THE OLYMPUS PEN YOUR SHORT 48 HOUR FILM CONTEST (Deadline March 2011)

VAIL FILM FESTIVAL PRESENTS THE OLYMPUS PEN YOUR SHORT 48 HOUR FILM CONTEST

• Are you an emerging short filmmaker looking for your big break ?
• Do you dream of premiering your film at a major film festival like Vail ?
• Do you long for new unique filmmaking challenges?
• Do you have what it takes to create a short film that will get you $5,000, loads of equipment, a meeting with a major Hollywood movie producer and exposure from a major brand in just two days?
• If you answered “yes,” to any of these questions, the Vail Film Festival has a contest for you.
• This year the 2011 Vail Film Festival is proud to partner with Olympus Imaging America to create a one-of-a-kind filmmaking contest called the Olympus PEN Your Short 48 Hour Film Contest.

HOW DOES IT WORK ?

• Olympus will loan each registered filmmaker an Olympus PEN® E-PL2 compact system camera, lenses and accessories. Just like other PEN cameras that have been used in the making of major Hollywood films and by top National Geographic and Magnum photographers, the E-PL2 offers HD video capture, audio capture and an array of built in creative functions allowing film makers to maximize their creative control right with the camera. The PEN camera was even used by Olympus to shoot its most recent network television commercial.
• After a short tutorial from award-winning cinematographer, producer and cameraman, Kris Krosskove, and an overview on the product by the Olympus technical staff, it’s lights, camera, action and the two day competition in one of North America’s most famous and beautiful winter playgrounds begins.

WHAT DO YOU WIN
The winning team of filmmakers (limit five per team) will receive a cash prize of $5,000, an Olympus PEN interchangeable lens camera kit, VIP passes to the 2012 Vail Film Festival and a private meet-and-greet with an award-winning Hollywood filmmaker.

WHAT’S IN IT FOR ME IF I DON’T WIN

• All competitors who submit approved completed entries will have the chance for VIPS, celebs, industry experts and marketers to see their work appear on the big screen at the Vail Film Festival and the opportunity to appear in an Olympus Behind the Scenes Contest Documentary and the chance to have your footage, vision and possibly even your film appear on the Vail Film Festival and Olympus Imaging America Websites and social media channels (Facebook, YouTube and Twitter), where it could reach hundreds of thousands of additional viewers around the world.
• Additionally, top teams may be introduced to trade, industry and lifestyle media which may even garner additional attention for your work.

JUDGING REQUIRMENTS

• Originality and creativity - 1/3
• Creative use of the PEN camera - 1/3
• Technical Quality - 1/3

WHERE DO I SIGN UP?
Registration begins March 1, 2011 and will continue through 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, March 31, 2011. Interested filmmakers are encouraged to either register in advance of the festival by sending an email to Olympus48@vailfilmfestival.org, or register in person at the festival Will Call Office beginning Tuesday, March 29, 2011. Signups may be limited by equipment availability, so sign up sooner rather than later!

CONTEST RULES (Download the PDF below)
2011 Olympus 48HR Contest Rules .pdf
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Kids Photo Contest (Deadline March 2011)

Eligibility :
U.S. elementary school students age 8-13

Entry eligibility :
One original and unpublished photo taken by entrant between August 1, 2010 and March 31, 2011




Link : http://www.timeforkids.com/TFK/kids/news/story/0,28277,1966771,00.html

Entry Fee : none, free

Prizes :
Grand Prize : Digital Camera ARV $300 and winning photo publication in the April 22, 2011, Earth Day issue of TIME For Kids
Finalist Prize : Nine semi-finalists' photos published in the gallery of timeforkids.com

Size/Format : JPEG, 300 dpi, 5 x 7 inches, max file size 10 MB

Electronic Submission :
Yes, via email. See #1 under rules, "how to enter" at link provided above for email address and additional information required with the entry.

Description :
In celebration of Earth Day, TIME for Kids magazine invites you to submit your original photo in answer to the question "Why is Earth Day important to our plant?" Include a caption describing the picture, what is happening, where the photo was taken, the date the photo was taken and why you chose to enter this image. Limit one entry per person.

Additional Info :
A parent, teacher, or guardian's email address is required with the entry.

Photo credits:

Earth flag : Public Domain by Dcoetzee on Wiki Commons

Page : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Earth_flag_PD.jpg

Rotating earth : By Marvel on Wiki Commons, GNU Free and Creative Commons Attribute Share Alike 3.0 Unported

Page : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rotating_earth_(large).gif

Kids Photo Contest - Deadline March 31, 2011

Type : Digital, theme

Theme : Why is Earth Day important to our planet?

Categories : Theme

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Synapse Sustainability Trust Community Poet Georgia Popoff Announce Poetry Contest – Syracuse Standing Witness – Standing Proud (Deadline March 2011)

The Synapse Sustainability Trust is a not-for-profit 501C3, community based organization whose stated mission is to: lesson the burdens on government/education institutes; foster public awareness and participation in sustainable environmental initiatives; and provide technical assistance to local government, educational, and community stakeholders.

The Synapse Sustainability Trust is currently working in conjunction with “Duke” Epolito, artist of “Waiting for the Night Train”; a collection of six adult statues, two children and a set of luggage that first appeared in 1981 on the platform of the former Mail and Freight Depot. The train trestle that up until a few weeks ago were home to the statues is in need of a restoration. The trestle is falling apart with chunks of the trestle overhead falling and platform beneath caving in. The statues were getting damaged due to the lack of coverage and getting hit by falling debris.

The Synapse Sustainability Trust as part of a larger project will be fundraising to repair the statues and when returned to the platform have them protected from falling debris. The poetry contest is designed to speak about the positive changes that have transformed the Syracuse Community over the last 30 years, the length of time the Statues have watched Syracuse. These poems will put words into the mouths of the Statues.

Synapse Sustainability Trust in partnership with Community Poet, Georgia A. Popoff is introducing the first annual poetry contest, Syracuse: Standing Witness – Standing Proud. Poems must be received by March 30th, 2011; winners will be announced April 28th at an award ceremony.

Poetry winners will be selected by a panel of professional poets and a mix of celebrity judges. Final judging to be completed by Georgia A. Popoff and Quarysh Ali Lansana. There is a free submission for children and an adult submission with an entry fee of $5 per poem. Adult contest 1st Prize is $250. Poems must be focused on the positive change over the last 30 years in the Syracuse area. For official entry form and contest rules please go to www.synapsesustainabilitytrust.org

Synapse Sustainability Trust’s “Eastern Gateway Revitalization” campaign has already raised $250,000 and aims to raise an additional $350,000 as match to improve the overall aesthetic appearance of the Eastern Gateway into Downtown Syracuse. This entrance sees over 110,000 vehicles passing it daily and is in deplorable condition with overgrowth and trash.

For more information or to sponsor a statue please contact the Synapse Sustainability Trust at 315-477- 9749. To learn what the Statues are up to visit them on Facebook at I690Commuter, “White Statues” and on Twitter at I690Statues.

“Syracuse : Standing Witness – Standing Proud” Poetry Contest Registration Form "

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Geoscientists Essay Contest The Future of the Geological Sciences (Deadline March 2011)

IUGS-IGCP-YES Network Early Career Geoscientists Essay Contest : The Future of the Geological Sciences.

If you are an early-career geoscientist who is under the age of 35, please consider entering this contest to share your view of the Future of the Geological Sciences.

Guidelines for submissions :

1. Abstract : 200 words
2. Paper : minimum 3000 words; maximum 5000 words
3. Language : English
4. Theme : The Future of the Geological Sciences
5. Submitted by : geoscientists under the age of 35 years
6. Submission deadline : 7 March 2011
7. Submit essays to : Wesley Hill whill@geosociety.org

The winning essay will be published as the lead article in Episodes magazine, the global publication of IUGS which is distributed in 150 countries. The winner will also receive free registration to the next International Geological Congress (IGC) to be held in Brisbane, Australia in August 2012. The winner will be acknowledged formally with a Medal to be presented at the IUGS awards ceremony during IGC Australia. For more information, download the contest flyer from
http://www.networkyes.org/index.php/news/#Geosci_Resources.

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MoCo Student Film Festival (Deadline March 2011)

Film Festival Features Young Talent As Well As Support for a Worthy Cause

Bring your cinematic story to the big screen and raise funds for a good cause, too. High school film-makers from around Montgomery County, Maryland, are encouraged to participate in the first ever county-wide student Film Festival.--the 2011 MoCo Student Film Festival.

"The Movies" at Westfield at Montgomery Mall will be the cinematic venue for a day-long exhibition of films written, directed, and edited by local high school students. All Film Festival registration and admission fees will benefit Free the Children -- an international non-profit group that raises money to build schools in third-world countries. There is a $10 registration fee for film-makers, which includes a Festival T-shirt and free admission for one guest. The March 31st event is open to the public. Admission to the event is $5 and includes viewing of all film submissions as well as a chance for audience members to vote for their favorite film.

Categories include animation, comedy, drama, documentary, music video, and more. Films of up to a 10-minute length will be judged by professionals in film and the arts, with winners announced at the Festival on March 31st. Film submissions are due March 4, 2011.

To register, complete the registration form, print it out, and return it with a $10 check made out to Free the Children. Send your completed form and a copy of your film to:

Winston Churchill High School
11300 Gainsborough Drive
Potomac, MD 20854
Attn: Ms. Perrett, 2011 Student Film Festival

Please return this form with a check made payable to Free the Children. 100% of the fees raised will benefit Free the Children. For more information, please contact : mocostudentfilmfest@gmail.com.

Prizes

As part of the Festival prize, "The Movies" will list the winning films on Fandango, the Washington Post, yahoo, and Movietickets.com as a special $5 presentation. The winning film-makers will see their titles on the marquee. If the show is sold out, the winning entrants could receive up to :

1. $400 for the first-place winner
2. $250 for the second-place winnter
3. $150 for the third-place winner
4. Fourth, fifth, and sixth place winners could receive up to $100 each

SOURCE : http://www.mocostudentfilmfest.org/

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Samui International BODYPAINTING Competition (March 2011)

SAMUI INTERNATIONAL BODYPAINTING COMPETITION
March 26 - 27, 2011/ 17.00 - 23.00
At the Buddy Oriental Samui Beach Resort, Lamai Beach, Koh Samui

FREE ADMISSION

The Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and Koh Samui Municipality are staging the Samui International Body Painting Competition, March 26-27, 2011, on Koh Samui, Surat Thani province.

Koh Samui, Thailand’s paradise island resort, aims to compete as a venue for top international body painting competitions, such as the International Body Painting Festival in Germany, World Body Painting Festival in Austria and the Canadian Body Painting Festival.

The event is expected to attract both local and international tourists, and stimulate interest in Thai art. It will bring together artists and models from countries including Austria, Germany, Romania, South Korea, Spain, Switzerland, the UK, the US and Thailand. Together they will create exquisite art on Koh Samui’s beaches under the theme ‘Preserve the Paradise.’

The audience can be a part of the event, as well. There will be nail painting, henna painting, doll painting, and painting on recycled goods. Participants can also be models or paint on themselves.

Koh Samui is one of the most important tourism spots in the Gulf of Thailand. Tourists come for its fabulous beaches and paradise ambience, making it perfect for art events.

The Samui International Body Painting Competition will be held on the weekend of March 26 and 27, from 17.00 to 23.00 hrs in front of The Buddy Oriental Samui Beach Resort on Lamai Beach. Entry is free.

IMPORTANT

Event dates and programme details may be subject to change.

Many of the festivals and events listed on Thailand's official calendar of annual events are traditional Buddhist or folk festivals, the date of which is either determined by the Buddhist lunar calendar and waxing and waning moon. These are not staged events. The festivals reflect the rhythm of life in rural Thai villages and local traditions as observed in times past. To ensure you have the most updated information, please reconfirm details prior to travel.

Contact :
Tourism Authority of Thailand
Email : info@tat.or.th
Website : www.tat.or.th
Tel: +66 (0) 2250 5500 (120 automatic lines)
Fax: +66 (0) 2250 5511 (two automatic lines)

FOR EVENT INFORMATION,
please call 1672.

Address :
1600 Petchaburi Road, Makkasan, Rajatevee
Bangkok 10400
Thailand

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The Johnson County Library Writing Competition (Deadline March 2011)

The Johnson County Library is sponsoring a writing contest in honor of National Library Week, April 11-17.

The contest runs through March 11 and is open to all ages.

To enter, create an original memoir — a nonfiction essay describing a personal experience, reminiscence, description of an event from your family’s history, or something similar.

Subject matter may vary, but the events described must be factual and unembellished. The essay must be in English and no longer than 1,500 words.

The contest is limited to one entry per writer, its sole creator. The memoir may not have won a previous award or been published.

All entries become the property of Johnson County Library and none will be returned.

The first-place prize is $250 plus publication in the 2011 issue of Kansas City Voices magazine and at www.jocolibrary.org.

The second-place winner will receive $150 and be published on the library website. The third-place winner will receive $100 and be published on the website.

E-mailed submissions, which are preferred, can go to eberhartj@jocolibrary.org.

Submit written entries at any Johnson County Library location or mail it to John Mark Eberhart, Reader’s Advisory Coordinator, Johnson County Central Resource Library, P.O. Box 2933, Shawnee Mission, KS 66201-1333.

Entries must include the writer’s name, address, telephone number and, if available, e-mail address.

For more information go to www.jocolibrary.org/nationallibraryweek or call 913-826-4600.

Deadline : March 11, 2011

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The Commonwealth Short Story Competition (Deadline March 2011)

The Commonwealth Short Story Competition is an annual scheme to promote new creative writing for radio, funded and administered by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.

Established in 1996, the competition aims to increase understanding and appreciation of Commonwealth cultures and promote rising literary talents. The competition calls for entries that are original, unpublished, in English, no more than 600 words in length and on any subject.

The winner receives a prize of £2000 and there are four regional prizes of £500.

In 2011 there will also be two special prizes of £500 each; one for the best short story for children and the other for the best short story about this year’s Commonwealth theme, ‘Women as Agents of Change’.

The 2011 Commonwealth Short Story Competition is open for entry via this website from 15 January to 1 March 2011.

The Commonwealth Short Story Competition is an annual scheme to promote new creative writing for radio, funded and administered by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association.

Eligibility

This competition is open to all citizens of a Commonwealth country age 19 or more.

Requirements
* entries must be original, unpublished, in English
* no more than 600 words in length
* free subject

Application
Complete the online entry form.

Award
* winner receives a prize of £2000 and there are four regional prizes of £500
* two special prizes of £500: best short story for children and ‘Women as Agents of Change’

Official Webpage

Deadline : 1 March 2011

Open to : citizens of a Commonwealth country age 19 or more

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St. Petersburg Review Poetry Contest (Deadline March 2011)

All writers not associated with the editors of St. Petersburg Review may enter. Postmark deadline (extended): March 1, 2011 for publication in fall 2011. Entry/reading fee: $15.00 (U.S. checks or money orders made payable to St. Petersburg Review). Each entrant will receive a copy of the issue carrying the winning poem if a complete mailing address is enclosed. An entry may consist of up to three unpublished poems.

There will be one winner. All entrants will be considered for publication (e.g. St. Petersburg Review published four entrants in addition to the 2009 winner in its 2009 issue). Simultaneous submissions are OK; please let us know immediately if they have been accepted elsewhere. Fees will not be refunded and submissions will not be returned. Please type all entries and submit individual entries separately. Include a page with your name, address, phone number, email address and the title(s) of your poems. Your name must not appear on the manuscript itself.

SPR will not be able to answer individual entrant requests for information about contest status. If you would like to receive the results by mail, please send a SASE.

Send entries to St. Petersburg Review, Attention: Contest, Box 2888, Concord, NH 03302.

St. Petersburg Review is an independent, international, nonprofit review of contemporary literature that seeks to foster and promote global connections and affinities through the annual publication of quality fiction, nonfiction, poetry and drama from all countries.

2010 contest winners and finalists are listed on our web page.

St. Petersburg Review Poetry Contest 2011

DEADLINE : 1st March 2011 Tuesday
ENTRY FEE : $ 15
PRIZE : $ 1,000

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Make a PowerfulDifference.com Essay Contest 2010

Clorox is looking to reward people who make a difference in the lives of those around them. If you are committed to making a positive change in your community, describe your work for the chance to win cash in the Make a PowerfulDifference.com Contest.

To enter, submit an essay of 200 words or less describing how you made a powerful difference in the lives of others. Judges are looking for an essay that shows creativity, originality, and fit to the contest theme. Judges will pick 10 finalists, and a public vote will choose the order in which the finalists rank.

The grand-prize winner will receive $10,000 in cash, while the nine other finalists will each receive $1,000.

Entry into the Make a PowerfulDifference.com Contest is open to US residents aged 18 and above. Enter once before March 22, 2010.

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The White Garden Poetry Contest 2010

Katy Budget Books, 2450 Fry Road, will host a talk about The White Garden. Call 281-578-7770 or e-mail read@katybooks.com for more information.

Children ages 6–12 who live in Harris, Fort Bend or Montgomery counties are eligible to participate in an annual art and poetry contest.

Deadline to submit work is March 31, 2010, but children will receive 5 points which will count toward their total score if they submit their work prior to March 15.

There are three categories – art (1st – 2nd grade), art (3rd – 5th grade) and poetry (3rd – 5th grade).

Gift certificates to Memorial City Mall will be awarded to the children with winning entries as follows:

Best of Show—$200

1st Place—$150

2nd Place—$100

3rd Place—$75

Honorable Mention-$50

For more information, contact contest director, Linda Moore 281-582-3986 or e-mail lmoore@hal-pc.org

Source : http://www.ultimatekaty.com/2010/01/daily-update-jan-18

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49 Writers Online Book Contest 2010

Now that the new year's well underway, we've opened nominations for our next 49 Writers online book club discussion. We've got a nice list going (Blonde Indian; The Yiddish Policemen's Union; Rock, Water, Wild; The Cormorant Hunter's Wife; A Land Gone Lonesome) but if you have another title to add, there's still time before I post the book poll on Monday, January 18. Leave a comment with the original post or email your nomination to debv@gci.net.

Our 49 Writers writing workshop "Finding Your Voice" begins two weeks from tomorrow, on January 30. Three slots remain open. To register, follow the link or email me at debv@gci.net. Judging from registrations so far, we've got a dynamic group of writers in a variety of genres, and we'd love to have you join us. Thanks to support from the Alaska State Council on the Arts and Alaska Sisters in Crime, we're able to offer the workshop at the low rate of $35.

Congratulations to Michael Engelhard, editor of Wild Moments, on a glowing review from Audobon Magazine in their January-February 2010 issue. The Editor's Choice states,"This is top-drawer nature writing—there’s not a clunker in the bunch." On the Audobon website, http://www.audubonmagazine.org/, you'll find an excerpt from the book's editor Michael Engelhard.

I'm not sure you're a real Alaskan unless you've been to Fairbanks, mid-winter. Now there's a reason to visit. Fairbanks author David Marusek will be speaking on Saturday, February 13 at Writing in the Dark, an annual all-day writing retreat sponsored by the Fairbanks Arts Association. It provides the creative writer the opportunity to generate new material, gather ideas, and commune with other writers in the beautiful setting of the Four Winds Foundation.

Marusak's topic is flash fiction, the art of the very, very short story, 1000 words or less. It's a form custom-made for the digital age, great for reading on your phone, as a Tweet, or during a coffee break. For the creative writer, flash fiction offers the chance to sharpen narrative skills in brief, but complete, bursts of fiction. And the form has become so popular that opportunities abound for publication online, in magazines, and as part of writing contests.

David Marusek is a long-time Fairbanks resident. His short fiction has appeared in Playboy, Nature, MIT Technology Review, and Asimov’s, and has been translated into nine foreign languages. His story collection, Getting to Know You, has been released as a Del Rey paperback and was a finalist for the Quill Award. According to Publisher's Weekly, “Marusek's writing is ferociously smart, simultaneously horrific and funny, as he forces readers to stretch their imaginations and sympathies." Marusek loves writing flash fiction between his novel projects and has published three of them in a national magazine.

The cost is $30 (until February 1, $35 at the door) and includes continental breakfast and lunch. For more information, call 907-456-6485 x227.

And that's not all that's happening in Fairbanks. As part of their commitment to showcasing the work of Alaskan playwrights, the Fairbanks Drama Association and The Looking Glass Group Theatre invite Alaskan residents to send in their best ten-minute plays to be considered for the 9th Annual 8X10 Festival of New Alaskan Plays. Eight ten-minute plays will be given rehearsed staged readings at the Festival, which will be held April 16 & 17, 2010, at FDA’s Riverfront Theater in Fairbanks.

Scripts must be written by Alaskan residents, with one entry per playwright and one author per play. No musicals or children's plays will be accepted. Submit 5 (five) copies of each script, typed & bound, with pages numbered, and a cover page with playwright’s name and contact info, including phone and e-mail. A “Cast of Characters” page with brief character descriptions should follow the cover page, with a cast size of no more than eight actors. Plays should be between 8 & 12 minutes long based on one minute of playing time per page of script, 12 pt. font size, standard playwriting format. Electronic and Express Mail submissions are not accepted, and scripts will not be returned. Submissions must be postmarked no later than March 15, 2010 and sent to: 8X10 Festival, Fairbanks Drama Association/ Looking Glass Group Theatre, 1852 Second Avenue, Fairbanks, Alaska 99701. For more information, contact Peggy MacDonald Ferguson at 907-456-PLAY or pegferguson@gci.net.

Congratulations to Jo-Ann Mapson, core faculty member, fiction, in UAA's MFA program, on the upcoming publication of another novel, Solomon’s Oak. To be published in hardcover by Bloomsbury in Fall 2010 and simultaneously released in the U.K., Solomon’s Oak is the story of a financially challenged young widow who throws weddings on her ranch-ette in Central California, a former crime lab cop recovering from a devastating injury, a cynical, teenage foster girl who finally finds a home, and of course there are dogs.

Mapson's upcoming book is dedicated in memory of MFA fiction student, Jason Wenger, who was about to start his thesis semester at UAA when he was murdered in Anchorage in December 2007. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Jason Wenger Award for Excellence in Creative Writing, a fund Mapson started at UAA after Jason’s death to support the program he so dearly loved.

Authonomy has partnered with the Act on CO2 campaign offering publication opportunities in an anthology of short stories, fairytales and poems (100 to 3000 words long) on the subject of climate change. View selected submissions and then submit your own by January 31.

If you write for children, you might make note of a couple of contests. Kids agent Mary Kole, who is hosting a contest on her KidLit blog, inviting writers to submit the first 500 words of their finished young adult or middle grade novel. Deadline : Jan. 31, 2010. Also, Sourcebooks is launching a new young adult imprint called Sourcebooks Fire with a contest for YA writers. You're invited to submit your pitch, a bio and the title. Contest runs from Feb. 1 to Feb. 28, 2010.

It's also time once again for The Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award, an international competition seeking fresh new writing voices. Self-published novels are now eligible, and there will also be two categories this year: Young Adult Fiction and General Fiction. One grand prize winner from each category will receive a full publishing contract with Penguin, including a $15,000 advance. Contest details are listed below, and further information and official rules can be found at www.amazon.com/abna. Contest submission period begins January 25th, 2010 at 12:01 a.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time) and ends February 7th, 2010 at 11:59 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Standard Time), or when the first 5,000 entries have been received in each category, whichever is earlier. There is no entry fee.

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Poetry Competition : Bellday Poetry Prize

BELLDAY POETRY PRIZE

$2,000 PRIZE TO WINNING POET

Submission Deadline: March 15, 2010

CONTEST FINAL JUDGE: LUCIA PERILLO
Lucia Perillo has published five books of poetry, including Dangerous Life (1989), The Body Mutinies (1996), The Oldest Map with the Name America (1999), Luck is Luck (2005) and Inseminating the Elephant (2009). She has also published one book of essays, I’ve Heard the Vultures Singing (2005). She has taught at four universities and was awarded a MacArthur Foundation fellowship.

Bellday Books will publish the winning book and award $2,000 and 25 copies of the book to the winning author.

Contest Rules
· Submit a manuscript of 60-90 pages of original poetry in any style in English. The manuscript must not have been published in book or chapbook, but may contain poems that have appeared in print or on the Internet. Entries may consist of individual poems, a book-length poem or any combination of long or short poems.

· Submitted manuscript must contain 2 title pages: Name and contact information should appear on first title page only. Name should not appear anywhere else in the manuscript. Include a table of contents page, but do not send an acknowledgements page.

· Manuscript must be typed single-spaced, paginated and bound with a spring clip.

· Enclose an SASE for announcement of the winner. Manuscript cannot be returned.

· Postmark deadline: March 15, 2010.

· Include a check or money order for $25 reading fee, payable to BELLDAY BOOKS.

· Bellday Books reserves the right not to select an award winner, in which case all reading fees will be refunded.


CONTEST MAILING ADDRESS
Bellday Books, Inc.
P.O. Box 3687
Pittsburgh, PA 15230

Questions may be directed to:
Office(at)belldaybooks.com
*replace (at) with @)

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The Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Short Story Competition 2010

The Commonwealth Broadcasting Corporation Short story competition is here again.

The Commonwealth Short Story Competition is an annual scheme to promote new creative writing, funded and administered by the Commonwealth Foundation and the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association. Each year around 25 winning and highly commended stories from the different regions of the Commonwealth are recorded on to CDs and broadcast on radio stations across the Commonwealth.

More information here. Deadline: March 31, 2010.

Read last year's winning stories here.

The younger ones can also participate in the Royal Commonwealth Society Essay Competition.

Mark your calendars! Start writing those stories now so you can re-draft as many times as you want. Goodluck!

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25th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition 2010

Title : The 25th Chelsea International Fine Art Competition

Deadline : March 14, 2010

Description: The management of Agora Gallery, located in Chelsea, the hub of New York City’s international art scene, has been the sponsor of international fine art competitions since 1984. Currently, the gallery hosts the annual Chelsea International Fine Art Competition. Juror selected artists will gain exposure by exhibiting their work in the famed Chelsea Art Gallery District and their work will be promoted both online and in print

Prizes : Total Value $38,000

Eligibility : All visual artists worldwide 18 years of age and older are invited to participate. All media is accepted with the exception of video art, film, performance art, jewelry and crafts.

Fees : $35 for up to 5 images; $5 for each additional image

Website : http://www.agora-gallery.com/competition/art_contest_main.aspx

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Office of Equity and Inclusion Award 2010

Office of Equity and Inclusion announces award deadlines - The University of Delaware Office of Equity and Inclusion announces spring deadlines for upcoming awards. Complete information and application forms for most of these awards are available at this Web page.

The Louis Lorenzo Redding Diversity Award recognizes UD individuals or units whose efforts have promoted, enhanced and implemented diversity programs or activities that have resulted in a significant change in the campus climate and/or composition within the University community. Examples include innovative recruitment and retention efforts, expanded educational opportunities for undergraduate students, and programs that celebrate and recognize the contributions of underrepresented groups. The award consists of a plaque and a $1,000 gift to the Morris Library in honor of the recipient. The recipient may help select educational materials for the library, in consultation with library staff members. Nomination forms can be obtained by calling the Office of Equity and Inclusion. The deadline for submission is Friday, Feb. 12.

The Special and Student Travel Award Program is intended to improve the position of women faculty and students at the University of Delaware by encouraging all faculty, professionals and women students to present scholarly papers and participate in panel discussions and other activities dealing with women's issues; by facilitating the career development of women faculty and professionals; and by supporting women students' participation in professional organizations. It is operated as a matching fund to assist academic departments and other administrative units in supporting travel for women faculty, students and for men participating in professional activities involving women's issues. The deadline for spring semester submission is March 12.

The Bessie Collins Award of $500 will be given to a matriculated woman who is over 22 years old, has a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0, demonstrates future promise, and who has overcome special difficulties in pursuing her goals. The Mae Carter Scholars Scholarship of $1,500 will be awarded to an undergraduate or graduate woman student who has attended the University of Delaware for at least one year with a minimum G.P.A. of 3.0 and evidence of work to advance the status of women at the University. Preference will be given to returning adult women (a woman student who is over 22 and entering college for the first time or returning after a period of time not attending college). The deadline for these two awards is March 12.

The E. Arthur Trabant Award for Women's Equity is an award given to an individual, department, administrative unit, or committee that has made an exceptional contribution to equity for women at the University of Delaware. The Commission on the Status of Women defines “contribution” broadly to encourage as wide a range of nominations as possible, but examples might include developing exemplary programs or curricula, implementing innovative policies and procedures related to women's equity, and enhancing existing services to women. The deadline for nominations is March 26.

Call Becki Fogerty or Dana Brittingham in the Office of Equity and Inclusion (831-8063) if you have questions or need further information about any of the above awards.

Source : http://www.udel.edu/udaily/2010/jan/deadlines010810.html

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NCEM Composers’ Award 2010

A national award from the National Centre for Early Music working in partnership with BBC Radio 3 and The Tallis Scholars – see pdf here NCEM Composers Postcard 2010

This is a national competition open to young composers aged under 25 across the UK, who are invited to compose a new a cappella work for Soprano, Alto, Tenor and Bass. A shortlist of finalists will have their pieces work-shopped by the York-based Ebor Singers, and performed in an evening concert at the National Centre for Early Music, before a panel of judges including the senior music producer for BBC Radio 3.

The selected pieces from each age category will be sung by The Tallis Scholars in Chester Cathedral as part of the 2010 Chester Summer Music Festival on Wednesday 30 June. The performance will be recorded by BBC Radio 3.

There are two age categories for the award: 18 years & under and 19-25 years. Expressions of interest must be registered with the NCEM by Monday 1 March with the deadline for the submission of the final score being Monday 15 March. The Award will be judged in York on Thursday 20 May 2010.

See www.ncem.co.uk/composersaward for full details.

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Call for Proposals – TOWARD A JUST METROPOLIS – Deadline March 1, 2010

Call for Proposals – Deadline March 1, 2010

Presentations, Posters and Workshops

As cities and towns around the world grapple with the impacts of multiple and concurrent crises, progressive planners, urbanists, activists, and citizens face the challenge of transforming crises into opportunities to advance profound changes in the way we plan, build, design, live in, and govern our cities.

We invite submissions addressing, but not limited to, the following questions: How are today’s crises impacting cities and transforming contemporary debates about justice? What possible futures emerge as cities and local communities respond to rapid economic, political, demographic, and environmental change? What is a just distribution of local, national, and global responsibilities? What possibilities and/or responsibilities will move us toward a more just metropolis? How do we collaborate to achieve change towards social justice, equity, better living conditions, and the right to the metropolis? What innovative ideas can crises prompt in the quest for a just and inclusive metropolis? And how do we get there?

Submission could be in the form of workshops, panel discussions, paper/project presentations, and posters. We encourage the grouping of papers in pre-organized sessions but reserve the right to realign papers once proposals have been accepted. The conference will feature a special reception for posters, during which authors will display and discuss their work one-on-one. We encourage collaboration across disciplines and communities.

DEADLINE: All submissions are due by March 1, 2010

Applicants will be notified within a month of submission. Our review committee will begin work as soon as proposals are submitted, so interested participants are encouraged to submit proposals before the deadline. All participants in sessions – including local panelists – are required to register for the conference.

SESSION TYPES: We have identified four types of sessions, which are described below. If you have an idea for a different format, i.e. a film or art session, you will have the option to choose “other” on the abstract submission form.

Paper/Project Presentations – These sessions are designed for people to present their research, projects, ideas, accomplishments and failures. Individual presentations should be limited to 15 minutes. Qualifying presentations will be grouped together based on subject, geography or other thematic considerations. Paper/project sessions will be between 1 and 1.5 hours, and all authors should be present for the full duration of their session, to allow for audience Q&A.

Panels – Panels may be a collection of individual papers and projects or a panel facilitated by a moderator. Priority will be given to panels that reflect diversity of opinions, backgrounds and geography. Panels must have a minimum of three and a maximum of five panelists. The panel organizer must submit ONE abstract on behalf of the entire panel. The abstract should include the title, purpose, and the names of the panelists and the moderator. Qualifying panel discussions will be between 1 and 1.5 hours and should leave room for Q&A. If you would like us to help identify an outside moderator/discussant, please indicate so in your submission.

Participatory Workshops – The goal of a participatory workshop is the involvement of ALL workshop participants in a discussion or other exercise designed to learn, communicate, debate, etc. Workshops can be led by a single person, although workshops led by a diverse range of people will receive priority. “Presenting” by the workshop leader/s should be limited. Workshop proposals should include the title and purpose of the workshop, the names of all presenters/leaders, and should indicate how leaders intend to involve others in the workshop. Workshops will be between 1 and 1.5 hours and will take place in classroom-sized rooms, unless special arrangements are made. Please indicate if the workshop will require any special arrangements for space, scheduling, etc.

Posters - Posters emphasize the visual communication of ideas and are an excellent way to present one’s research, designs or project outside of a formal session. The conference will feature a special reception for posters, during which authors will present and discuss their work one-on-one, and the posters will be on display in the main conference site during the classroom sessions on Friday June 18th and Saturday June 19th. Poster abstracts should include the title, purpose, names of all authors/presenters and preliminary description or design of the poster.

Other – We enthusiastically invite the submission of proposals for other presentation formats, such as film, installations, project exhibitions, student work, etc. Abstracts in this category must include the title, purpose, names of presenters/authors, description of the work to be presented, and any required special arrangements (space, scheduling, etc.).

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS

Presenters/authors must first submit an abstract-length proposal of approximately 250-400 words. Proposals must also include:

• Title
• Purpose
• Key words (minimum of 1, maximum of 5)
• Abstract (250-400 words)
• Name(s) of all authors, presenters, panelists, workshop leaders, etc.
• Name(s) of suggested discussant(s), for pre-organized sessions and panels only
• Special arrangements (space requirements, scheduling, etc.)

To submit an abstract, clink on the link below, which will take you to an offsite abstract submission system which we are using to manage submissions.

Abstract Submission Page

Please direct any questions about proposal submissions to Kate Ervin (HunterMUP at gmail.com). We look forward to having you participate in the Just Metropolis!

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APA TOPSS Scholars Essay Competition

The APA Teachers of Psychology in Secondary Schools (TOPSS) is pleased to announce the topic for the 2010 APA TOPSS Scholars Essay Competition. There will be four winners, each of whom will receive a $250 award. Submissions must be submitted by March 1, 2010.

2010 Essay Topic

Human behavior is a leading cause of the current environmental crisis, and this is a critical concern for society. One of the goals of psychology is to address problems faced by human beings and to improve the quality of life for all. This essay competition requires you to describe a community service project that could be carried out in your local community to encourage environmentally-friendly behavior. You are asked to develop a statement on how human behavior affects a specific environmental issue and describe a project that you and your classmates could carry out in the local community. You should use THREE of the principles of learning theory listed in Section II to encourage behavior change in your community, and use research findings on these principles to support your plan.

Directions

Submit an essay of 3,000 words or less that addresses each of the three sections below. Use the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association to write your paper.

Section I: Describe a local service project that addresses an environmental issue

As an introduction, describe the impact human behavior has had on the environment, citing at least 3 peer-reviewed journal articles*. You are then asked to describe an environmental concern in your community, addressing how human behavior contributes to this problem. Next, you are asked to describe a project that you and a group of students could work on that would encourage positive behavior change within the community to address this problem. The project should be directed toward a single environmental issue and should include concepts based in learning theory to influence public opinion. Use THREE out of the five principles of learning theory listed in Section II to create your project.

*For a starting point, see suggested readings online.

Section II: Applying Principles of Learning Theory

Select three out of the five principles of learning theory listed below, describe them, and explain how each principle or technique could be used in your project.

• Reinforcement

• Schedules of reinforcement

• Shaping

• Observationa llearning

• Generalization

Your project should apply THREE of these principles, and you should use research findings on these principles and techniques to justify their use in your project. To do this, find at least one research study (per topic) that supports each principle and technique in your project and summarize the findings of each study.

Section III: Conclusion

Discuss the value of using the correct principles of learning theory to develop a project to encourage environmental change (i.e., when is it good and when might it be potentially harmful to use these principles). Then, include a discussion on the long term impact of implementing your project’s suggestions. Finally, briefly describe what you have learned about human behavior and its impact on the environment from writing this essay. Summarize this conclusion in 300 words or less.

Rules

Eligibility
Entrants must be high school students.
Entrants must have been enrolled or be presently enrolled in a high school psychology course.

The Paper
Papers must be no more than 3,000 words in length. Papers exceeding this length will be disqualified.
Papers must be in APA style.
Papers must include an abstract, not to exceed 120 words.
Students should be aware that essays will be screened for originality.

The Procedure
No more than TEN papers per school may be submitted.

All entries must include a cover page with the following information (all required):

• Student's name

• Student's year in school (e.g., junior, senior)

• Name, address, phone number, and e-mail address of current or past psychology teacher

• Student's school name, address, phone number, home address, and e-mail address

Psychology faculty at the college and high school level will serve as judges.

The paper must be submitted online by March 1, 2010.

Rubric (Out of 100 points)

Section I: Describe a local service project that addresses an environmental issue (50 points)
A good answer will:

• Include an introduction describing the impact human behavior has had on the environment that cites at least three sources (10 points)

• describe a project that would encourage positive behavior change regarding an environmental issue (10 points)

• be comprehensive and address an environmental issue (15 points)

• include three concepts based on using learning theory to influence public opinion presented in Section II (15 points)

Section II: Applying Principles of Learning Theory (30 points)
A good answer will:

• include a description of three principles or techniques of learning theory and an explanation about how each of these concepts could be used in your project (15 points)

• include a summary of at least one research study that supports each of the principles or techniques used in your project. (15 points)

Section III: Conclusion (20 points)
A good answer will:

• include a brief discussion regarding the value of using learning theory to change behavior (5 points)

• include a discussion on the long term impact of implementing your project’s suggestions (5 points)

• briefly describe what you have learned about human behavior and its impact on the environment from writing this essay (5 points)

• be no longer than 300 words (5 points)

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2010 SCOA Annual Meeting Residents Research Competition

Call for abstracts and Residents Research Competition Submissions for 2010 SCOA Annual Meeting! Deadline to submit materials is March 1, 2010!

The South Carolina Orthopaedic Association is now accepting abstract submissions and Resident Research Competition submissions for the 2010 SCOA Annual Meeting. The 2010 Annual Meeting is taking place August 5-8, 2010 at The Sanctuary at Kiawah Island. All of the information you will need to secure your participation has been added to this SCOA Blog:

http://blog.scoanet.org/

All abstracts and Resident Competition papers must be submitted by March 1, 2010 to be considered by the Program Committee. Instructions for regular abstract submissions and the 2010 Resident Research Competition are included on the SCOA website. In addition to the abstract information, all submissions should be accompanied by a completed AAOS Financial Disclosure Form and an AAOS FDA Disclosure Form attached below.

Download CallforAbstracts 2010 Application form

Download 2010 AAOS Financial Disclosure SCOA

Download 2010 AAOS FDA disclosure SCOA

Source : http://blog.scoanet.org/2010/01/call-for-abstracts-and-residents-research-competition-submissions-for-2010-scoa-annual-meeting-deadline-to-submit-materia.html

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