Free contest, Pinellas Family History Writing Competition, top prize: $50 (Florida)

Deadline: 31 October 2011

Family History Writing Competition

Rules of the Competition

1. The competition is open to both members and non-members of PGS.
2. Entries should be based on the author’s personal research of a family history or genealogical account of family lines and lives, discussing the steps followed and the conclusions that resulted from the research.
3. Entries may be original, unpublished papers or published papers. If previously published, please submit permission to reprint from the original publisher along with the entry.
4. Entries may be submitted as either electronic file or printed hardcopy, but electronic file form is preferred. Hardcopy entries should not be fastened.
5. Entries should be 1,500-3,000 words (exclusive of the endnotes), single-spaced, formatted with 1” margins all around. If the paper is submitted in hardcopy, it should be printed one-sided.
6. The first line of all paragraphs should be indented, and there should be no blank lines between paragraphs.
7. The font should be 12 point Times Roman (or similar).
8. Entries should have a cover sheet with the title of the paper and the author’s name, mailing address, phone number, and email address.
9. All sources should be cited in endnotes with complete bibliographical information. Guidelines for endnote citations (same style as for footnotes) can be found in Elizabeth Shown Mills, Evidence! Citation & Analysis for the Family Historian and in Family History Documentation Guidelines, 2ed. The National Genealogical Society Quarterly (NGSQ) is also a good model for citations.
10. The winning entries will be announced in the winter issue of Pinellas Genealogist. The prizes will be presented at Pinellas Genealogy Society’s annual Educational Seminar in February, or, if the writers are unable to attend, the awards will be mailed after the Seminar. The author of the winning entry will be a guest of PGS at the seminar.
11. The author retains copyright of the paper, but by submitting the paper to the Family History Writing Competition, the author grants Pinellas Genealogy Society the right to publish the article in Pinellas Genealogist or a possible future anthology.

Email entries to: pgsfla@yahoo.com
Subject: PG Writing Competition

or mail to: Pinellas Genealogy Society
c/o Largo Public Library
PG Writing Competition
120 Central Park Drive
Largo, Florida 33771-2110

More information here.