Recent food recalls and quality concerns have driven consumers to become more interested in the on-farm management practices used to produce food. This is especially true in animal agriculture, where perceived consumer preferences threaten the use of modern management technologies. Alpharma Inc., Animal Health is embarking on an exciting program that will begin to educate consumers about how their food is produced, enlisting the help of college agriculture students along the way.
Research conducted by Alpharma in partnership with GfK Roper indicated that consumers came to support the use of antibiotics in food animal production once educated about their use to prevent or treat disease. This indicates that opportunities are available to help consumers understand the importance of antibiotics—and other on-farm technology—to support animal welfare, food safety and agricultural sustainability.
“We know that, in order to feed a growing world population, certain technologies will need to be at the disposal of American farmers in order to support modern agricultural practices,” says Jeff Mellinger, Global Leader, Sales & Marketing for Alpharma, Inc., Animal Health. “As consumers continue to have a greater impact on retailer’s decisions, and as those decisions trickle down to impact how animals are raised on the farm, we need to make sure that consumers are aware of the importance of some of the technologies—including the use of antibiotics—to ensure healthy animals and a safe, abundant food supply.”
In an innovative step toward consumer education, agriculture students from the East Coast to California are invited to participate in a three-phase contest, the first of which is an open call for farm-related video clips. A variety of clip suggestions are listed on the contest Web site, www.meetwhatyoueat.com, ranging from cows being milked to combines harvesting crops in the heartland. Students can submit their choice of any number of video segments, whether recorded on a digital camera or high-power video recorder.
As the contest sponsor, Alpharma will award participants a $25 gift card for each usable clip submitted, up to 10 per person. These video segments will be available online for the next phase of the contest where participants will be able to compile their own video using segments chosen from the site. This will provide students with an opportunity to create their own version of the story of food production.
Completed videos will then be posted on the contest Web site, allowing those who view them to vote for their favorite in support of the friends, club or school who produced them. The contest culminates with the top video producers winning a $5,000 cash prize, courtesy of Alpharma.
“This is an exciting opportunity for students involved with and passionate about agriculture to educate consumers in an innovative way,” says Mellinger. “We look forward to seeing what students can come up with, and we enjoy supporting the student’s creativity and expression.”
The contest began September 8th and will run through the middle of December, with the winning video announced December 22, 2008.
Alpharma Inc., Animal Health is a leading manufacturer and marketer of animal health feed additives to the cattle, poultry and swine industries worldwide. Alpharma is committed to providing feed products that foster health and welfare in livestock animals.
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Alpharma : Ag Students Invited To Tell Story Of Animal Agriculture - Deadline : the middle of December 2008
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Friday, October 3, 2008
2nd Annual 2008 Indie Short Film Competition Announced - Deadline : Deadline : Nov. 29
Deadline : Nov. 29
The Indie Short Film Competition has announced the launch of the 2nd annual international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers.
The short film competition is the most innovative international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers worldwide. It offers a unique online competition that focuses on creating opportunities for aspiring filmmakers by bringing support and recognition to the art of creating films.
The short films and videos can be entered into 10 different categories including: comedy, horror/thriller, documentary, music videos, drama, animation, action/adventure, family/children, Sci-Fi and LGBT. Filmmakers can enter as many submissions as they like until Nov. 29.
The winning filmmakers will receive awards and cash prizes along with merchandise and services from the long list of industry sponsors. Winner will be chosen by a judging panel of industry professionals who are seeking out the next generation of talented filmmakers.
The competition is sponsored by Sony Creative Software, Write Brothers, FrameForge 3D Studio, JellyPie Software, Media Services, MovieMaker Magazine, Partners In Rhyme, Blackmagic Design, TwistedTracks.com, BoilerPlate, Post Magazine, SmartSound and United One Productions.
More information on the competition can be found at indieshortfilms.net.
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Friday, October 3, 2008
The Bupa Great North Run Short Story Writing Competition - Deadline : 31 October, 2008
Deadline : 31 October, 2008
Terms and Conditions
1. Closing date for entries is 31 October, 2008
2. Unless otherwise stated, the competition is open to all residents of the UK and ROI except employees of Times Newspapers Limited (“TNL”), and the Great North Run Cultural Programme and their associated, affiliated or subsidiary companies, and their families, agents, or anyone connected with this competition, including the third party promotional partners.
3. Entry limited to one per person.
4. By entering, all eligible entrants agree to abide by each and all these terms and conditions. TNL reserves the right, with or without cause, to exclude entrants and withhold prizes for violating any of these terms and conditions. TNL reserves the right to amend these terms and conditions. Any amendments will be published on the Website.
5. Entries must be the original unpublished sole work of the entrant. Obscene or inappropriate entries will not be accepted and the judges reserve the right to reject any entries for any reason. Entries may be fiction or non-fiction. Entries must explore one or more of the themes of participation, preparation, achievement, the mass event and the lone journey. Entries must be no longer than 2000 words.
6. The Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme and Times Newspapers Limited (the Promoters) reserve the right to publish any and all entries submitted, but publication may not indicate that the entry has won a prize. Winners may be required to provide proof of age. Entrants under the age of 18 must have the permission of their parents or or guardian.
7. The Promoters reserves the right to edit entries in its discretion for publication. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries; however, by entering, all entrants give the Promoters a worldwide royalty free perpetual licence to edit, publish and use all or segments of each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. In particular, all entrants license the Promoters the right to print their entry on timesonline and in print.
8. Entries will be judged in 3 categories 9-13 years old; 14-18 years old; 18+ (age on 31 August 2008) Prizes are an Asus EEEPC 901 Netbook laptop for each category, £250 prize money for each of the under 18s categories and £500 for the adult category.
9. There is no cash or other alternative to the laptop prizes, and prize are not transferable and no part or parts of the prize may be substituted for other benefits, items or additions.
10. The winners may be required to submit valid identification before receiving their prize.
11. The judge's decision is final and binding on the entrants. No correspondence will be entered into.
12. TNL will not be liable for technical, hardware, or software failures of any kind or lost or unavailable network connections which may limit or prohibit an eligible entrant's ability to participate in the competition. Other than death or personal injury arising from the acts or omissions of TNL, or their employees, TNL will not be liable for any loss or damage arising out of the winner or their guest’s enjoyment of the prize
13. By entering, any subsequent prize winners agree to allow the free use of their names, photographs and general locations for publicity and news purposes during this and future promotions by TNL or any associated or subsidiary company of News International Limited.
14. TNL reserves the right to publish all or parts of entries other than the winning entry, and publication does not necessarily mean that the entrant has won a prize. TNL reserves the right to edit entries in its discretion for publication. Entrants will retain copyright in their submitted entries; however, by entering, all entrants give TNL a worldwide royalty free perpetual licence to edit, publish and use all or segments of each entry in any and all media (including print and online) for publicity and news purposes. In particular, all entrants license TNL the right to print their entry on thetimes online and in print.
15. Uses of personal data received by TNL in the course of the promotion are subject to the privacy policy found on the Website. Winners' names may be published on the Website.
16. Completion and submission of a registration slip or e-mail will be deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions.
17. TNL reserves the right at any time to cancel, modify or supersede the competition (including altering prizes) if, in their sole discretion, a competition is not capable for being conducted as specified. TNL reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal value in the event that circumstances beyond their control make this unavoidable.
18. The promoter of this prize draw is Times Newspapers Limited (address below) and the Bupa Great North Run Cultural Programme
19. For a list of winners, please send a stamped envelope to Times Newspapers Limited Competitions Department, 1 Virginia Street, London E98 1RL, stating for which competition you would like winners’ details.
20. Terms and Conditions printed in The Times/The Sunday Times newspaper or on Times Online form a part of these terms and conditions.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
THE WRITERS COLLECTIVE 2008 POETRY CONTEST - Deadline : October 31, 2008
DIVISION:
Adult: (ages 18 and over)
PRIZES:
Prizes in the adult division are: First ($150), Second ($100), and Third ($50). All winners will be published in The Collective Consciousness, the quarterly journal of The Writers’ Collective.
RULES:
Only original, unpublished poetry may be submitted, maximum 42 lines per poem. Poems should be typed, using spacing of poet’s choice, one side only, on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper. Author’s real name should not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Minimum of 3 poems per entry, maximum of 6. Enter as often as you like, only one prize awarded per person. Each new entry of 3-6 poems should include an entry fee. Fee is $10 per entry, $5 for Writers’ Collective members. Submit three copies of each poem. Entries must be postmarked by October 31st, 2008.
Complete the form below and include it with your entry. Photocopy for multiple entries. A written evaluation of your entry is available for an additional fee of $20; cheques made payable to the Writers’ Collective. Please allow 10-12 weeks from contest deadline date for evaluations. Include an email address to receive a list of winners. Manuscripts will not be returned. All entrants not complying with these rules will be disqualified. Winners will be notified by phone in late November. Winning entries will be celebrated at an awards evening date to be announced. For details, call (204) 786-9468 or email writerscollective@uwinnipeg.ca.
ENTRY FORM
NAME :
ADDRESS :
TELEPHONE :
EMAIL :
DIVISION (check off) : ADULT (18 and over) : ___
TITLES OF POEMS :
Yes, I would like a written evaluation of my entry (additional $20) _____
How did you hear about this contest? (please circle one): Winnipeg Free Press /
Winnipeg Library / Rural newspaper / Rural library / school / Writers’ Collective website / Writers’ Collective email list / poster / other _______________
Mail all entries to : Poetry Contest, c/o The Writers’ Collective, 4th Floor Library, University of Winnipeg, 515 Portage Avenue, Winnipeg, MB R3B 2E9
WE CAN ONLY ACCEPT ENTRIES BY MAIL. NO EMAILS OR DROP OFFS, PLEASE.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Lions Club International Poster Contest - Deadline : October 31, 2008
Published in the Citizen Herald Oct. 1, 2008
Enter the Lions Club International Poster Contest for a chance to win $2,500 and a trip to the United Nations in New York City ! That’s what the grand prize winner will receive.
There will also be 23 merit award winners who will win $500 each, and a certificate.
Locally, here in the Jesup area, the first-place winners will receive a $50 Savings Bond and a certificate.
Who can enter
While the Peace Poster Contest for Lions Club International is open to all ages, only participants who are ages 11, 12 and 13 by Nov. 15, 2008 will advance to the state and international contest.
Locally, here in Jesup, there will be three age groups: ages 10 and under; ages 11-13 (those go on to state/international contest); and ages 14 and over.
What to draw
The theme for the Poster Contest is Peace Begins with Me.
Letters or numbers cannot be used on the front of the poster.
Any type of media can be used, however, chalk, charcoal and pastel entries should be sealed with a fixative spray. (Don’t laminate your poster.)
Artwork should measure no smaller than 13 x 20 inches and no larger than 20 x 24 inches. The artwork should not be framed or matted or folded. It must be able to be rolled for shipping in a mailing tube.
No three-dimensional entries will be accepted.
Where to take your entry
Artwork entries may be brought to the Citizen Herald office at 930 6th Street, Jesup, by 5 PM Friday, October 31, 2008.
Judging
Posters are judged on originality, artistic merit and expression of the theme.
Use the theme “Peace Begins with Me” to decide what to create. Make sure the size is correct and pay attention to the detail of the work.
Try to create something different from the rest.
To see a sample of a poster that won in the past, go to www.lionsclub.org and go to “youth programs.”
Prizes
There will be one international grand prize winner and 23 merit award winners.
The international grand prize winner will receive a trip to a special award ceremony with the sponsoring club president and two family members at Lions Day with the United Nations in New York City, NY. The artist will also be presented with an engraved plaque and $2,500 cash prize.
Each of the 23 merit award winners will receive $500 and a certificate.
Local winners will receive a $50 Savings Bond and a certificate from the Jesup Lions Club.
The local contest is sponsored by the Jesup Lions Club and the Citizen Herald.
Local contest chairpersons are Rich Schaefer, 319-827-6892, and Kim Adams, 319-827-1128.
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Sun Announces Code For Freedom 2008 Contest - Deadline : December 31th, 2008
Organised By : Sun Microsystems
Key Dates:
Deadline for Submission of Project Proposal : December 31, 2008
Contest Ends : April 30, 2009
Winners Announced : June 14, 2009
For Whom : Any resident student (foreign or Indian) of an accredited Indian Educational institution.
The free and open source movement is emerging as the new world order in the technology sector across the world. Today, free and open source products such as Apache Web Server, OpenOffice.org and GNU/Linux have dwarfed several proprietary software products. Sun Microsystems has announced the Second Edition of Code For Freedom 2008 Contest where students across India will contribute to the technologies that are empowering the Participation Age. One can gain industry experience while at college by participating in this contest.
Code For Freedom is an open source code contest conducted by Sun Microsystems targeting the student community. Through this contest, they intend to involve the large student community to join the open source movement by contributing to the various open source initiatives that Sun espouses.
The various Sun Technologies one can work on are: GlassFish, GridEngine, JavaDB, java.net, Mobile & Embedded, MySQL, NetBeans, OpenDS, Open ESB, OpenJDK, OpenCDS, Open HA, Cluster, OpenOffice.org, OpenSPARC, OpenSSO, OpenSolaris, PostgreSQL, VirtualBox.
For more details on the Technologies visit here.
One can view the prize details here.
For more details contact : codeforfreedom-AT-sun.com
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Wednesday, October 1, 2008
2nd Annual 2008 Indie Short Film Competition - Deadline : November 29, 2008
The launch of the 2nd annual international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers has been announced by The Indie Short Film Competition. The competition is sponsored by Sony Creative Software, Write Brothers, FrameForge 3D Studio, JellyPie Software, Media Servies, MovieMaker Magazine, Partners In Rhyme, Blackmagic Design, TwistedTracks.com, BoilerPlate, Post Magazine, SmartSound and United One Productions.
The Indie Short Film Competition is the most innovative international short film and video competition for independent filmmakers worldwide. It’s not your usual brick and mortar film festival, it’s a unique online competition whose focus is on creating opportunities for aspiring filmmakers from around the world by bringing support and recognition to excellence in the art of filmmaking. The Indie Short Film Competition is a great opportunity for indie filmmakers to advance their career, gain recognition in the filmmaking industry, and receive international exposure. Winning filmmakers will also receive awards, cash prizes, and merchandise & services from industry sponsors that can help further your career in filmmaking.
Entrants stand a chance to win over $25,000 in cash and prizes. Short films and videos may be entered in 10 different categories (Comedy, Horror / Thriller, Documentary, Music Videos, etc.). Filmmakers may enter as many short films as they wish. Submissions accepted now through November 29, 2008. Enter today at www.indieshortfilms.net
Winners will be selected by a judging panel of industry professionals who are looking for the next generation of creatively talented filmmakers out there. Entering this short film friendly competition gives you a shot at being discovered by the right people and opening the right doors to get your short films seen by top industry professionals in the filmmaking business.
For more information, entry form and rules visit the competition website at www.IndieShortFilms.net
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(954) 759-4493
Email : info@indieshortfilms.net
Website : www.IndieShortFilms.net
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Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Puppet Contest 2008 : A Space Odyssey - Deadline : November 1, 2008
Project Puppet’s third annual puppet contest has landed! This year’s contest is entitled - Puppet Contest 2008 : A Space Odyssey.
Here’s a few details about the contest :
All entries must be received by November 1, 2008.
The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $200.00 USD cash prize from Project Puppet.
The First Runner-Up will receive a $100.00 USD credit with Project Puppet.
An awesome international panel of judges - Terry Angus, Jarrod Boutcher, Ed Christie, Phil Fletcher, and James Wojtal - to narrow down the entries to the Top Ten Finalists.
And, of course, the contest wraps up with a public vote!
There is a brand new venue for the contest - PuppetContest.com! You can find out more about the contest there or visit Project Puppet to choose the Simple Series pattern right for your character.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
8th International Contest of Ecological Graphic Humor - EcoCartoons 2008 - Deadline : October 30th, 2008
• The works must reflect ideas related to the subject of: Global Warming.
• The artistic criteria that will be considered for the evaluation, is based on a representation of humor or aesthetically obtained whose language can be direct or symbolic.
• The technique is totally free.
• Each participant can present an unlimited number of works that must be sent by any of this two ways:
Via mail:
format A4 (21 X 30 cm)
Send works to:
GRUPO PUCP - ECOCARTOONS
Av. Universitaria 1801 - San Miguel.
LIMA 32 - PERU
Via email:
ecocartoons@pucp.edu.pe
JPEG format with 300 DPI of resolution
(The winners that send their works by email will be notified to resend by mail the original picture to the address.)
• The works must not contain textual elements. In the reverse of the work must be indicated the information about the author: name, local address, E-mail or Web address.
• With the delivery of their works, each participant confirms the acceptance of the bases of the contest. The works will become part of the exhibition that will be made on the day of the awards ceremony, as well as part of itinerary exhibitions in cities of Peru and in different countries. All works will represent their country of origin in the museum of graphic ecological humor of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru.
• The jury will be integrated with members of sponsors institutions and enterprises, event organizers and the best representative personalities of graphic humor in our country. The decisions of the jury cannot be appealable.
• The deadline for sending works is October 30. The winners will be announced on November 13, in an official ceremony at the Cultural Center of the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. The organizers of the event will inform the winners by telephone, e-Mail or through the embassies or consulates.
• The post delivery must be in flat packages. Do not roll or bent your works. They must not be put in frames or glass. The organizers do not assume responsibility for damage of the delivery. The delivery costs will be afforded by the sender. Local post register on the stamp will be considered in the deadline. After that date, works will be refused.
• Prizes:
First Prize: US$ 1,000.00 and honor diploma.
Second Prize: US$ 500.00 and honor diploma
Third Prize: US$ 250.00 and honor diploma.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
THE WORLD BANK’S FILM CONTEST ON CLIMATE CHANGE - GRAB YOUR CAMERA AND START FILMING TODAY
How do you see climate change affecting people’s lives? Have you experienced its effects yourself? Have you seen how it has affected other people? Can you document those effects in a mini-documentary?
The World Bank’s Social Development Department is thrilled to announce the launch of a world-wide documentary competition, “Vulnerability Exposed: Social Dimensions of Climate Change”. We hope to receive submissions of 2-5 minute documentaries which creatively showcase the social implications of climate change in the areas of conflict, migration, urban space, rural institutions, drylands, social policy, indigenous peoples, gender, governance, forests and/or human rights. You can win a trip to Washington, DC for a screening of the films and to attend a series of networking and learning events organized by the World Bank.
Submit your film by Friday, October 24, 2008!
Got questions ? Get more information from the contest’s website!
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Short Story Competition - Deadline : 12th. December 2008
A shortlist of 20 stories will be selected by well known short story writers Nuala Ni Chonchuir and Vincent McDonnell, from which the winners will be chosen by writer John MacKenna.
Each story should contain a maximum of 3000 words and should be submitted, by post only, on or before Friday 12th. December 2008.
The winner will receive a prize of € 2,500 and a laptop computer. Five runners up will receive cash prizes of € 200 each. There is an entry fee of € 20.00 per entry and each entry must have an official entry form attached.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Nathan Burkan Memorial Competition 2009 - Copyright $ 600 / $ 250 at EACH School - Deadline : Deadline : June 30, 2009
$600 for First Prize; $250 for Second Prize, from EACH participating law school.
"At each participating law school, a First and Second Prize will be awarded to students whose papers are certified by the Dean as the best essays on any aspect of Copyright Law."
A copy of the Rules Governing the Competition appears at this link : Competition Rules, and is visible when clicking on the images to the left of this screen.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Consumer Finance Law - Price : $2500, $2000, $1000 - Deadline : Dec. 1, 2008
Prize amounts include cash payments of $2500, $2000, and $1000, Certificate of Recognition, and travel expenses to The Spring 2009 meeting of the College of Consumer Financial Services Lawyers.
Deadline is December 1, 2008.
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Monday, September 29, 2008
3-min YouTube video, 6-page essay - Gender Diversity (for Young Lawyers & Law Students) - Deadline : December 31, 2008
December 31, 2008 deadline; $500 honorarium
Call for Entries - Video/Essay Competition - Gender Diversity
Call for Entries - 20th Anniversary Video/Essay Competition - ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
Gender Diversity :
Have we solved the problem? If not, where do we go from here?
Put your video and writing skills to work! Create a 3-minute YouTube video and/or craft a 6-page essay to tell us what you think about Gender Diversity: Have we solved the problem ? If not, where do we go from here?
Eligibility
The contest is open to
1. young lawyers – lawyers under 36 years old or admitted to practice for less than 5 years; and
2. law students – all law students attending an ABA-accredited law school.
Prizes
1. There will be one YouTube video winner and one essay winner in each category of law students and young lawyers.
2. Each winner will be presented with a $500 honorarium.
3. The award-winning entries will be published on the Commission's web site following their announcement at the 2009 Midyear Meeting.
Deadline
Your YouTube video or essay entry must be submitted by 12:00 p.m. Central Time on December 31, 2008.
More Information ...
Read all the contest rules and procedures at
www.abanet.org/women/competition.html. Questions? Contact Barbara Leff
at leffb@staff.abanet.org.
To learn more about the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession,
visit www.abanet.org/women.
Thank you - The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession
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Monday, September 29, 2008
$5,000 - Grammy Awards Competition 2009 - January 2, 2009
Co-Sponsored by the
ABA Forum on the Entertainment and Sports Industries
The ELI Essay Competition invites law students focusing on the entertainment practice to write a 3,000-word paper on a compelling legal topic facing the music industry today. The contest culminates with the winning student authors presenting their essays at the prestigious ELI luncheon on February 6, 2009.
Awards :
First Place Winner Recieves $5000
Four Simifinalists Recieve $1,500
All Winners recieve :
One GRAMMY Awards Show Ticket
Round Trip Airfare to the GRAMMY Awards in Los Angeles
Hotel Accomodations
Ticket to The MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute Dinner
Submissions must be postmarked by Jan 5th, 2009
Winners will be announced on January 30, 2009
For complete contest rules, send an e-mail to eli@grammy.com
The GRAMMY Foundation's Entertainment Law Initiative (ELI) was conceived as a means to recognize and further develop the bond between the legal profession and the recording community with the goal of resolving issues confronting the music industry. One of the premier educational initiatives of ELI is the national legal writing contest and scholarship program, which is co-sponsored by the American Bar Association. Law students from across the country are invited to research, analyze and submit essays regarding important issues facing the industry.
CONTEST RULES :
1. This contest is open to juris doctorate candidates currently enrolled at an ABA accredited law school. LLM candidates are not eligible.
2. Entrants must be a currently enrolled student as of January 1, 2009.
3. Co-authorship of a manuscript is not permitted in the contest.
4. Each author may submit only one entry.
5. Previous winners and/or finalists are ineligible.
6. Authors must research and identify a compelling legal issue confronting the music industry, and propose a solution.
7. Completed manuscripts and accompanying documents (to be defined below) must be submitted online at https://elisubmissions.box.net/ on or before January 2, 2009. Late manuscripts will not be considered. Hardcopy submissions will not be accepted.
8. Manuscripts shall be no longer than 3,000 words not including endnotes/footnotes. Entrants must use The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, for citation style. Current contact information including address, phone number and email address should accompany the manuscript.
9. Entrants' names shall not appear on the manuscript, but shall appear on a separate title page to be removed when a number is assigned to the entry. The title page should also contain a one or two sentence synopsis of the article.
10. Manuscripts will be judged on :
(1) clarity of expression (organization, clarity of presentation, spelling, grammar), (2) originality of thought (uniqueness of topic), (3) depth of analysis, (4) relevance to industry, and (5) essay requirements (whether the essay
conforms to the contest rules).
11. Each manuscript submitted shall be accompanied by a letter from the author in which he or she certifies that the article submitted has not had prior publication, that it is original work prepared by the author alone for this contest, and that the author transfers ownership to the GRAMMY Foundation. If the submitted article is not selected as a finalist, The GRAMMY Foundation automatically transfers ownership back
to the author, and he/she is able to pursue other publication.
12. Winners will be announced on or before January 30, 2009.
13. Awards will be distributed as follows: $5,000 for first place and $1,500 for each of four runners-up. All five finalists receive one GRAMMY Awards ticket, hotel accommodations, round trip airfare, one ticket to the Entertainment Law Initiative Luncheon, one ticket to MusiCares(r) Person of the Year dinner, and an invitation to the GRAMMY Nominee Reception.
SUBMISSION CHECKLIST
* Completed Manuscript
* Complete contact info including phone, email, and mailing address
* Transfer of ownership letter
* All of these documents must be submitted to
http://www.box.net/elisubmissions on or before January 2, 2009
The GRAMMY Foundation and ELI would like to thank box.net for their valued support of this year's legal writing contest.
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact Loren Fishbein at the GRAMMY
Foundation;
310-392-3777 ext. 8691 or by e-mail at loren.fishbein@grammy.com
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Uniform State Laws - $1,000 - Deadline December 31, 2008
Deadline is December 31, 2008.
$1,000 prize for the winning essay.
Details appear here : William J. Pierce Writing Contest
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Monday, September 29, 2008
Canada's Magazine of Exquisite Writing - Deadline December 31
Winners will be announced in March 2009December 31, 2008
Contest Judge: Austin Clarke
winner of the 2002 Giller Prize,
the 2003 Commonwealth Writers Prize
and the 16th Annual Trillium Prize
Over $1000 in prizes
Click here for entry form
Click here for contest rules/info
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Sunday, September 28, 2008
Challenge Your Imagination - 2008 CaesarStone Competition - Deadline : November 30th 2008
Dwell presents the 2008 CaesarStone Competition
Here’s your challenge: design and build a modern table using CaesarStone – the rest is up to you. We are looking for designs that are sustainable, innovative and challenge conventional thinking about how CaesarStone can be used.
If your design is selected, we will give you the CaesarStone material you need and commission a fabricator to help you build the final piece. This final built piece will be judged by a special panel of experts and we will name the winner and two competition finalists. So, in addition to the glory, our competition winner will receive a $5,000 prize and the finalists get $1,000. It’s time to get inspired. Enter Now!
Entry is Simple
(1) Read the rules and complete the entry form (2) Submit up to four renderings or sketches of the design. (3) Write a brief yet descriptive 200 word essay explaining how your design meets the judging criteria. You may want to describe the materials, finishes, processes or give other details. This step is optional but helpful. (4) Submit everything using this web page by November 3, 2008.
Entry Period
June 4th – November 3, 2008
Judging Criteria
Table designs should be sustainable, innovative and challenge conventional thinking about how CaesarStone can be used. You may use other materials in your design but the majority construction material should be CaesarStone. All designs and final pieces will be judged by a Dwell selected panel of experts.
Prizes
The winning designer will receive $5,000 and two finalists will receive $1,000.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
ISFHWE Excellence in Writing Contest
Recognizing Excellence in Family History Writing
The International Society of Family History Writers and Editors is sponsoring its annual "Excellence in Writing" competition to recognize excellence in genealogical columns and articles. The contest is open to all members of ISFHWE, both published and unpublished authors.
Contest entrants must be members of ISFHWE. (Entrants may join ISFHWE at the time they submit their competition entries.) The contest is judged by professionals in the fields of genealogy and journalism. The contest has four categories:
· Category I - Newspaper Columns. This is for newspaper columns published on a regular basis, published in 2008. Entries must be shorter than 1,000 words.
· Category II - Articles. These articles must have been published in 2008 in a journal, magazine, newsletter, or web site. Entries cannot exceed 5,000 words.
· Category III - Genealogy Research Story. This category is for original, unpublished articles between 1,000 and 3,000 words. The articles should focus on the telling the story of genealogical research using one of these topics: "The Search for
· Category IV - Want-to-be Writer/Columnist. Entrants in this category aspire to be writers or columnists in the field of genealogy/family or local history. The submissions in this category are original and unpublished, between 500 and 1,000 words.
Winners in each category will be awarded a cash prize and a certificate. The awards presentation will take place at the Gala ISFHWE Awards Banquet to be held at the National Genealogical Society conference in Raleigh, North Carolina, 13 May 2009. (Those unable to attend will receive their awards after the conference.)
Information, rules, and the entry form may be found at: http://isfhwe.org. This year's contest coordinator and judges are ineligible, as are last year's first-place winners in their winning category.
We have changed the dates for this year. The contest will begin 1 October 2008. There is a discount on the entry fee for submission before 30 November 2008. Entries must be received by the coordinator NO later than 31 December 2008. Entries must be mailed in time to make this deadline. Send entries, along with your check for the appropriate entry fee(s) and membership dues, to:
Yolanda Campbell Lifter
ISFHWE Competition Coordinator
1920 Eva Lane
Malabar, FL 32950-3219
Now is the time to get out those articles and columns from 2008 and to finish those original genealogy articles. ISFHWE looks forward to rewarding the excellence of its members.
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions.
Yolanda Campbell Lifter
ylifter@ohiofamilyresearch.com
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Videodansa, Barcelona Prize - Deadline : October 31st, 2008
Deadline : October 31st, 2008
We are pleased to invite submissions for the Videodansa, Barcelona Prize, the international competition held as part of IDN – Image, Dance and New Media.
The competition accepts audiovisual works where dance, choreographic language, body and movements are the main subjects. We are specially interested in works that investigate in the audiovisual language the research of new narratives and the choreographic creation thought to be seen at the screen.
All selected works will be screened as part of the dance film program within the IDN festival, which will be held from the 8th to the 11th of January at the Mercat de les Flors and CaixaForum, Barcelona.
An international jury will award a prize of 4,000 euros to the best international dance film, and will propose a list of maximum 12 works that will form part of different remunerated diffusion programs.
The deadline for submissions is October 31st, 2008.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
INCHES International Film Competition - Deadline : 1 March, 2009
INCHES is a network of people and organisations working to create a healthier environment for children. Their competition, called "Focus on Children in a Healthy Environment" centres on the themes "Climate" and "Environmental Health" and will run until 1 March, 2009. Several cash prizes of 2500 euros will be awarded to the winners of both categories. There are also separate cash prizes for films up to 5 minutes of duration and up to 15 minutes.
The competition is open to all nationalities and ages and both amateurs and professionals are encouraged to participate.
Peter van den Hazel, INCHES’ chair of the board, hopes the films will enable his organisation to reach out to more young people and increase public awareness of environmental health issues globally. He also hopes that they will help to stimulate the political and social changes needed to save children from hazardous environmental situations, such as poor water quality and sanitation, air pollution, waste and poverty reduction.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
SZPILMAN AWARD 2008 Deadline October 15 2008
Closing date : October 15, 2008 (postmark).READY FOR NOW! - Everyone can apply. Worldwide! There is no participation fee
Description
The SZPILMAN AWARD is awarded to works that exist only for a moment or a short period of time.The purpose of the award is to promote such works whose forms consist of ephemeral situations.
PrizeThe SZPILMAN AWARD is awarded annually.
The prize winner receives the Jackpot Stipendium.This scholarship consists of three parts:
A challenge cup,
a journey to Cimochowizna (Poland),
a sum of money in cash.
The amount of money is dynamic. SZPILMAN is raising money parallel to the competition. The prize winner receives the money that is raised until October 15, 2008.
The current score may be checked on www.award.szpilman.de
Among the applicants, one award winner will be identified. The challenge cup will be handed over.
Application
Everyone can apply for the SZPILMAN AWARD.
Both individuals and groups of persons are free to apply.
The work must have been realized between October 1, 2007, and October 15, 2008.
To apply, send in a significant documentation of the work.
To that, fill in the application form with name, e-mail, telephone,address, title of the work, and date of construction.
Send in application by mail to:
SZPILMAN AWARD, Brunnenstrasse 10, 10119 Berlin, Germany
Closing date : October 15, 2008 (postmark).
Documentation can only be returned if a self-addressed stamped envelope is enclosed in the application.
Shedule
From October 30 till November 2, 2008 all applications will be looked trough and jugded by the jury.
They will select the best and the winner.
The winner will be informed on November 2, the best in the following week.
In the following month SZPILMAN will organzize a group exhibition for the selected participants (Place is not known yet).
Jury
In 2008 all applications will be looked through and judged by:
Bernd Euler
Doug Fishbone (prize winner 2007)
Dirk Fleischmann
Leonard Kahlcke
Patrick Koch
Tina Kohlmann
Friederike Schönhuth
Tina Schott
Michal Sznajder (prize winner 2007)
Contact
If you have questions please contact us electronically at: award@szpilman.de
Please send in your application until October 15, 2008 to SZPILMAN AWARD, Brunnenstrasse 10, 10119 Berlin, Germany.
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www.szpilman.co.uk
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Business Contests For SMBs Mean Chances For Free Stuff! - Deadline : 14 October 2008
The semiannual cycle of contests for small and midsize businesses is once again in full swing and businesses with the time and wherewithal to develop a worthy entry have a legitimate shot at scoring some attractive swag from BlackBerry Curves to IT infrastructure makeovers to $100,000.
The makeover concept is a popular for businesses contests (Microsoft does one every year) and the fall season is no exception. The recently concluded CDW Project Upgrade Technology Makeover Contest -- for companies with 50 or fewer employees -- bestowed $50,000 in IT upgrades on the Spring Hill Music Group, the Little Mittens Child Care Center, and Cain Hibbard Myers & Cook.
But if you missed that entry deadline, not to fear, there's another makeover contest only a click away. HP's "Pimp My Infrastructure" contest, billed as an IT Midmarket Makeover Contest is dangling a $16,000 small business and $36,000 midsize business makeover before eager applicants. If you dream of servers with Quad-Core Opteron processors, HP Compaq Notebooks, or HP printers, get your entry in by October 20.
If you happen to be of the Canadian persuasion (specifically Ontario or Quebec) and can conjure up 250 scintillating words to describe why your business needs a makeover, you can put your name in the hat for a $33,000 business makeover from Bell Canada, featuring the BlackBerry Curve and a host of telecom services. Deadline on this one is October 14.
Now makeovers are one thing, but intellectual property is another. And at least in contest economics, worth quite a bit more. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is luring start-ups and entrepreneurs with the $100,000 grand prize in the 2008 AWS Start-Up Challenge. So-called "great" ideas or applications already built on Amazon Web services are eligible. Entries must be submitted by October 3 -- and even if you don't take the big money, if you submit a legit idea, you'll come away with a $25 AWS credit for your trouble.
And then there's the truly big game in the contest competition: Google's $10 million competition for an idea that will change the world. If you've got a concept as revolutionary as the Hippo Water Roller send it in by October 20 and take your shot.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Contemporary Christian Music Network's International Songwriting Contest 2008
CCMNI's Songwriting Contest 2008 is the 6th annual songwriting contest hosted by Contemporary Christian Music Network International, founded by Jeff McLaughlin, owner of McLaughlin Music Group International.
1st, 2nd, & 3rd Place Prizes:
* tuition paid for Songwriter Development Program and certification through CSDI. This is a $750 value! Even the best of songwriters can benefit from these songwriting courses. Check out the following program details!
o The craft of lyric writing, applying all of the concepts and principles of songwriting to writing Christian music.
o Creative melody writing (you will not need to know how to read music to go through this section).
o Business aspects of songwriting.
o Evaluation of 10 songs.
o This is a 10 phase course which finishes with an examination. Once you graduate the program, you will be given a certificate of completion. The completion of this program will be great to include on your resume' or bio/promo materials as a songwriter.
o Name Recognition: Once you receive your certificate of completion, you will be listed on this website as a songwriter certified by the CSD Network.
o Additional Benefits: Those songwriters who complete the course will be the first songwriters MMGI contacts when searching for songs or co-writing opportunities for the artists and bands that they manage or develop.
* A press release will be sent to several radio stations and news agencies announcing your song as the 1st place winner.
* A feature webpage on the Contemporary Christian Music Network International website complete with a photo of you, sound clips and contact information for at least one year. You will be listed on our website as a recommended songwriter, which will help you tremendously in your promotions!
* A color certificate showing you as the 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place winner in our international contest!
"Are you a songwriter? Have you ever wanted your songs to be heard by professionals in the Contemporary Christian Music Industry? This is a great opportunity to promote your songs!" - Twila Paris
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Official Website: http://ChristianSongwriting.com
Open Date : Posted Sep 16, 2008
Gig Selection Date : Artists will receive selection status via email by Dec 1, 2008.
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Friday, September 26, 2008
Good Practice AWARD COMPETITION for Service Providers in Middle East: Chance to Win 1500 Euro for Organization
DISABILITY MONITOR INITIATIVE- MIDDLE EAST
Good Practice Award
The identification and sharing of good practices helps service providers to improve their performance and ultimately provide enhanced services for persons with disabilities. The Disability Monitor Initiative (DMI-ME) is conducting a Good Practice Awards program to recognize good practices in service delivery.
Who can apply:
Service providers in Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Palestine and Yemen working in the areas of healthcare, education, livelihood opportunities and social protection – for persons with disabilities
Service providers with no more than 40 salaried staff or an annual budget less than $300,000
What is the process:
1. Download the application form from this website www.disabilitymonitor-me.org
2. Complete the application and email to editor@disabilitymonitor-me.org
3. Applications can be submitted until Saturday 18 October 2008
4. The finalists from the region will be shortlisted and notified to arrange a face-to-face meeting to allow gathering of more in-depth information about the good practice
5. Face-to-face meetings will occur during October, November and December 2008, with the final winners notified shortly after all the assessments are completed
What is the prize:
For shortlisted service providers
their organization will be listed in the DMI-ME report themed around access to services for persons with disabilities in the Middle East due out in mid 2009
will receive a free flight and accommodation for a member of the organization to attend a major Regional Disability Conference for the Middle East scheduled to take place in mid 2009
For winning service providers
in addition to the above prizes, the organization will ultimately receive €1,500
a commemorative plaque presented before the media, recognizing their achievements in demonstrating a good practice for the delivery of social services for persons with disabilities in the Middle East
For more information please visit the DMI-ME website www.disabilitymonitor-me.org or email the team at the DMI-ME on editor@disabilitymonitor-me.org
Unsuccessful applicants will be informed why they were not considered as a winner and the judges’ decision is considered final.
This Good Practice Award competition is being funded by the Christian Blind Mission and Handicap International.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Ton de Leeuw International Competition for Young Composers
Dear Friends,
I wish to notify the young composers that only 15days remain until September 5, 2008 - the deadline of sending applications to the
International Competition for Young Composers ‘’Ton de Leeuw 2008′’.
1). The Jury will select 12 works that will be performed (Asmus Ensemble, dir. Alqi Lepuri; Concert Hall, Academy of Arts, Tirana) in 24, 25, 26 November 2008.
a. 6 works will be performed in November 24; b. 6 works will be performed in November 25;
c. In the Final Night Concert will be performed the 6 best works (from the 12 selected and performed formerly) and the prizes will be announced:
First Prize / Ton de Leeuw: 1000€; Second Prize / Ton de Leeuw: 800€; Third Prize / Ton de Leeuw: 600€; Special Prize / AELFIOR EDITIONS: 200 €
2). The performed works of the participant composers will be recorded and the authors will receive a CD copy of the recording.
3). These performed works will also be TV recorded and broadcasted.
4). The 12 selected works (after an agreement with the authors/composers) will be published by AELFIOR EDITIONS (www.aelfior.com) and the authors will receive a copy of their published/edited work; from their distribution the authors/composers will earn 15% from each sold score/publication.
6). The formation (single/partial/solo, combinations or full mode) is: Flute, Clarinet, Trumpet. Piano, String quartet.
Best regards,
Prof. Aleksander Peçi
President of AELFIOR
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Competition calls for young composers to showcase talent
The AIYF Compose! competition is calling for musically gifted youngsters to submit scores for the contest ahead of the deadline for submissions on 1 September 2008. String quartet compositions of between five to ten minutes duration are invited for the competition, which will see the winning entrant's work performed as part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2009.
(Media-Newswire.com) - The AIYF Compose! competition is calling for musically gifted youngsters to submit scores for the contest ahead of the deadline for submissions on 1 September 2008.
String quartet compositions of between five to ten minutes duration are invited for the competition, which will see the winning entrant's work performed as part of the Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2009.
This is the first time the competition has been made open to youngsters aged between 13 and 21 years old from throughout Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
Five finalists will be shortlisted for the competition and given the opportunity to participate in a one day workshop under the guidance of leading international composer Judith Wear.
The workshop will culminate in a performance of the shortlisted pieces by one of Scotland's leading string quartets, The Alba Quartet, during the Aberdeen Music Prize Weekend in October. An eventual winner will be chosen following the workshop, whose composition will be performed as part of the next year's Aberdeen International Youth Festival 2009.
AIYF Compose! is hosted by The University of Aberdeen Music Prize and Aberdeen International Youth Festival with funding support from Aberdeen City Council.
Closing date for submissions to the competition is 5pm on Monday 1 September 2008.
For further information about the competition and application details visit www.abdn.ac.uk/aberdeenmusicprize, email : musicprize@abdn.ac.uk or call 01224 273874.
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Notes to Editors:
Issued by the Communications Team, Office of External Affairs, University of Aberdeen, King's College, Aberdeen. Tel: ( 01224 ) 272014.
Issued on: Thursday 21st of August 2008
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Sonify Mindtrek for 7000 Euros price money
This competition is not mentioning sound or music, but their interest in location- and context-aware mobile and ubiquitous media, and their mentioning of artistic works might make it worthwhile to submit some mobile sound and music projects- go on, sonify mindtrek!
Call to participate in the
2nd Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards Competition (7000 Euros)
MindTrek Conference
October 7-9, 2008 | Tampere, Finland
DEADLINE: 12th September 2008 16:00
The Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek Awards is an international competition arranged by MindTrek, Nokia and Tampere Region Centre of Expertise in Ubiquitous Computing, and the NAMU research group.
The purpose of the competition is to encourage makers of digital media to generate ideas and develop new and innovative ubimedia products & services. The entries are expected to take a stand on the following questions, for example:
1. How does ubiquitous computing affect media environments
2. What are intelligent media environments like
3. What will the location- and context-aware media services of the future be like
A few other examples are:
1. Pervasive and ubiquitous games
2. Ambient installations
3. Artistic works related to ubiquitous media and computation
4. Business models
5. Ambient and ubiquitous media technology
6. Ubiquitous and ambient media services, devices, and environments
7. Context aware, sensing, and interfaces for ubiquitous computation
8. Ergonomics, human-computer interaction designs, and product prototypes
9. Software, hardware and middleware framework demonstrations
10. Ambient television
etc.
The total award sum for the Nokia Ubimedia MindTrek competition category is 7 000 Euros. The sum can be awarded to one entry, divided between several entries or not awarded at all if the award criteria set by the jury are not fulfilled.
All ubimedia, ubiquitous, pervasive, or ambient products or product and service concepts which have been finalized during the previous year after 1st January 2007 are eligible to take part in the competition.
How to participate?
Please check out the website for entry forms and actual information.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Nonfiction chapbook contest offered by Gribble Press
Deadline : October 31
1. Send your chapbook manuscript of 20-30 pages of non-fiction.
2. Paginate ms. and include table of contents.
3. Individual pieces may have been published in literary journals, but the ms.has not been previously published before as a book. Include acknowledgement page for previously published pieces.
4. Send two cover pages, one with your name and contact information, one with the name of manuscript only.
5. Attach check or money order in the amount of $15.00 made to the order of Gribble Press.
6. Include an SASE for notification of winner
7. May be a simultaneous submission, but we want immediate notification if accepted by another press.
8. You may submit multiple submissions, but please include a $15.00 entry fee for each submission.
9. Manuscript must be postmarked by October 31, 2008. Winner will be announced by December 1, 2008.
10. Send through regular U.S. mail. If you want notification of receipt, include a stamped postcard, no postal return receipts, please.
11. Mail to Chapbook Contest, Gribble Press, PO Box 10307, Spokane, WA 99209-0307.
Note: We will run a contest with the intent to act ethically, provide clear guidelines, and make our process as transparent as possible. Our goal is to publish the most exciting and energetic literary work available.
Contact us at Gribble Press, PO Box 10307, Spokane, WA 99209-0307 or e-mail Gribble(at)greymaredit.com (replace (at) with @)
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Travel Writing Contest
52PerfectDays invites you to enter our 2008 Travel Writing Contest with a first-place prize of $150 U.S. dollars.
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2008 Theme: "Undiscovered America"
Deadline: October 31, 2008
Whether you are a freelancer, professional writer or just looking for an excuse to finally write about your travels, you are invited to submit a travel article to the 1st Annual 52 Perfect Days Travel Writing Contest.
Many of our readers are travelers looking for travel ideas which take them to areas outside of the tourist hubs and into the most interesting and less discovered parts of the United States. Do you know of an off-the-beaten-track area in the U.S.? We are looking for submissions written by authors who have firsthand knowledge of an undiscovered section of city, or a relatively unheard of town or experience.
Articles should appeal to those who enjoy U.S. travel and willing to get a bit adventurous. Whether you want to explore the ethnic foods in a certain section of town, backpacking in a remote location or know of a coastal town yet to be truly discovered we want to hear your story! Please offer engaging, descriptive pieces that really share the experience and not just a laundry list of things to do and where to go. We want the readers to be so excited reading your piece they can’t wait to visit themselves.
52perfectdays
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
First Impressions National Story Competition
To download competition guidelines and application form
visit impressions.firstpersonarts
A National Competition for Memoir and Documentary Writers, Videographers and Photographers.
Each day countless stories unfold. Take a real life experience of your own and tell it in a way that only you can. Craft your story with words, photos or video. Make the ordinary magical, or the exotic familiar. Shock us, amaze us or make us pause to reflect. The only rule is that it's real.
All entries must be new works that have not previously been published, exhibited or screened in the US.
Film up to 5 minutes
Essay -1500 words or less
Photography up to 5 images. Single images are welcome; multiple images must be related, as in a photo essay.
Contest must be entered via e-mail.
Online entry instructions at
impressions.firstpersonarts
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
2009 Editors’ Prizes in Nonfiction, Fiction and Poetry
July 1 - October 15, 2008
Isotope is looking for outstanding examples of literary nature and science writing. Below you will find our contest submission guidlines. Winners will receive publication and $300. All entrants will receive a subscription to Isotope and will also be considered for publication. Entrants will be notified in spring 2009.
Contest Guidelines
No more than 20 pages of prose (fiction or nonfiction), standard font, double-spaced, normal margins.
Simultaneous submissions are okay, so long as they are identified as such and we are notified immediately if work is taken elsewhere. We do not accept submissions of previously published material.
1-5 poems, totaling not more than 10 pages, single-spaced, no more than one poem per page.
Name should not appear on manuscript.
Include cover sheet with name, address, e-mail, phone number(s), genre and titles of work submitted.
Include genre on outside of envelope.
Include a self-addressed stamped envelope for notification of results. You may also include a self-addressed, stamped postcard to confirm receipt of your entry at the magazine.
Pay the $15 contest fee for each entry. Payments can be made online here, or payments can be mailed to the address below. Fees will be credited toward a discounted two-year subscription.
You may enter only one submission in each genre but you may enter more than one genre.
Entries must be postmarked July 1 - October 15, 2008.
Note: Each entry requires the $15 fee, which will be credited to extended subscriptions if you enter two or three genres total. Pay your contest fees at
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Send entries to :
Isotope
Department of English
Utah State University
3200 Old Main Hill
Logan, Utah 84322-3200
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Manuscripts will not be returned. Those not selected will be recycled.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Inland Empire California Writers Club
Deadline : September 26
Short Story, Poetry, NonFiction Contest;
Prizes $100, $50, $25 Per Category
Theme- The Road Less Traveled
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***Your Short Story, Poem or Non-Fiction must touch on the theme, The Road Less Traveled in some way. Be creative; you are a writer.
The 2008 Inland Empire California Writers Club Short Story, Poetry and Non-Fiction Writing Contest is Open to All Writers
(Membership in the California Writers Club is not a requirement.)
Prizes ~ 1st, 2nd and 3rd place ~ $100, $50, $25 prizes will be awarded in each of the Short Story, Poetry and Non-Fiction Categories.
Word/line length ~ Short Story and Non-Fiction are not to exceed 2,500 words, Poetry is not to exceed 100 lines (including stanza breaks). Title is not to be included in the word or line count.
Entry Format ~ All entries must be previously unpublished. Please type entry using black 12 point Times New Roman Font (or any other standard font). Short Story and Non-Fiction must be double spaced, Poetry may be single spaced. All entries must be on one side only of white 8 ½ X 11 paper. Final copies only; be sure to check all spelling and grammar. Please put NO OTHER identification on your manuscript.
On a COVER PAGE type your name, address, phone number, email, category entered, entry title, and word count (for Short Story and Non-Fiction) or line count (for Poetry). Include separ
ate cover page for each entry.
Fees ~ Enclose one check made payable to Inland Empire CWC… $10 for each Short Story, Non-Fiction piece or Poem. You may enter as many categories, as many entries as you wish.
Deadline ~ All entries must be postmarked no later than September 26, 2008.
Winners ~ Winners will be announced at the November 22, 2008 Inland Empire CWC meeting 10:15 a. m. at the Borders Bookstore in Montclair, CA. (Winners will be notified by November 15, 2008 and asked to email their winning entry for publication purposes. Winners do not have to attend the November meeting to receive their awards.) All winning entries will be published in Inland Empire CWC’s journal Fresh Ink, December 2008 issue that will be available for downloading approximately December 10, 2008 from the IECWC
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Authors retain all rights.
Submit to ~ Harold Ramage
IECWC Writing Contest
2378 8th Street
La Verne, CA 91750
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
Essay Contest Guidelines
14th Annual Contest Deadline : February 16, 2009
Tiny Lights invites entries that feature a distinctive voice, discernable conflict and an eventual shift in the narrator’s perspective. We are looking for writers who weave the struggle to understand into the fabric of their essays.This year, we are introducing a special prize of $300 for short essays (no more than 1,000 words).We can only consider unpublished work, or previously published material for which the author holds rights. Rights revert to author after publication in Tiny Lights.
Each essay must be accompanied by an entry fee. $15 for first essay, $10 each additional essay. Make checks payable to:
Tiny Lights Publications. Mail to: P.O. Box 928, Petaluma, CA 94953.
SASE (self-addressed, stamped envelope) with sufficient postage required for contest notification and/or manuscript return. Multiple submissions OK.
Essays may be submitted in one of two categories :
STANDARD (no longer than 2,000 words) or
FLASH (no more than 1,000 words)
Please indicate preferred category on ms.
Entries should be typed and double-spaced.
Cover letters are optional, but the first page of the manuscript should include author’s name, complete address, e-mail, phone number, and essay word count.
Personal essay requires writers to communicate the truth of their experiences to the best of their abilities. While no theme restrictions apply to this contest, we will not consider essays that ce
lebrate brutalitiy or the explicitly pornographic. Tiny Lights does not accept poetry, short stories, or material written for children. Entry fees for inappropriate submissions may not be returned.
Entries must be postmarked by Feburary 16, 2009.
Prizes will be awarded as follows:
First Place: $400
Second Place: $300
Third Place: $200
Two Honorable Mention Prizes: $100.
Three FLASH prize of $100 also offered. Awards will be determined by a panel of judges. Final authority rests with the Editor-in-Chief, Susan Bono.
Winners will be posted at Here ... by April 10th, 2009
Winning essays may be edited before publication. Final copy must be approved by writer. No essays published without author’s permission.
All contestants will receive Tiny Lights’ contest publication featuring the winning entries.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
2009 Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest
Deadline : January 31, 2009
OPEN AND STUDENT CATEGORIES
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Oregon Quarterly invites entries to the 2009 Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest in both student and open categories. Entries should address ideas that affect the Northwest. The Oregon Quarterly staff will select finalists and the contest judge will choose the top three winners in each category. Past judges have been Kim Stafford, Barry Lopez, John Daniel, Karen Karbo, Brian Doyle, Lauren Kessler, Craig Lesley and and Kathleen Dean Moore.
PRIZES:
Open Category
First place: $750
Second place: $300
Third place: $100
Student Category
First place : $500
Second place : $200
Third place : $75
In addition
First place essays will appear in Oregon Quarterly.
A selection of top essays will be featured in a springtime public reading on the UO campus.
Fifteen finalists (ten in the open category and five students) will be announced in the summer 2009 issue of Oregon Quarterly.
All finalists will be invited to participate in a writing workshop with the contest judge. The contest is open to all nonfiction writers, except: (1) first-place winners from previous years’ contests, (2) authors who have written a feature for Oregon Quarterly in the past calendar year, and (3) staff of Oregon Quarterly, University Advancement, or their family members. The student contest is open to any student currently enrolled and pursuing a graduate or undergraduate degree at a college or university. Previously published essays will not be considered.
Manuscript Submission Guidelines
Submit two copies of your manuscript.
Paperclip a cover sheet to the two copies that includes only the essay’s title; a word count; and the entrant's name, address, and phone number must be provided. Indicate whether the essay is for the student or open category.
Entrant's name must not appear on any pages of the manuscript other than the cover sheet.
One entry per person.
Manuscripts should be printed double-spaced on 8½-by-11-inch white paper with minimum 1-inch margins.
Word length is 2,000 words maximum for the open category, 1,500 words for the student contest.
Faxed or e-mail entries are not accepted.
Postmark deadline is January 31, 2009.
Entries will not be returned. Those that do not meet these submission guidelines are automatically disqualified. There is no entry fee.
Send entries to:
Oregon Quarterly Essay Contest
5228 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-5228
Sponsored by Oregon Quarterly magazine and the University of Oregon Bookstore
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
2009 Georgetown Review Contest
Submissions must be postmarked by on or before November 15, 2008.
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$1,000 and publication to the winning short story, poem, or essay on any theme or subject. All genres welcome.
Entry fee is $10 for the first entry, $5 for each entry thereafter. One poem, story, or essay counts as one entry. Please make out checks or money orders to "Georgetown Review."
If you want your work returned or want to receive a notice about the winner and runners-up, you must send us a stamped, self-addressed envelope. However, we will post a list of the work we choose on our website after the contest is judged, and we will do our best to have this list up by February 2010.
The magazine’s editors will judge.
Simultaneous and multiple submissions are okay. Your name can appear on your work as well, and in fact, we prefer that your name, address and email address appear on your entries. We have a small editorial staff and would not award the prize to any colleagues, students, or friends. You do not need a cover sheet.
All entries are considered for publication. In the 2008 contest, 20 runner-up works were selected for publication. If your work is published, Georgetown Review acquires first North American rights, which means that after we publish the piece the rights to it revert back to you.
Send entries to:
2009 Contest
Georgetown Review
400 East College Street
Box 227
Georgetown, KY 403240A
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The Atlantic Monthly invites submissions of poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays for its 2008 Student Writing Contest.
deadline : DECEMBER 1, 2008
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Categories
Poetry, fiction, and personal or journalistic essays.
Prizes
First $1,000 | Second: $500 | Third: $250
and one-year subscriptions to The Atlantic Monthly for seven runners-up in each category.
ENTRANTS must be full-time undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled in an accredited degree-granting U.S. institution. Submissions should be original, unpublished work (they may have appeared in student periodicals) demonstrating superior quality of expression and craftsmanship.
SUBMISSIONS should not exceed three poems or 7,500 words of prose. No entrant may send more than one submission per category, and entries must be postmarked by December 1, 2008.
MANUSCRIPTS should be typewritten (one side only, please) double-spaced, and accompanied by a cover sheet with the following information: title, category, word count, author's name, address, phone number, e-mail address (if available), and academic institution. Of this information, only the title should appear on the manuscript itself.
PLEASE PROVIDE a stamped, self-addressed postcard for acknowledgement of receipt. We cannot provide information on the status of a manuscript until winners are announced, in the May 2009 issue. Winners will receive notification in March 2009.
POSTMARK SUBMISSIONS BY DECEMBER 1, 2008, AND SEND TO:
Student Writing Contest
The Atlantic Monthly
The Watergate
600 New Hampshire20Ave, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20037
Submissions will not be accepted via e-mail or fax.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
2009 National Writing Contest in Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, and Poetry
Deadline : October 1st, 2008 (postmark deadline). - Source -
$10 Entry Fee
$500 First Place Prize
Postmark Deadline : October 1, 2008
Our annual contest awards $500 plus publication for the first place winner in fiction, creative nonfiction, and poetry. Additional winners selected for publication will be paid in copies. $10 entry fee, checks payable to Alligator Juniper. Every entrant receives one copy of the 2009 issue, a $10 value. The issue will come out in summer 2009. There is no theme for the 2009 issue. Work is selected upon artistic merit. By entering our contest you agree to allow us to select your work for publication even if it does not place first. We encourage submissions from writers of all levels, especially emerging or early-career writers. We accept simultaneous submissions; inform us in your cover letter and contact us immediately if your work is selected elsewhere.
Submission Guidelines
Submissions accepted May 1st through October 1st, 2008 (postmark deadline).
Include a brief cover letter, including the statement below.
Include S.A.S.E for response only; manuscripts are recycled, not returned.
Include a $10 entry fee payable to Alligator Juniper for each story or essay (30 page limit per entry), or up to five poems.
Additional entries require additional fee.
Indicate category with a large F, NF, or P on cover letter and mailing envelope.
Manuscripts must be typed with numbered pages. Prose double-spaced.
0ADouble-sided copies encouraged. No email submissions.
Send to: Alligator Juniper, Prescott College, 220 Grove Avenue, Prescott AZ, 86301
IMPORTANT: Unfortunately, due to recent problems with misinformed entrants and withdrawals, we ask that you include the following statement in your signed cover letter: "I have read and understand the guidelines for Alligator Juniper’s national writing contest."
Back issues are available for all but 1995 (the premier issue) and 2001. Send $8 to above address and specify what year you would like to receive.
Selection Process
All entries are read and discussed by Prescott College students in the Alligator Juniper practicum class. This class is overseen each fall by two faculty members, each of whom is a working writer in the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.
All entrants receive a personal letter from one of our staff regarding the status of their submission. We usually inform in late January. The individual attention we devote to each manuscript takes time. We appreciate your patience.
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Saturday, August 23, 2008
CNF Contests : 1 Writing Job
English — Open Rank
The Department of English invites applications for a tenure-track position in Creative Writing - Creative Nonfiction. The ideal candidate would have a secondary expertise in fiction writing or some area of literature, along with a strong record of publication. Enthusiasm for teaching composition and general education literature is vital. Ph.D. or MFA. Open rank. Please see College website for more information.
Position will begin with the 2009-2010 academic year. Send letter of interest, resume, and names of references by November 14, 2008 to:
Dr. Sharon Coolidge, Chair
English Department
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL 60187
Application forms will be sent to promising applicants.
Wheaton College is a highly selective Evangelical Protestant Christian liberal arts college whose faculty members affirm a Statement of Faith and adhere to lifestyle expectations of our Community Covenant. The College complies with federal and state guidelines of nondiscrimination in employment; women and minorities are encouraged to apply.
Send letter of interest and curriculum vitae (unless otherwise stated) to:
Office of the Provost
Wheaton College
Wheaton, IL 60187
Applications will be mailed to promising candidates.
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Sheila Bender's Writing It Real, an online magazine for those who write from personal experience, is holding a poetry and personal essay contest. We seek previously unpublished essays up to two pages double-spaced on anytheme from personal experience.
Reading period ends September 30, 2008.
Complete guidelines at here
Everyone who enters the contest will receive a detailed response to their work from Sheila Bender. Three winners, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, will be asked for permission to publish their work in Writing It Real and will receive a half-hour phone consult on writing and publishing with Sheila.
Three winners, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place, will be asked for permission to publish their work in Writing It Real and will receive a half-hour phone consult with Sheila on writing and publishing.
Submit up to six double-spaced pages of prose or three poems.
Reading Fee: $45 Reading Fee includes a $30 year's subscription to Writing It Real as well as Sheila's response.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Natural Resource Photo Contest Ends Sept 5, 2008
ANNAPOLIS - The Maryland Department of Natural Resources reminds photographers that just two weeks remains to enter in the 5th Annual Maryland Natural Resource Photo Contest. Sponsors Ritz Camera Centers, Boater’s World Marine Centers, Maryland Public Television and DNR, encourage student, amateur and professional photographers to submit their photos of Maryland’s diverse natural resources by September 5, 2008
“Our annual photo contest offers photographers of all skill levels the opportunity to share their appreciation of our state’s exceptional natural resources, and the people who enjoy them,” said DNR Secretary John Griffin. ”Each year the exciting images we receive celebrate the breadth and diversity of our exceptional landscapes, waterways and the people who enjoy them.”
Last year, Chuck Prahl of Cambridge topped nearly 400 other photographers with his winning image entitled “Working the Trotline,” a photograph of a fishing boat on the Choptank River in Cambridge. Second place went to Sid Keiser of Cockeysville, for his tranquil shot of the boat Miss Jennifer, “Water Color.” Third place went to Karen Messick of Baltimore, for her close-up, “Spiderwort,” of the native flower.
Photographers of all ages can win up to $1,200 in prizes and a chance to have their outdoor images published in print and online. Winning entries will be featured in the winter issue of The Maryland Natural Resource magazine as well as the 2009 DNR calendar.
Photos entered into the 2008 contest will be judged within 5 categories: birds, including waterfowl; mammals, reptiles and amphibians; invertebrates; landscape scenes; plants; and outdoor recreation illustrating people in nature.
To qualify, photographs must be taken in Maryland. Photographers may submit up to three entries for a $10 entry fee. Photos cannot be more than two years old or previously published. Non-residents may participate as long as the photos were taken in Maryland. Winners will be announced online October 16.
Official rules and contest entry forms are available online at Here.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Sefton-wide writing competition launched
WRITERS of all ages can put pen to paper and enter their work in a Sefton competition.
The annual Sefton Writing Competition - now in its 17th year - welcomes people of all ages to submit their work, from poems and stories to essays and mini dramas.
This year’s theme for the competition is ‘culture’, to celebrate 2008 as Liverpool’s year as Capital of Culture, and entries are welcome from across the UK.
The competition will form part of the second Sefton Celebrates Writing Festival - running from September 22-28 - with the winners being announced at Southport Arts Centre on the closing day of the festival.
Prizes total £1,000 and include cash prizes and book tokens. The closing date for entries is September 19.
The entry fee is £2 per poem or story, and children, aged 14 years and under, can enter free of charge. Entry forms are available from libraries, arts centres and community centres throughout Sefton and from similar outlets around Merseyside in general.
For further information, contact Netherton Arts Centre on 0151 525 0417 or email stephanie.dunne@leisure.sefton.gov.uk
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Wellington Sonnet Competition
NZ Post are running a Wellington Sonnet competition to support the Wellington Writers Walk.
Here are the details :
Wellington Writers Walk
We are pleased to be supporting the Wellington Writers Walk with a Sonnet writing competition to raise profile or the Writers Walk on Wellington's waterfront.
The Wellington Sonnet Competition 2008 is organised and administered by the small group of volunteers that oversees the ongoing development of the Wellington Writers Walk along Wellington's waterfront.
The Walk is an iconic installation and the volunteer effort required for its continuance is deserving of our support.
For terms and conditions of entry and an application form, click here.
Entries close on 22 September 2008.
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Great response to the CAT-iq Student Design Competition
There has been a great response to the first International CAT-iq Student Design Competition: The DECT Forum, the worldwide association of the home communication industry, has received registrations from design students from all over the world. To enter the competition, students may present either a concept, or a fully realized prototype. The registration period for the competition closes on September 19, 2008. “It is not only the cash prizes that attract students to participate. It is even more that students and their work get exposed to worldwide industry professionals, a terrific path for beginning a career”, says Erich Kamperschroer, Chairman of the DECT Forum.
The CAT-iq Student Design Competition solicits innovative approaches for new and leading-edge products and services in the area of home communication. “Students in the field of industrial design, interactive design, gaming design, and electronic engineering, are unique in their ability to impact the quality of people’s future in-house communication and cordless telephony”, says Erich Kamperschroer. “Hence, we ask students to face many fascinating challenges in designing usable ana enjoyable services, applications, and devices for the consumers.”
CAT-iq, the global technology platform for wireless communication, is the successor of the reliable DECT standard. CAT-iq is designed for the next generation of IP networks, operates in a protected frequency band and is available in almost every region of the world. The most important benefits of the CAT-iq technology are: full in-house IP connectivity, applicable for CD quality audio and radio, widescreen messaging, intelligent device management and remote control, real plug and play, and energy saving.
CAT-iq Student Design Competition Prizes :
First prize: 10,000 €
Second prize: 5,000 €
Third runner-up prize: 1,000 €
CAT-iq Student Design Competition Checklist :
Close of registration : September 19, 2008.
Submission of entries : October 10, 2008.
Announcement of winners : November 14, 2008.
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