Deadline: 1 July 2011
This prize was created in memory of Professor Penrose, an eminent geneticist and peace activist, and one of only four Psychiatrist Fellows of the Royal Society in the last century.
We are looking for optimistic stories of around 2500-3500 words that will inspire the public to work towards peace. It should contain some factual information about the peace movement, such as important figures, achievements or failures. However fictional elements are equally welcome. You can take an original approach but here are some important points in medical peace history to stimulate ideas:
• Costa Rica is a country without an army.
• Australia have created National Ministries of Peace.
• The Japanese Constitution renounces the right to wage war except in self defence.
• Officials worldwide have joined to transcend national borders (Mayors for Peace, Cities for Peace).
• The Hague Convention in 1899 was one of the first formal statements of war crimes in international law.
• Olaf Palme, the assassinated anti-nuclear Prime Minister of Sweden, Bernard Lown, President of International Physicians for Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), Joseph Rotblat, the nuclear scientist who opposed nuclear weapons.
The prize is open to all but the story should not previously have been published. The first prize is £500, second prize is £300 and winning stories will be considered for publication in Medact’s newsletter, Communique. The closing date is 1 July 2011. For further details and an application form contact lionelpenrose@gmail.com
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For inquiries: lionelpenrose@gmail.com
For submissions: lionelpenrose@gmail.com
Website: http://www.medact.org/
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