

Participants should be students aged between 10 and 18 and should send their essay together with an entry form to Time by July 21.

The result of the contest is scheduled to be published in the Aug. 23 issue of the magazine.

For more details, call the marketing division of Time Inc. at (03) 5470-6918.