Deadline: 6 September 2011
The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsaA) has issued a call for submissions for the 2011 Essay Prize in Psychoanalysis and Culture. APsaA’s Committee on Research and Special Training (CORST) encourages the involvement of higher education academics in psychoanalysis and works with them to stimulate interest in psychoanalysis at the university level. Academics may submit essays on psychoanalytically informed research in the bio-behavioral sciences, social sciences, arts and/or humanities.
The winning essay will be presented at APsaA’s 2012 National Meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York City and will be reviewed for publication by the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association (JAPA). Additionally, the winner will receive a $1,000 prize and up to $1,000 in reimbursed expenses for hotel, airfare and/or travel to attend the award presentation on Jan. 13th, 2012.
Submission Guidelines:
The essay should be no more than 30 pages in length and should neither have been published or submitted for publication to other journals.
The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, September 6, 2011.
The CORST Essay Prize is open to anyone - regardless of institutional status or affiliation.
Submissions should be sent, without identifying credentials, to: jlynn@apsa.org.
CORST has had an internationally recognized essay award for the last decade, with programs of outreach that attract and integrate research candidates and offers mentorship for academics which includes psychoanalytic consultations on their research.
The American Psychoanalytic Association is a professional organization of psychoanalysts and is comprised of approximately 3,300 members. The oldest psychoanalytic organization in the nation, APsaA is celebrating its 100th anniversary throughout 2011.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: jlynn@apsa.org
For submissions: jlynn@apsa.org
Website: http://apsa.org
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Free to enter, Burlington Contemporary Writing Prize 2012, prize: £1000 (worldwide)
Deadline: 31 January 2012
The Burlington Contemporary Writing Prize, to be awarded annually, seeks to discover talented young writers on contemporary art. The Prize winner will receive £1000, and will have the opportunity to publish a review of a contemporary art exhibition in The Burlington Magazine.
Submissions requirements
Applicants must submit one unpublished review of a contemporary art exhibition, no more than 1000 words in length (and may be illustrated if desired). The submitted review must be written in English, although the art considered may be international. Applicants must be under the age of 30 (proof of age may be required). Entries must be emailed as a Word document - clearly stating the name, age, country of residence and occupation of the applicant - to editorial@burlington.org.uk
Deadline
The submission deadline for the 2012 Prize is Tuesday 31st January 2012.
Submissions will be assessed by a panel of judges from The Burlington Magazine and specialists in contemporary art. The Prize winner will be announced in April 2012.
For more information, please contact editorial@burlington.org.uk
Contact Information:
For inquiries: editorial@burlington.org.uk
For submissions: editorial@burlington.org.uk
Website: http://www.burlington.org.uk
The Burlington Contemporary Writing Prize, to be awarded annually, seeks to discover talented young writers on contemporary art. The Prize winner will receive £1000, and will have the opportunity to publish a review of a contemporary art exhibition in The Burlington Magazine.
Submissions requirements
Applicants must submit one unpublished review of a contemporary art exhibition, no more than 1000 words in length (and may be illustrated if desired). The submitted review must be written in English, although the art considered may be international. Applicants must be under the age of 30 (proof of age may be required). Entries must be emailed as a Word document - clearly stating the name, age, country of residence and occupation of the applicant - to editorial@burlington.org.uk
Deadline
The submission deadline for the 2012 Prize is Tuesday 31st January 2012.
Submissions will be assessed by a panel of judges from The Burlington Magazine and specialists in contemporary art. The Prize winner will be announced in April 2012.
For more information, please contact editorial@burlington.org.uk
Contact Information:
For inquiries: editorial@burlington.org.uk
For submissions: editorial@burlington.org.uk
Website: http://www.burlington.org.uk
Free to enter, G C O'Donnell Essay Prize, prize: $3,500 (Australia)
Deadline: 2 September 2011
The G C O'Donnell essay prize is awarded every two years.
The prize is AUD$3,500 and is awarded to the author of an unpublished essay displaying original thinking on a topic of the author’s choice regarding copyright and the protection of the interests of authors. The winning entry is likely to exhibit original ideas on issues of practical importance in copyright or on copyright theory. The competition is open to any interested persons, including authors, lawyers and students, from anywhere in the world.
Terms and Conditions
General
1. Information on how to enter and prize details form part of these conditions. Entry into this promotion is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions of entry.
2. The promoter is Australian Copyright Council ABN 63 001 228 780 of 3/245 Chalmers Street, Redfern 2016
3. The promotion starts at 10:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time (“AEDST”) on 22 June and ends at 5:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (“AEDST”) on 2 September 2011 (Promotion Period)
Entry Conditions
4. Entry is open to all Australian and overseas residents.
5. Essays will not be returned.
How to Enter
6. To enter and to be eligible to win, an eligible entrant must during the Promotion Period :
a. Write an essay, which should be a minimum of 5,000 and a maximum of 10,000 words.
a. All entries must be supplied on white A4 paper and typed double-spaced.
b. Submit the original and two copies, The name of the author, a short biography and a summary of the essay (in 50 to 100 words) should be included on a detachable page.
c. In addition, a digital copy, clearly marked with the author's name in the subject line, should be sent to info@copyright.org.au.
d. The author's name should at no time appear on the essay or the copies. Essays will not be returned and will be disqualified if the author's name appears.
e. Entries should be posted to:
Australian Copyright Council
PO Box 1986, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
email: info@copyright.org.au
Judging criteria & Prize:
7. a. The entries will be judged by a panel appointed by the board of the Australian Copyright Council. The board may elect to not award the prize if no entry is of a sufficient standard.
b. The prize totals AUD$3,500 will be awarded at the 2011 Copyright Law and Practice Symposium dinner, to be held in Sydney on 13th October 2011.
The winning essay will be published in Copyright Reporter, the journal of the Copyright Society of Australia.
Intellectual Property
By submitting an entry, the entrant warrants that :
a. their entry is of their own creation;
b. authorise Copyright Society to publish this in Copyright reporter
c. their submitted entry does not infringe any third parties rights, including any third parties intellectual rights
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@copyright.org.au
For submissions: info@copyright.org.au
Website: http://www.copyright.org.au
The G C O'Donnell essay prize is awarded every two years.
The prize is AUD$3,500 and is awarded to the author of an unpublished essay displaying original thinking on a topic of the author’s choice regarding copyright and the protection of the interests of authors. The winning entry is likely to exhibit original ideas on issues of practical importance in copyright or on copyright theory. The competition is open to any interested persons, including authors, lawyers and students, from anywhere in the world.
Terms and Conditions
General
1. Information on how to enter and prize details form part of these conditions. Entry into this promotion is deemed acceptance of these terms and conditions of entry.
2. The promoter is Australian Copyright Council ABN 63 001 228 780 of 3/245 Chalmers Street, Redfern 2016
3. The promotion starts at 10:00am Australian Eastern Standard Time (“AEDST”) on 22 June and ends at 5:00pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (“AEDST”) on 2 September 2011 (Promotion Period)
Entry Conditions
4. Entry is open to all Australian and overseas residents.
5. Essays will not be returned.
How to Enter
6. To enter and to be eligible to win, an eligible entrant must during the Promotion Period :
a. Write an essay, which should be a minimum of 5,000 and a maximum of 10,000 words.
a. All entries must be supplied on white A4 paper and typed double-spaced.
b. Submit the original and two copies, The name of the author, a short biography and a summary of the essay (in 50 to 100 words) should be included on a detachable page.
c. In addition, a digital copy, clearly marked with the author's name in the subject line, should be sent to info@copyright.org.au.
d. The author's name should at no time appear on the essay or the copies. Essays will not be returned and will be disqualified if the author's name appears.
e. Entries should be posted to:
Australian Copyright Council
PO Box 1986, Strawberry Hills NSW 2012
email: info@copyright.org.au
Judging criteria & Prize:
7. a. The entries will be judged by a panel appointed by the board of the Australian Copyright Council. The board may elect to not award the prize if no entry is of a sufficient standard.
b. The prize totals AUD$3,500 will be awarded at the 2011 Copyright Law and Practice Symposium dinner, to be held in Sydney on 13th October 2011.
The winning essay will be published in Copyright Reporter, the journal of the Copyright Society of Australia.
Intellectual Property
By submitting an entry, the entrant warrants that :
a. their entry is of their own creation;
b. authorise Copyright Society to publish this in Copyright reporter
c. their submitted entry does not infringe any third parties rights, including any third parties intellectual rights
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@copyright.org.au
For submissions: info@copyright.org.au
Website: http://www.copyright.org.au
Free contest, 2011-12 Charles S. Peirce Society Essay Contest, prize: $500
Deadline: 16 January 2012
Topic: Any topic on or related to the work of Charles Sanders Peirce.
Awards:
* $500 cash prize.
* Presentation at the Society's next annual meeting, held in conjunction with that of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association (Seattle, Washington, April 4-7, 2012).
* Possible publication, subject to editorial revision, in the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society (http://www.peircesociety.org/transactions.html).
Submission Deadline: January 16, 2012.
Length: Because the winning essay may be published in the Transactions, the length of contest submissions should be about the length of an average journal article. The maximum acceptable length is 10,000 words, including notes. The presentation of the winning submission at the annual meeting cannot exceed 30 minutes reading time.
Open to: Graduate students and persons who have held a Ph.D. or its equivalent for no more than seven years. Entries from students who have not yet begun their graduate training will not be considered. Past winners of the contest are ineligible. Joint submissions are allowed provided that all authors satisfy the eligibility requirements.
Advice to Essay Contest Entrants:
The winning entry will make a genuine contribution to the literature on Peirce. Therefore, entrants should become familiar with the major currents of work on Peirce to date and take care to locate their views in relation to published material that bears directly on their topic.
Entrants should note that scholarly work on Peirce frequently benefits from the explicit consideration of the historical development of his views. Even a submission that focuses on a single stage in that development can benefit from noting the stage on which it focuses in
reference to other phases of Peirce's treatment of the topic under consideration. (This advice is not intended to reflect a bias toward chronological studies, but merely to express a strong preference for a chronologically informed understanding of Peirce's philosophy.)
We do not require but strongly encourage, where appropriate, citation of the Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition. Ideally, citation of texts found in both the Collected Papers and the Writings should be to both CP and W.
Submissions should be prepared for blind evaluation and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Cover letter or email should include complete contact information, including mailing address and phone numbers, and a statement that the entrant meets the eligibility requirements of the contest.
Electronic submissions are preferred. Submissions should be sent as email attachments (Microsoft Word documents, RTF files, or PDF files only) to Robert Lane, secretary-treasurer of the Society: rlane@westga.edu .
Please include "Peirce Essay Contest Submission" in the subject line of your email.
Submissions by traditional mail are also acceptable. Please mail submissions to:
Robert Lane
Philosophy Program
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
Attn: Peirce Essay Contest
Contact Information:
For inquiries: rlane@westga.edu
For submissions: rlane@westga.edu
Website: http://www.peircesociety.org/
Topic: Any topic on or related to the work of Charles Sanders Peirce.
Awards:
* $500 cash prize.
* Presentation at the Society's next annual meeting, held in conjunction with that of the Pacific Division of the American Philosophical Association (Seattle, Washington, April 4-7, 2012).
* Possible publication, subject to editorial revision, in the Transactions of the Charles S. Peirce Society (http://www.peircesociety.org/transactions.html).
Submission Deadline: January 16, 2012.
Length: Because the winning essay may be published in the Transactions, the length of contest submissions should be about the length of an average journal article. The maximum acceptable length is 10,000 words, including notes. The presentation of the winning submission at the annual meeting cannot exceed 30 minutes reading time.
Open to: Graduate students and persons who have held a Ph.D. or its equivalent for no more than seven years. Entries from students who have not yet begun their graduate training will not be considered. Past winners of the contest are ineligible. Joint submissions are allowed provided that all authors satisfy the eligibility requirements.
Advice to Essay Contest Entrants:
The winning entry will make a genuine contribution to the literature on Peirce. Therefore, entrants should become familiar with the major currents of work on Peirce to date and take care to locate their views in relation to published material that bears directly on their topic.
Entrants should note that scholarly work on Peirce frequently benefits from the explicit consideration of the historical development of his views. Even a submission that focuses on a single stage in that development can benefit from noting the stage on which it focuses in
reference to other phases of Peirce's treatment of the topic under consideration. (This advice is not intended to reflect a bias toward chronological studies, but merely to express a strong preference for a chronologically informed understanding of Peirce's philosophy.)
We do not require but strongly encourage, where appropriate, citation of the Writings of Charles S. Peirce: A Chronological Edition. Ideally, citation of texts found in both the Collected Papers and the Writings should be to both CP and W.
Submissions should be prepared for blind evaluation and must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
Cover letter or email should include complete contact information, including mailing address and phone numbers, and a statement that the entrant meets the eligibility requirements of the contest.
Electronic submissions are preferred. Submissions should be sent as email attachments (Microsoft Word documents, RTF files, or PDF files only) to Robert Lane, secretary-treasurer of the Society: rlane@westga.edu .
Please include "Peirce Essay Contest Submission" in the subject line of your email.
Submissions by traditional mail are also acceptable. Please mail submissions to:
Robert Lane
Philosophy Program
University of West Georgia
Carrollton, GA 30118
Attn: Peirce Essay Contest
Contact Information:
For inquiries: rlane@westga.edu
For submissions: rlane@westga.edu
Website: http://www.peircesociety.org/
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We are seeking freelance writers to interview college deans, professors, librarians and others for our reports on higher education and libraries. We publish short works (about 12,000-15,000 words) on topics such as educational marketing, alumni relations, library management, international education and other issues. We pay 10 cents per word to start and add a royalty for those who have successfully completed two projects. Interviewing skills essential; some background in education or library writing desirable but not essential. Seeking committed freelancers with journalism background. Send resume.
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Monday, August 22, 2011
Free contest, 10th Annual FundsforWriters Essay Contest , top prize: $50 (worldwide)
Deadline: 31 October 2011
Your definition of diligence, however, might involve a personal relationship, a child, a career, a manuscript. Maybe you weathered a difficult phase in your life, and now that you've come out on the other side relieved yet wiser, stronger and empowered.
In this day of instant publishing versus traditional, of impatient waits for answers to query letters, the theme of Diligence seemed most appropriate. No, you don't have to write about self-publishing versus traditional. Just make Diligence the clear, ultimate, and striking point of your nonfiction essay.
The Prize Money
NO ENTRY FEE CATEGORY - First place - $50. Second place - $25. Third place - $15.
Last year's 351 entrants made this contest a resounding success. It's when I read those essays that I realize why I do this contest. People pour their hearts into these pieces, these stories. Some raise a tear. Some send a shiver. Some make me wonder why some individuals aren't well-published and known across the Web. I see the souls of people striving to spin words into stories, turn thoughts into communication. I see them teaching school, selling insurance, fixing computers, fighting crime, taking care of elderly parents, carpooling kids, and going through life like everyone else. But in their bedrooms, studies and kitchens, they dig down into themselves to enter contests like this. They want to write.
Contests offer a barometer. Everyday people and seasoned scholars can enter the same competitions, both trying to step up another rung on that ladder. Even honorable mention is hope. It's a nod that what you fight to pen words at night, on weekends, at dawn before the family is up, your effort is deemed worthy.
What to Put In/On your Email Submission:
Guidelines:
Contact Information:
For inquiries: hope@fundsforwriters.com
For submissions: hope@fundsforwriters.com
Website: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/
Your definition of diligence, however, might involve a personal relationship, a child, a career, a manuscript. Maybe you weathered a difficult phase in your life, and now that you've come out on the other side relieved yet wiser, stronger and empowered.
In this day of instant publishing versus traditional, of impatient waits for answers to query letters, the theme of Diligence seemed most appropriate. No, you don't have to write about self-publishing versus traditional. Just make Diligence the clear, ultimate, and striking point of your nonfiction essay.
The Prize Money
NO ENTRY FEE CATEGORY - First place - $50. Second place - $25. Third place - $15.
Last year's 351 entrants made this contest a resounding success. It's when I read those essays that I realize why I do this contest. People pour their hearts into these pieces, these stories. Some raise a tear. Some send a shiver. Some make me wonder why some individuals aren't well-published and known across the Web. I see the souls of people striving to spin words into stories, turn thoughts into communication. I see them teaching school, selling insurance, fixing computers, fighting crime, taking care of elderly parents, carpooling kids, and going through life like everyone else. But in their bedrooms, studies and kitchens, they dig down into themselves to enter contests like this. They want to write.
Contests offer a barometer. Everyday people and seasoned scholars can enter the same competitions, both trying to step up another rung on that ladder. Even honorable mention is hope. It's a nod that what you fight to pen words at night, on weekends, at dawn before the family is up, your effort is deemed worthy.
What to Put In/On your Email Submission:
- The title of the essay (do NOT use the theme as your title)
- Your name.
- Your email address.
- Note Entry Fee or No Entry Fee category.
- The word count.
- The essay itself in the body.
Guidelines:
- Not to exceed 750 words.
- Essay/nonfiction only. Includes memoir, creative nonfiction, journalistic nonfiction...nonfiction period. NO fiction, poetry or children's writing.
- Receipt deadline Midnight (Eastern Time), October 31, 2011.
- Email entry to hope@fundsforwriters.com. (No fax or hard copy submissions.)
- No attachments to emails. Embed in the email itself. (Viruses are nasty creatures.)
- Note NO ENTRY FEE on your submission.
- No changes/alterations to an already submitted piece. The second edit will be deleted.
- Must be original and unpublished.
- Must be in English but entries accepted internationally. Entry fees must be in US dollars.
- No limit to the number of submissions.
- All writers must be 18 or older.
- Do not bother with SASE for winners lists. Winners posted on website and in newsletters.
- Single or double-spaced accepted.
- Winners and public notified by December 1, 2011.
- Winners published in December 2, 2011 FundsforWriters newsletters.
- Winners paid via check or PayPal. If you are from a country where that is a problem, please do not enter.
- Judges are selected from Hope's peer group of writers, authors and journalists, still pending, but the finalists are chosen by C. Hope Clark.
- Final determination of winners is not negotiable.
- You do NOT have to be a FundsforWriters reader to enter the contest.
- You will not be added to any sort of mailing list.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: hope@fundsforwriters.com
For submissions: hope@fundsforwriters.com
Website: http://www.fundsforwriters.com/
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Free contest, The National Essay Contest on Western Sahara, top prize: $500 (worldwide)
Deadline: 15 October 2011
Timeline 2011
August 1, 2011: Launch of the Essay Contest
October 15, 2011: Deadline for submissions
Week of December 5, 2011: Finalists announced
January 5 – 6, 2012: Final Jury in Washington, DC
January 6, 2012: Award Ceremony during the Symposium on Morocco and the Morocco-Western Sahara (SMWS) in Washington, DC
Jury
The Essay Contest is designed and implemented by the American Task Force on the Western Sahara in partnership with outstanding academic institutions who form the Selection Committee
The role of the Selection Committee is to determine the topic and format of the contest and to ensure a fair and transparent process of selecting winners.
Selection Criteria
Essays will be assessed for their structure, coherence, creativity, level of documentation, and relevance to the topic. We realize that English might be a foreign language to some participants, and so language mistakes will not penalized, as long as the content is comprehensible. Selection process: the Jury will complete their selections of 8 finalists by the week of December 5. Submissions will be blind-reviewed
Essay finalists will be invited to present their essays to a panel of experts during the Final Jury. The winner(s) will present their work to the participants of SMWS 2012 in Washington, DC.
Topic
The issue of the Western Sahara requires more careful examination, and ATFWS is dedicated to promoting more awareness towards the issue. The ATFWS Essay Contest gives you the chance to express your views on the issue of the Moroccan/Western Sahara, whether the Moroccan Autonomy Plan is a viable solution, and what the ramifications of the conflict’s resolution would be. Make sure your essay has a clear and concise thesis statement.
Here are some guiding questions to address:
1) Would the resolution of the Western Sahara conflict make a difference in the North Africa and Middle East region?
2) Discuss the Moroccan Autonomy Plan. How will it help solve the dispute?
3) In what ways would the conflict matter for the United States, the African Union, the European Union, or NATO?
In writing this essay, we encourage you to draw on historical fact, documentation, and personal experience and emphasize your own solutions for a fair and lasting resolution of the conflict.
Who can participate?
The ATFWS Essay Contest is open to all students, as well as non-students from all countries of the world
Length: Essays may not be longer than 3500 words. Essays are accepted in .pdf and .doc formats only.
Abstract Summary: An Abstract Summary of not more than 300 words is required; the jury will use the summary to make a pre-selection.
How do you submit?
The submission process for the Essay Contest is internet-based.
Please fill in a submission form to admin@atfws.org with your essay attached
Cash Prizes: First Place $500 – Second Place $300 – Third Place $200
Rules
- Submissions will be accepted until October 15, 2011.
- The Essay Contest is open for nationals of all countries of the world, students and non-students alike.
- Essays may not be longer than 4000 words.
- Essays can only be in English and submitted online. Essays are submitted to the Essay Contest website of the ATFWS website. Each participant must fill in a submission form with the essay
- Throughout the essay, quotes and references must be clearly marked and properly cited.
- All essays must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
- Essays are accepted in .doc and .pdf format only.
- ATFWS reserves the right to publish and/or make available to the public all winning submissions.
- The decision of the Jury is final and not subject to any appeal.
- Active and paid staff (between the time of the essay submission and the Final Jury in December 2011) of the 2011 Essay Contest are not eligible to participate.
- It is preferred that all work be submitted individually, but a pair collaboration will be accepted.
- One participant may submit only one work per category.
- All submissions must be made online through the Essay Contest page on the ATFWS website.
Submissions can be made in English only.
Please direct any questions you may have about the ATFWS Essay Contest to admin@atfws.org
Contact Information:
For inquiries: admin@atfws.org
For submissions: admin@atfws.org
Website: http://www.atfws.org/
Timeline 2011
August 1, 2011: Launch of the Essay Contest
October 15, 2011: Deadline for submissions
Week of December 5, 2011: Finalists announced
January 5 – 6, 2012: Final Jury in Washington, DC
January 6, 2012: Award Ceremony during the Symposium on Morocco and the Morocco-Western Sahara (SMWS) in Washington, DC
Jury
The Essay Contest is designed and implemented by the American Task Force on the Western Sahara in partnership with outstanding academic institutions who form the Selection Committee
The role of the Selection Committee is to determine the topic and format of the contest and to ensure a fair and transparent process of selecting winners.
Selection Criteria
Essays will be assessed for their structure, coherence, creativity, level of documentation, and relevance to the topic. We realize that English might be a foreign language to some participants, and so language mistakes will not penalized, as long as the content is comprehensible. Selection process: the Jury will complete their selections of 8 finalists by the week of December 5. Submissions will be blind-reviewed
Essay finalists will be invited to present their essays to a panel of experts during the Final Jury. The winner(s) will present their work to the participants of SMWS 2012 in Washington, DC.
Topic
The issue of the Western Sahara requires more careful examination, and ATFWS is dedicated to promoting more awareness towards the issue. The ATFWS Essay Contest gives you the chance to express your views on the issue of the Moroccan/Western Sahara, whether the Moroccan Autonomy Plan is a viable solution, and what the ramifications of the conflict’s resolution would be. Make sure your essay has a clear and concise thesis statement.
Here are some guiding questions to address:
1) Would the resolution of the Western Sahara conflict make a difference in the North Africa and Middle East region?
2) Discuss the Moroccan Autonomy Plan. How will it help solve the dispute?
3) In what ways would the conflict matter for the United States, the African Union, the European Union, or NATO?
In writing this essay, we encourage you to draw on historical fact, documentation, and personal experience and emphasize your own solutions for a fair and lasting resolution of the conflict.
Who can participate?
The ATFWS Essay Contest is open to all students, as well as non-students from all countries of the world
Length: Essays may not be longer than 3500 words. Essays are accepted in .pdf and .doc formats only.
Abstract Summary: An Abstract Summary of not more than 300 words is required; the jury will use the summary to make a pre-selection.
How do you submit?
The submission process for the Essay Contest is internet-based.
Please fill in a submission form to admin@atfws.org with your essay attached
Cash Prizes: First Place $500 – Second Place $300 – Third Place $200
Rules
- Submissions will be accepted until October 15, 2011.
- The Essay Contest is open for nationals of all countries of the world, students and non-students alike.
- Essays may not be longer than 4000 words.
- Essays can only be in English and submitted online. Essays are submitted to the Essay Contest website of the ATFWS website. Each participant must fill in a submission form with the essay
- Throughout the essay, quotes and references must be clearly marked and properly cited.
- All essays must be original. No previously published material will be accepted. Any plagiarism will result in automatic disqualification.
- Essays are accepted in .doc and .pdf format only.
- ATFWS reserves the right to publish and/or make available to the public all winning submissions.
- The decision of the Jury is final and not subject to any appeal.
- Active and paid staff (between the time of the essay submission and the Final Jury in December 2011) of the 2011 Essay Contest are not eligible to participate.
- It is preferred that all work be submitted individually, but a pair collaboration will be accepted.
- One participant may submit only one work per category.
- All submissions must be made online through the Essay Contest page on the ATFWS website.
Submissions can be made in English only.
Please direct any questions you may have about the ATFWS Essay Contest to admin@atfws.org
Contact Information:
For inquiries: admin@atfws.org
For submissions: admin@atfws.org
Website: http://www.atfws.org/
Monday, August 15, 2011
Free contest, Third Monthly WikiLeaks Central Essay Competition, prize: $100
Deadline: 10 September 2011
The third monthly WikiLeaks Central Essay Competition 2011 solicits an answer to the question: What are the root causes of the global economic crisis?
All sources used must be clearly identified when they occur and include the name of the source, and, when available, a hypertext link to the source content.
HOW TO ENTER
1.) If you do not already have one, register for a WLC account.
2.) Send an email to admin@wlcentral.org with the header: Competition: TITLE OF SUBMISSION by WLC ACCOUNT NAME. Insert your essay into the body of the email.
3.) See submission guidelines and rules below.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND RULES
1. Eligibility/topics. The Monthly WLC Competition is open to (i) any registered member of wlcentral.org except editors and WLC essay competition judges. Regular WL Central contributors, who are not editors or judges, may enter.
a. Submissions must focus primarily on theme of the month and can be any length. Submissions must be text based (we prefer html) and emailed to admin@wlcentral.org.
b. WL Central will have the right to publish the submission without payment to the author but with attribution to the author under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Please clearly indicate that your material is for publication and indicate the name you would like to appear as author. Submissions are allowed one hyperlink under the name of the author.
c. Content, previously submitted to an earlier monthly WLC essay competition, may not be again for subsequent competitions.
d. Any quotations or copyrighted material used must be properly identified. Failure to identify non-original material will result in disqualification. Each registered wlcentral.org account may enter only one entry for this month's competition. The submission must have a title.
e. Submissions can be written in any language.
2. Selection of winners. The winning essay will be selected by WL Central's editors based on (i) newsworthiness; (ii) supporting research; and (iii) organization and writing style. (iv) We will consider the essay's capacity to engender online discourse in the form of comments and retweets. The competition finalists will be published on WLC prior to the final selection. The competition winner will be notified on or about Sept 15, 2011, and an announcement of the winner will be sent via email to the winning entrant shortly thereafter.
3. Prize. A cash prize will be awarded for the winning essay ($US 100 US). WL Central may, in its discretion, decide to split prizes or award additional prizes.
4. Deadline for submission. All essays submitted for the competition must be received by WL Central by no later than 11:59 p.m. GMT, Sept 10, 2011.
5. In the event that none of the submissions are judged to be of suitable merit or unforeseen technical difficulties, WLC retains the right to roll the award to the next month's competition prize.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: admin@wlcentral.org
For submissions: admin@wlcentral.org or register here
Website: http://wlcentral.org
The third monthly WikiLeaks Central Essay Competition 2011 solicits an answer to the question: What are the root causes of the global economic crisis?
All sources used must be clearly identified when they occur and include the name of the source, and, when available, a hypertext link to the source content.
HOW TO ENTER
1.) If you do not already have one, register for a WLC account.
2.) Send an email to admin@wlcentral.org with the header: Competition: TITLE OF SUBMISSION by WLC ACCOUNT NAME. Insert your essay into the body of the email.
3.) See submission guidelines and rules below.
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND RULES
1. Eligibility/topics. The Monthly WLC Competition is open to (i) any registered member of wlcentral.org except editors and WLC essay competition judges. Regular WL Central contributors, who are not editors or judges, may enter.
a. Submissions must focus primarily on theme of the month and can be any length. Submissions must be text based (we prefer html) and emailed to admin@wlcentral.org.
b. WL Central will have the right to publish the submission without payment to the author but with attribution to the author under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License. Please clearly indicate that your material is for publication and indicate the name you would like to appear as author. Submissions are allowed one hyperlink under the name of the author.
c. Content, previously submitted to an earlier monthly WLC essay competition, may not be again for subsequent competitions.
d. Any quotations or copyrighted material used must be properly identified. Failure to identify non-original material will result in disqualification. Each registered wlcentral.org account may enter only one entry for this month's competition. The submission must have a title.
e. Submissions can be written in any language.
2. Selection of winners. The winning essay will be selected by WL Central's editors based on (i) newsworthiness; (ii) supporting research; and (iii) organization and writing style. (iv) We will consider the essay's capacity to engender online discourse in the form of comments and retweets. The competition finalists will be published on WLC prior to the final selection. The competition winner will be notified on or about Sept 15, 2011, and an announcement of the winner will be sent via email to the winning entrant shortly thereafter.
3. Prize. A cash prize will be awarded for the winning essay ($US 100 US). WL Central may, in its discretion, decide to split prizes or award additional prizes.
4. Deadline for submission. All essays submitted for the competition must be received by WL Central by no later than 11:59 p.m. GMT, Sept 10, 2011.
5. In the event that none of the submissions are judged to be of suitable merit or unforeseen technical difficulties, WLC retains the right to roll the award to the next month's competition prize.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: admin@wlcentral.org
For submissions: admin@wlcentral.org or register here
Website: http://wlcentral.org
Friday, August 12, 2011
Free contest, Your Voices on Motherhood (International Museum of Women), prize: $500 (worldwide)
Deadline: 31 October 2011
Submissions are accepted online through October 31, 2011 with a prize of US$1000 to the Community Choice Award Winner!
Artists, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, writers: IMOW wants to showcase your work in the new online exhibition Your Voices: On Motherhood. Contributions can come in any medium that is currently supported on IMOW.org (see below for details) and work must address a topic related to motherhood.
IMOW wants to showcase the experiences, ideas, joys and challenges of a new global generation on this important issue. What are your fears and hopes as you think about whether to become a mother? How is being a ‘good' mother defined in your country or culture? How is mothering now different to your mother or grandmother's generation?
Potential topics may include but are not limited to:
Explore these questions and topics, or come up with your own. We encourage you to submit original art, creative writing, personal stories, journalism, music, audio, video, photography or animation for consideration, and take part in this extraordinary conversation!
WHY SUBMIT?
Your Voices: On Motherhood is an entirely global community driven showcase that will launch in November 2011. The exhibition will represent the diverse voices, experiences, struggles and successes of women worldwide as they relate to motherhood. We encourage submissions from all global regions.
Submitting your work provides the opportunity to showcase your creativity for a global audience of over 50,000 monthly visitors from 200 countries. Submitted work will be reviewed by a jury, and selected submissions will be curated for inclusion in the Your Voices: On Motherhood exhibition. Additionally, by submitting, your work will automatically be considered for inclusion in IMOW's exciting new flagship exhibition on global motherhood scheduled to launch in 2012. We invite you to share your thoughts and creativity!
COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARD
All published submissions will be eligible for the Community Choice Award, a US$1,000 prize, with a $500 cash award going to the individual contributor and a $500 donation going to a women's nonprofit of the winner's choice. More information about the community choice award guidelines and voting process will be provided at the launch of the Your Voices on Motherhood exhibition in November.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Register for the IMOW Community.
Log-in to access the online submissions form.
Submit by October 31, 2011.
If you have questions or trouble submitting, please e-mail submissions@imow.org.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
Art: Submit images of your paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, or cartoons. Include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .jpg, .gif, or .bmp files sized 600 pixels wide, minimum 72 dpi (300 dpi preferred). Limit 9 images per submission.
Personal Stories/Creative Writing: Submit your short stories, poetry or creative essays. Limit: 300 to 1500 words. Please include an image for visual interest and a minimum 100-word image description.
Journalism/Activism Articles: Submit original articles, essays or non-fiction writing about the issues that matter to you and the work you are doing to change the world. Limit: 300 to 1500 words. Please include an image for visual interest and a 100-word description.
Music/Audio: Submit your music videos, songs, spoken word or podcasts. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .avi, .mp3, .aiff .aif or .wav files no more than 40MB each. Limit two videos per submission.
Photography: Submit your photojournalism and artistic photography. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .jpg, .gif or .bmp files sized at 600 pixels wide and a minimum of 72 dpi (300 dpi preferred). Limit 10 images per submission.
Video/Animation: Submit your video, film, trailers or animation. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .mov, .avi, .mp4, .aiff, .aif or .wav files no more than 40MB each. Limit two videos per submission. Video length must be less than 10 min. in length; if a trailer or excerpt from longer piece, give information on how to view longer or complete version.
TIPS
Here are just a few ways to increase your chances of being selected for inclusion in the exhibition:
SUBMIT EARLY: Don't wait until the last minute! Earlier submissions will have a greater chance of being selected.
DO YOUR BEST: Make your contribution look as good as possible. Edit and review to make sure it's complete. If submitting text, include an image for visual interest. If submitting visuals, include a detailed description of each image, video, or artwork.
TELL THE WHOLE STORY: Provide context and background for your work. For example, if submitting artwork, share information about your methods and/or sources of inspiration. For photographs, tell us where, when, and why you took them.
BE EASY TO REACH:Make it easy for us to contact you. Register for the IMOW community with an email address that you check frequently and include your email address in your submission.
GET PERSONAL: Tell us about yourself by building a complete community profile including a picture and short bio.
A few more guidelines to keep in mind:
All submissions will be reviewed by the IMOW team. Submissions may be edited and/or formatted for inclusion in Your Voices: On Motherhood.
If approved, submissions will be posted to the IMOW website and included in our RSS Story Feed. Once approved, submissions are not available for editing and become the property of the International Museum of Women. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for details.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: submissions@imow.org
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://imow.org/
Submissions are accepted online through October 31, 2011 with a prize of US$1000 to the Community Choice Award Winner!
Artists, filmmakers, photographers, musicians, writers: IMOW wants to showcase your work in the new online exhibition Your Voices: On Motherhood. Contributions can come in any medium that is currently supported on IMOW.org (see below for details) and work must address a topic related to motherhood.
IMOW wants to showcase the experiences, ideas, joys and challenges of a new global generation on this important issue. What are your fears and hopes as you think about whether to become a mother? How is being a ‘good' mother defined in your country or culture? How is mothering now different to your mother or grandmother's generation?
Potential topics may include but are not limited to:
- Motherhood and Identity
- Pregnancy and Childbirth - including maternal health
- Work/life Choices
- Motherhood Myths and Realities
- Teenage Motherhood
- Fathers
- Grandmothers
Explore these questions and topics, or come up with your own. We encourage you to submit original art, creative writing, personal stories, journalism, music, audio, video, photography or animation for consideration, and take part in this extraordinary conversation!
WHY SUBMIT?
Your Voices: On Motherhood is an entirely global community driven showcase that will launch in November 2011. The exhibition will represent the diverse voices, experiences, struggles and successes of women worldwide as they relate to motherhood. We encourage submissions from all global regions.
Submitting your work provides the opportunity to showcase your creativity for a global audience of over 50,000 monthly visitors from 200 countries. Submitted work will be reviewed by a jury, and selected submissions will be curated for inclusion in the Your Voices: On Motherhood exhibition. Additionally, by submitting, your work will automatically be considered for inclusion in IMOW's exciting new flagship exhibition on global motherhood scheduled to launch in 2012. We invite you to share your thoughts and creativity!
COMMUNITY CHOICE AWARD
All published submissions will be eligible for the Community Choice Award, a US$1,000 prize, with a $500 cash award going to the individual contributor and a $500 donation going to a women's nonprofit of the winner's choice. More information about the community choice award guidelines and voting process will be provided at the launch of the Your Voices on Motherhood exhibition in November.
HOW TO SUBMIT
Register for the IMOW Community.
Log-in to access the online submissions form.
Submit by October 31, 2011.
If you have questions or trouble submitting, please e-mail submissions@imow.org.
WHAT TO SUBMIT
Art: Submit images of your paintings, drawings, sculptures, prints, or cartoons. Include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .jpg, .gif, or .bmp files sized 600 pixels wide, minimum 72 dpi (300 dpi preferred). Limit 9 images per submission.
Personal Stories/Creative Writing: Submit your short stories, poetry or creative essays. Limit: 300 to 1500 words. Please include an image for visual interest and a minimum 100-word image description.
Journalism/Activism Articles: Submit original articles, essays or non-fiction writing about the issues that matter to you and the work you are doing to change the world. Limit: 300 to 1500 words. Please include an image for visual interest and a 100-word description.
Music/Audio: Submit your music videos, songs, spoken word or podcasts. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .avi, .mp3, .aiff .aif or .wav files no more than 40MB each. Limit two videos per submission.
Photography: Submit your photojournalism and artistic photography. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .jpg, .gif or .bmp files sized at 600 pixels wide and a minimum of 72 dpi (300 dpi preferred). Limit 10 images per submission.
Video/Animation: Submit your video, film, trailers or animation. Please include a minimum 100-word description. Upload .mov, .avi, .mp4, .aiff, .aif or .wav files no more than 40MB each. Limit two videos per submission. Video length must be less than 10 min. in length; if a trailer or excerpt from longer piece, give information on how to view longer or complete version.
TIPS
Here are just a few ways to increase your chances of being selected for inclusion in the exhibition:
SUBMIT EARLY: Don't wait until the last minute! Earlier submissions will have a greater chance of being selected.
DO YOUR BEST: Make your contribution look as good as possible. Edit and review to make sure it's complete. If submitting text, include an image for visual interest. If submitting visuals, include a detailed description of each image, video, or artwork.
TELL THE WHOLE STORY: Provide context and background for your work. For example, if submitting artwork, share information about your methods and/or sources of inspiration. For photographs, tell us where, when, and why you took them.
BE EASY TO REACH:Make it easy for us to contact you. Register for the IMOW community with an email address that you check frequently and include your email address in your submission.
GET PERSONAL: Tell us about yourself by building a complete community profile including a picture and short bio.
A few more guidelines to keep in mind:
- You must be registered with the IMOW online community to submit work
- Submissions must be your own original work
- All languages are welcome
All submissions will be reviewed by the IMOW team. Submissions may be edited and/or formatted for inclusion in Your Voices: On Motherhood.
If approved, submissions will be posted to the IMOW website and included in our RSS Story Feed. Once approved, submissions are not available for editing and become the property of the International Museum of Women. Please review our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy for details.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: submissions@imow.org
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://imow.org/
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Free to enter, New Scientist Prize for Science Writing, top prize: $1,500 (AUS/ NZ)
Deadline: 19 September 2011
The New Scientist Prize for Science Writing is now OPEN for student articles and editorials from all the far reaches of science.The competition aims to enhance excitement and enthusiasm about science and science communication; encompassing discoveries, new and old, technology and social commentary on present uses of science in the community
Apart from giving students the chance to express their opinions and writing prowess, three winners will be chosen from all the entries! First prize will be $1,500 and their article will be published on the New Scientist website http://www.newscientist.com/. Second prize will be $750 and third prize will be $250. The three winning entries will also be given a complementary yearly subscription to the New Scientist magazine.
Our delightful judges for this year will be Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki from the University of Sydney, Georgina Howden-Chitty and Dr. Ed Sykes from the Australian Science Media Centre, and Sumit Paul-Chourhury and Lucy Dunwell from New Scientist.
Entries will be accepted from the 1st August 2011 and will not be accepted after the 19th September 2011.
Conditions
Before entering, please make sure your entry complies with the following conditions.
* The prize is open to individuals.
* Submissions must be no more than 1000 words, excluding words used in captions.
* Work entered in this prize must have been undertaken by a current university student (undergraduate or postgraduate) who is able to provide evidence of having a valid student identification card from a university in Australia or New Zealand.
* Work entered in this prize must be original, unpublished and cannot be in the process of being published. Work previously submitted as academic coursework is acceptable as long as it has not been externally published.
* Each entrant may only enter one submission. If more than one are submitted, the last one submitted will be judged.
* Entrants are required to declare and disclose any subsequent corrections or challenges to the accuracy of an entry, or claims of plagiarism or defamation against work submitted.
* Where content from other sources is incorporated for purposes of proper coverage of the topic, this must be attributed. A full reference list is not required in the submission, but all statements should be verifiable.
* Online entry forms open 1st August 2011 and close 11.59pm, 19th September 2011. Hard copy entries will not be considered.
* Entries with insufficient sets of documentation will not be considered.
* The deliberations of the judging panel remain confidential. All recommendations and decisions taken are binding and final and no correspondence will be entered into on such matters. The judges reserve the right not to award a prize in any given year if, in their view, the quality of entries is insufficiently meritorious.
* Information provided by the entrant in relation to the New Scientist Prize for Science Writing (including photos) may be used by New Scientist for promotion/publicity purposes. This may include and is not restricted to the information being used on websites, social media, printed material, advertisements, press releases etc.
* The winning entry will be published by New Scientist at www.NewScientist.com.
* Personal information provided in connection with the New Scientist Prize for Science Writing will be used only by New Scientist and the prize organisers and only in connection with the New Scientist Prize for Science Writing.
How to Enter
So you’re interested in submitting an article to the competition? That is wonderful news! Read on to find out more…
What sort of articles are accepted?
Entries should be in either of two styles:
* a short feature report, in third person, discussing a scientific breakthrough or issue
* an editorial piece, in first person, arguing your opinion on a current scientific issue
Examples of both sorts of writing can be found at NewScientist.com or in New Scientist magazine. Your article should not have been published before, although it’s OK if you’d like to submit a reworked version of an article you’ve handed in as part of your coursework. If your article has been published somewhere that you control for copyright purposes (e.g. your own website or a student-run magazine that’s OK with us reprinting your piece), that’s fine too.
How should I present my article?
* Submit your article as PDF, DOC, DOCX or RTF.
* You’re welcome to include illustrations and photographs, as long as you have copyright permission for any images you use.
* Don’t include your name in the document. Just make sure it has a title, so that we can later match it to your entry form. This helps maintain anonymity during the judging process.
* Entries should be a maximum of 1000 words.
When does the competition open and close?
Entries will be accepted from Monday 1st August 2011 right up until Monday 19th September.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: newscientistprize@gmail.com
For submissions: submit via their website here
Website: http://newscientistprize.org/
The New Scientist Prize for Science Writing is now OPEN for student articles and editorials from all the far reaches of science.The competition aims to enhance excitement and enthusiasm about science and science communication; encompassing discoveries, new and old, technology and social commentary on present uses of science in the community
Apart from giving students the chance to express their opinions and writing prowess, three winners will be chosen from all the entries! First prize will be $1,500 and their article will be published on the New Scientist website http://www.newscientist.com/. Second prize will be $750 and third prize will be $250. The three winning entries will also be given a complementary yearly subscription to the New Scientist magazine.
Our delightful judges for this year will be Dr. Karl Kruszelnicki from the University of Sydney, Georgina Howden-Chitty and Dr. Ed Sykes from the Australian Science Media Centre, and Sumit Paul-Chourhury and Lucy Dunwell from New Scientist.
Entries will be accepted from the 1st August 2011 and will not be accepted after the 19th September 2011.
Conditions
Before entering, please make sure your entry complies with the following conditions.
* The prize is open to individuals.
* Submissions must be no more than 1000 words, excluding words used in captions.
* Work entered in this prize must have been undertaken by a current university student (undergraduate or postgraduate) who is able to provide evidence of having a valid student identification card from a university in Australia or New Zealand.
* Work entered in this prize must be original, unpublished and cannot be in the process of being published. Work previously submitted as academic coursework is acceptable as long as it has not been externally published.
* Each entrant may only enter one submission. If more than one are submitted, the last one submitted will be judged.
* Entrants are required to declare and disclose any subsequent corrections or challenges to the accuracy of an entry, or claims of plagiarism or defamation against work submitted.
* Where content from other sources is incorporated for purposes of proper coverage of the topic, this must be attributed. A full reference list is not required in the submission, but all statements should be verifiable.
* Online entry forms open 1st August 2011 and close 11.59pm, 19th September 2011. Hard copy entries will not be considered.
* Entries with insufficient sets of documentation will not be considered.
* The deliberations of the judging panel remain confidential. All recommendations and decisions taken are binding and final and no correspondence will be entered into on such matters. The judges reserve the right not to award a prize in any given year if, in their view, the quality of entries is insufficiently meritorious.
* Information provided by the entrant in relation to the New Scientist Prize for Science Writing (including photos) may be used by New Scientist for promotion/publicity purposes. This may include and is not restricted to the information being used on websites, social media, printed material, advertisements, press releases etc.
* The winning entry will be published by New Scientist at www.NewScientist.com.
* Personal information provided in connection with the New Scientist Prize for Science Writing will be used only by New Scientist and the prize organisers and only in connection with the New Scientist Prize for Science Writing.
How to Enter
So you’re interested in submitting an article to the competition? That is wonderful news! Read on to find out more…
What sort of articles are accepted?
Entries should be in either of two styles:
* a short feature report, in third person, discussing a scientific breakthrough or issue
* an editorial piece, in first person, arguing your opinion on a current scientific issue
Examples of both sorts of writing can be found at NewScientist.com or in New Scientist magazine. Your article should not have been published before, although it’s OK if you’d like to submit a reworked version of an article you’ve handed in as part of your coursework. If your article has been published somewhere that you control for copyright purposes (e.g. your own website or a student-run magazine that’s OK with us reprinting your piece), that’s fine too.
How should I present my article?
* Submit your article as PDF, DOC, DOCX or RTF.
* You’re welcome to include illustrations and photographs, as long as you have copyright permission for any images you use.
* Don’t include your name in the document. Just make sure it has a title, so that we can later match it to your entry form. This helps maintain anonymity during the judging process.
* Entries should be a maximum of 1000 words.
When does the competition open and close?
Entries will be accepted from Monday 1st August 2011 right up until Monday 19th September.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: newscientistprize@gmail.com
For submissions: submit via their website here
Website: http://newscientistprize.org/
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Monday, August 8, 2011
Free contest, 2012 Webb/ Smith Essay Competition, prize: $500
Deadline: 31 January 2012
$500 for the best research essay on: "Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean"
The Department of History at the University of Texas-Arlington is announcing its 47th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Essay Competition. The topic for 2011-2012 is “Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean.” We are looking for original, unpublished article-length essays (maximum 10,000 words plus endnotes) that explore relations between the three major cultures in the medieval Mediterranean, or the movements of people, goods, or ideas within or across the region. Geographically, submissions treating any sub-region of the Mediterranean, or links between various areas are welcome. Questions may concern, but are not limited to: cultural or technological transfers, trade and its social or political implications, warfare, conquest, migration, and theories of Mediterranean unity/disunity or inter-cultural relations. Papers that engage with current scholarship debating the connections within the Mediterranean or the utility of discussing multiculturalism in the Middle Ages are especially welcome. The goal of this day-long conference will be to critically examine aspects of the multi-cultural Mediterranean and what it means for scholars to speak of the sea as one region with several religious cultures.
The winning essays will be published in a forthcoming volume of the Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series, published by Texas A&M Press, along with essays by the lecturers:
Paul M. Cobb, Travis Bruce, and Robin Vose
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2012
Send submissions either electronically ( jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu) or by mail to Jennifer Lawrence, Chair, Webb Lectures Committee, Department of History, UT Arlington, Box 19529, Arlington, TX 76019-0529.
For more information about previously published volumes or the upcoming lectures, please write to Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures Committee, Jennifer Lawrence, Chair, Dept. of History, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19529, Arlington, TX 76019. Or contact her by email: jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu .
Contact Information:
For inquiries: jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu
For submissions: jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu
Website: http://www.uta.edu/history/
$500 for the best research essay on: "Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean"
The Department of History at the University of Texas-Arlington is announcing its 47th Annual Walter Prescott Webb Essay Competition. The topic for 2011-2012 is “Muslims, Christians, and Jews in the Medieval Mediterranean.” We are looking for original, unpublished article-length essays (maximum 10,000 words plus endnotes) that explore relations between the three major cultures in the medieval Mediterranean, or the movements of people, goods, or ideas within or across the region. Geographically, submissions treating any sub-region of the Mediterranean, or links between various areas are welcome. Questions may concern, but are not limited to: cultural or technological transfers, trade and its social or political implications, warfare, conquest, migration, and theories of Mediterranean unity/disunity or inter-cultural relations. Papers that engage with current scholarship debating the connections within the Mediterranean or the utility of discussing multiculturalism in the Middle Ages are especially welcome. The goal of this day-long conference will be to critically examine aspects of the multi-cultural Mediterranean and what it means for scholars to speak of the sea as one region with several religious cultures.
The winning essays will be published in a forthcoming volume of the Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lecture Series, published by Texas A&M Press, along with essays by the lecturers:
Paul M. Cobb, Travis Bruce, and Robin Vose
Deadline for submissions: January 31, 2012
Send submissions either electronically ( jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu) or by mail to Jennifer Lawrence, Chair, Webb Lectures Committee, Department of History, UT Arlington, Box 19529, Arlington, TX 76019-0529.
For more information about previously published volumes or the upcoming lectures, please write to Walter Prescott Webb Memorial Lectures Committee, Jennifer Lawrence, Chair, Dept. of History, University of Texas at Arlington, Box 19529, Arlington, TX 76019. Or contact her by email: jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu .
Contact Information:
For inquiries: jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu
For submissions: jlawrenc@exchange.uta.edu
Website: http://www.uta.edu/history/
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Free to enter, Leo Baeck Essay Prize, prize: £500
Deadline: 1 October 2011
The Essay Prize has been established to
. Stimulate new research on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry
. Promote young researchers in the field
The Leo Baeck Essay Prize is open to researchers who have completed their postgraduate studies no more than 5 years earlier. The essay can be on any topic on the history and culture of German-speaking Central European Jewry from early modern times through to the post-war period and present.
The prize
The winner will receive:
. Publication of the winning essay in the 2012 volume of the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
. A cash prize of £500
. A free year's print and online subscription to the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
Entries should be submitted through our online submission system. Please go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lbiyb to access the system and submit your paper before the closing date of 1st October 2011.
Entry Requirements
The entry requirements and rules are as follows:
. The Leo Baeck Essay Prize is open to researchers who have completed their postgraduate studies no more than 5 years earlier.
. Essays must be in English and are to be no longer than 6,000 - 9,000 words, inclusive of all footnotes and references and should conform to LBI Year Book house style.
. The submission must be accompanied by an abstract summarising the principal arguments and making clear the relevance of the article to the competition topic.
. Permission must be obtained for the reproduction of illustrations and quotations from copyrighted material.
. The closing date for entries will be 1 October 2011. A panel of judges will read all entries, which will be assessed anonymously. All entries will be subject to the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book standards of refereeing and editorial review.
. Essays submitted for the Leo Baeck Essay Prize must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
. The winner of the Leo Baeck Essay Prize will be required to verify his or her status as a recent postgraduate student.
. It is a condition of entry that all entrants will be prepared to grant an exclusive license to the Year Book, which is operated on the journal's behalf by the publisher if accepted for publication.
. The decision of the judges will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into by the editors.
. There is no runner-up prize, but the editors may publish any entries that are highly commended by the judges.
. In the unlikely event that, in the judges' opinion, none of the essays submitted are of the required standard for the award of the prize, it will be offered for new entries the following year.
Contact Information:
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/
The Essay Prize has been established to
. Stimulate new research on the history and culture of German-speaking Jewry
. Promote young researchers in the field
The Leo Baeck Essay Prize is open to researchers who have completed their postgraduate studies no more than 5 years earlier. The essay can be on any topic on the history and culture of German-speaking Central European Jewry from early modern times through to the post-war period and present.
The prize
The winner will receive:
. Publication of the winning essay in the 2012 volume of the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
. A cash prize of £500
. A free year's print and online subscription to the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book
Entries should be submitted through our online submission system. Please go to http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/lbiyb to access the system and submit your paper before the closing date of 1st October 2011.
Entry Requirements
The entry requirements and rules are as follows:
. The Leo Baeck Essay Prize is open to researchers who have completed their postgraduate studies no more than 5 years earlier.
. Essays must be in English and are to be no longer than 6,000 - 9,000 words, inclusive of all footnotes and references and should conform to LBI Year Book house style.
. The submission must be accompanied by an abstract summarising the principal arguments and making clear the relevance of the article to the competition topic.
. Permission must be obtained for the reproduction of illustrations and quotations from copyrighted material.
. The closing date for entries will be 1 October 2011. A panel of judges will read all entries, which will be assessed anonymously. All entries will be subject to the Leo Baeck Institute Year Book standards of refereeing and editorial review.
. Essays submitted for the Leo Baeck Essay Prize must not be under consideration for publication elsewhere.
. The winner of the Leo Baeck Essay Prize will be required to verify his or her status as a recent postgraduate student.
. It is a condition of entry that all entrants will be prepared to grant an exclusive license to the Year Book, which is operated on the journal's behalf by the publisher if accepted for publication.
. The decision of the judges will be final, and no correspondence will be entered into by the editors.
. There is no runner-up prize, but the editors may publish any entries that are highly commended by the judges.
. In the unlikely event that, in the judges' opinion, none of the essays submitted are of the required standard for the award of the prize, it will be offered for new entries the following year.
Contact Information:
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://www.oxfordjournals.org/
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Thursday, August 4, 2011
Freelance job, college application essay editing (Manhattan Global Prep), payment: $1,000-$1,200 for 10 sets of applications
Manhattan Global Prep seeks college-application essay editors immediately. Editor must be attending competitive college or recent graduate, and must demostrate top-notch editing skills. The college applicants will be foreign-born and their written English will likely be poor. MGP will pay on a case-by-case basis, but approximately $1000 to $1250 for ten (10) sets of applications (each set is from a single student and typically includes 1 common app and 5 supplements ). Editor will review every page of the applications, and make 2 rounds of edits, the first round within 5 days of receipt. Editor may work from home. Initial in-person interview and training are required. Please reply with resume if interested.
Compensation: $1000 to $1250
Telecommuting is ok.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: job-y7j3m-2525715352@craigslist.org
For submissions: job-y7j3m-2525715352@craigslist.org
Compensation: $1000 to $1250
Telecommuting is ok.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: job-y7j3m-2525715352@craigslist.org
For submissions: job-y7j3m-2525715352@craigslist.org
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011
Free to enter, Journal of Women’s History Graduate Student Article Prize, prize: $3,000
Deadline: 1 March 2012
The Editorial Board of the Journal of Women’s History is proud to announce the initiation of a biennial prize for the best article manuscript in the field of women’s history authored by a graduate student. Manuscripts in any chronological and geographical area are welcome. We seek work that has broad significance for the field of women’s history in general by addressing issues that transcend the particulars of the case or by breaking new ground methodologically.
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically, along with a cover letter specifying the author’s graduate advisor, program, and status (i.e., year in program, ABD, etc.), by March 1, 2012 to each member of the committee: Durba Ghosh (dg256@cornell.edu); Pamela Scully (pamela.scully@emory.edu); and Judith Zinsser (zinssejp@muohio.edu).
The winning author will receive $3000, and the article will be published in the Journal of Women’s History.
Editors
Journal of Women's History
Department of History
P.O. Box 6000 Rm. LN-G277
Binghamton University, SUNY
Binghamton, New York 13902-6000
Tel: 607-777-5060
Fax: 607-777-5100
jwh@binghamton.edu
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Durba Ghosh (dg256@cornell.edu); Pamela Scully (pamela.scully@emory.edu); or Judith Zinsser (zinssejp@muohio.edu)
For submissions: Durba Ghosh (dg256@cornell.edu); Pamela Scully (pamela.scully@emory.edu); and Judith Zinsser (zinssejp@muohio.edu).
Website: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_womens_history/
The Editorial Board of the Journal of Women’s History is proud to announce the initiation of a biennial prize for the best article manuscript in the field of women’s history authored by a graduate student. Manuscripts in any chronological and geographical area are welcome. We seek work that has broad significance for the field of women’s history in general by addressing issues that transcend the particulars of the case or by breaking new ground methodologically.
Manuscripts should be submitted electronically, along with a cover letter specifying the author’s graduate advisor, program, and status (i.e., year in program, ABD, etc.), by March 1, 2012 to each member of the committee: Durba Ghosh (dg256@cornell.edu); Pamela Scully (pamela.scully@emory.edu); and Judith Zinsser (zinssejp@muohio.edu).
The winning author will receive $3000, and the article will be published in the Journal of Women’s History.
Editors
Journal of Women's History
Department of History
P.O. Box 6000 Rm. LN-G277
Binghamton University, SUNY
Binghamton, New York 13902-6000
Tel: 607-777-5060
Fax: 607-777-5100
jwh@binghamton.edu
Contact Information:
For inquiries: Durba Ghosh (dg256@cornell.edu); Pamela Scully (pamela.scully@emory.edu); or Judith Zinsser (zinssejp@muohio.edu)
For submissions: Durba Ghosh (dg256@cornell.edu); Pamela Scully (pamela.scully@emory.edu); and Judith Zinsser (zinssejp@muohio.edu).
Website: http://www.press.jhu.edu/journals/journal_of_womens_history/
Free contest, Stanford and Ms. Magazine Essay Contest, prize: 10 winners of $100
Deadline: 15 October 2011
What do these iconic Ms. covers mean to you? A group of Stanford faculty at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the editors of Ms. magazine have selected forty Ms. covers from the magazine’s inaugural freestanding issue in 1972 to today. Over the years, Ms. magazine has offered feminist reporting and perspectives on topics ranging from Marilyn Monroe to childbirth, from breast cancer to domestic violence.
We invite you to submit a 150-word essay about one of these covers.
Some questions you might explore: How did this cover reflect or shape your own life? What does it say about American women, men, and sexuality? About feminism? About the political landscape at the time it appeared or today? How does it capture an era, or moment from the past? How does it resonate with the present? How does it reveal both the strengths and limitations of feminist thought?
Entries will be judged on their originality, vision, awareness of feminist issues, and quality of expression. A group of Stanford faculty, Stegner Fellows, and Ms. editors will select ten winning entries, each of which will be awarded $100 cash prizes and a subscription to Ms. magazine. A number of honorable mentions may also be awarded (the cash prize winners and the honorable mentions are “winners” for the purposes of this agreement). Winning entries will be displayed alongside the Ms. covers in an exhibit on the Stanford campus in 2012.
Contest Rules:
• Contestants must enter in one of two categories: student or non-student. Student status is defined as any full-time student at an educational institution, including colleges, secondary or elementary schools.
• Essays must be 150 words or less, excluding factual information on the entry form (name, date, age, address) (“Ms. Essay”).
• No reference can be made within the body of the essay that will individually identify the contestant. Names and identifying information will be provided on the contest entry form, apart from the essay body.
• No essays will be judged after the final due date, (October 15, 2011 at 5:00pm PT).
• Essays must be original, previously unpublished, and must not infringe the intellectual-property rights of any third party. Each essay must reflect the contestant's own research, writing and original thinking.
• By entering the contest, the contestant warrants the originality of the Ms. Essay and assigns copyright in the Ms. Essay jointly to Stanford University and Ms. Magazine, which includes without limitation the right to publish electronically or in print in any media now known or hereafter created, display, use, edit or modify the Ms. Essay without further permission or further compensation. Beginning in December 2011 for non-winning essays and December 2013 for winning essays, Stanford University and Ms. Magazine license back to the contestant the right to use the Ms. Essay in any and all media, and Stanford and Ms. Magazine waive the right to any royalties flowing from the Ms. Essay based on publications secured by the contestant. Contestants further grant Stanford University and Ms. Magazine the right to use his or her name, likeness and biographic images in connection with the display or publication of his or her winning Ms. Essays, if applicable. (In plain English, you are giving us the rights to control your Ms. Essay so that Stanford and/or Ms. Magazine can use it in the future. You are also agreeing to let us use your name and biographic details about you in the event you are a winner. For all contestants, once the contest is over, December 2011 for unsuccessful contestants, or December 2013 for winning contestants, you can use your essay in any way you want to use it without having any obligations back to us.)
• Each contestant must complete the online entry form fully and accurately. Contestants will be asked to provide their name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, and institutional affiliation (if applicable). Each contestant agrees to indemnify Ms. Magazine and Stanford University for any misrepresentations in a submitted Ms. Essay.
• No literary form other than an essay will be accepted.
• Employees of The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Studies at Stanford University and Ms. magazine and their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries and participating advertising and promotion agencies (including members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee) are not eligible to participate in this contest.
• Sponsor is not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic-transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone-equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof.
Contact Information:
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://gender.stanford.edu/
What do these iconic Ms. covers mean to you? A group of Stanford faculty at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research and the editors of Ms. magazine have selected forty Ms. covers from the magazine’s inaugural freestanding issue in 1972 to today. Over the years, Ms. magazine has offered feminist reporting and perspectives on topics ranging from Marilyn Monroe to childbirth, from breast cancer to domestic violence.
We invite you to submit a 150-word essay about one of these covers.
Some questions you might explore: How did this cover reflect or shape your own life? What does it say about American women, men, and sexuality? About feminism? About the political landscape at the time it appeared or today? How does it capture an era, or moment from the past? How does it resonate with the present? How does it reveal both the strengths and limitations of feminist thought?
Entries will be judged on their originality, vision, awareness of feminist issues, and quality of expression. A group of Stanford faculty, Stegner Fellows, and Ms. editors will select ten winning entries, each of which will be awarded $100 cash prizes and a subscription to Ms. magazine. A number of honorable mentions may also be awarded (the cash prize winners and the honorable mentions are “winners” for the purposes of this agreement). Winning entries will be displayed alongside the Ms. covers in an exhibit on the Stanford campus in 2012.
Contest Rules:
• Contestants must enter in one of two categories: student or non-student. Student status is defined as any full-time student at an educational institution, including colleges, secondary or elementary schools.
• Essays must be 150 words or less, excluding factual information on the entry form (name, date, age, address) (“Ms. Essay”).
• No reference can be made within the body of the essay that will individually identify the contestant. Names and identifying information will be provided on the contest entry form, apart from the essay body.
• No essays will be judged after the final due date, (October 15, 2011 at 5:00pm PT).
• Essays must be original, previously unpublished, and must not infringe the intellectual-property rights of any third party. Each essay must reflect the contestant's own research, writing and original thinking.
• By entering the contest, the contestant warrants the originality of the Ms. Essay and assigns copyright in the Ms. Essay jointly to Stanford University and Ms. Magazine, which includes without limitation the right to publish electronically or in print in any media now known or hereafter created, display, use, edit or modify the Ms. Essay without further permission or further compensation. Beginning in December 2011 for non-winning essays and December 2013 for winning essays, Stanford University and Ms. Magazine license back to the contestant the right to use the Ms. Essay in any and all media, and Stanford and Ms. Magazine waive the right to any royalties flowing from the Ms. Essay based on publications secured by the contestant. Contestants further grant Stanford University and Ms. Magazine the right to use his or her name, likeness and biographic images in connection with the display or publication of his or her winning Ms. Essays, if applicable. (In plain English, you are giving us the rights to control your Ms. Essay so that Stanford and/or Ms. Magazine can use it in the future. You are also agreeing to let us use your name and biographic details about you in the event you are a winner. For all contestants, once the contest is over, December 2011 for unsuccessful contestants, or December 2013 for winning contestants, you can use your essay in any way you want to use it without having any obligations back to us.)
• Each contestant must complete the online entry form fully and accurately. Contestants will be asked to provide their name, e-mail address, mailing address, phone number, and institutional affiliation (if applicable). Each contestant agrees to indemnify Ms. Magazine and Stanford University for any misrepresentations in a submitted Ms. Essay.
• No literary form other than an essay will be accepted.
• Employees of The Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Studies at Stanford University and Ms. magazine and their respective parents, affiliates, and subsidiaries and participating advertising and promotion agencies (including members of their immediate family and/or those living in the same household of each such employee) are not eligible to participate in this contest.
• Sponsor is not responsible for lost or late entries nor for electronic-transmission errors resulting in omission, interruption, deletion, defect, delay in operations or transmission, theft or destruction or unauthorized access to or alterations of entry materials, or for technical, network, telephone-equipment, electronic, computer, hardware, or software malfunctions or limitations of any kind, or inaccurate transmissions of or failure to receive entry information by Sponsor or presenter on account of technical problems or traffic congestion on the Internet or at any website or any combination thereof.
Contact Information:
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://gender.stanford.edu/
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Sunday, July 31, 2011
Free contest, John Ralph Essay Competition 2011, top prize: $2,000 (Australia)
Deadline: 14 October 2011
Topic 2011: Agriculture and energy, a growing challenge in the world and in Australia.
The world’s population is projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, and it has been forecast that global agricultural output will need to increase by 70% to meet this need. At the same time, agriculture is being called on to meet the world’s future energy needs by providing feedstocks for biofuels, and also to assist in reducing the future risk of human-induced climate change by sequestering atmospheric carbon in soils and forestry plantations. How feasible is it that global and Australian agriculture will be able to meet these competing demands, and what Australian policies should be implemented to assist the sector to meet these challenges?
Rules of entry
Entrants in the competition are required to write an essay titled ‘Agriculture and energy, a growing challenge in the world and in Australia.'
There are two entry categories for this challenge, students and professionals.
The student category is open to person undertaking full time education (till the PHD level) and excludes professional undertaking vocational training. The later can enter in the 'professional category'. PHD student can enter in the 'professional category'. Professors, lecturers, teachers, educators are invited to support this initiative by submitting the competition topic in their essay program.
The professional category includes farmers, agribusiness participants, policy makers, researcher, but exclude professional writer (main occupation Journalist of communication).
A judging panel consisting of Institute staff and John Ralph will have the task of select two winning entries – one from a farmer and the other from agribusiness – and these will be published (along with a number of other papers on the same topic) in the May 2010 edition of the Farm Policy Journal.
Entries must have from 1500 to 4500 words in length. The essay is expected to present the author point of view based on a sounds reasoning, logic and style. The scientific style (quotes and references and reference list) is not compulsory. the Essay has to be written keeping in mind the nature of the readership: general public familiarised with agricultural topics and issues. Editing tips and assistance can be provided by the AFI team.
Entries should be submitted in electronic format, with the closing date being Friday 14th of October 2011.
Professors, lecturer, educators willing to participate have to register their interest before the Friday 23rd of September 2011.
Prizes
The John Ralph Essay Prize is a cash prize of $2000, a publication in the summer edition of the Farm Policy Journal, a complimentary one year Farm Policy Journal subscription, and an entry to the next Agriculture Roundtable Conference and full membership to the Australian Farm Institute (value $275).
The Student John Ralph Essay Prize is a cash prize of $500, a publication in the summer edition of the Farm Policy Journal, a complimentary one year Farm Policy Journal subscription, and an entry to the next Agriculture Roundtable Conference and full membership to the Australian Farm Institute (value $275).
Call to Ag professors, lecturers
Professors and lecturers are encouraged to fully participate in engaging student with this competition. The Australian Farm Institute hopes this essay competition will create discussion and debate around the topic, and encourage students and the wider community to engage in the numerous vibrant and topical questions related to agriculture studies.
Any professor, lecturer interested in this project will be invited to include the competition topic in his/her student’s assessment tasks, and to register at least three entries to the competition.
These professors and lecturer will be asked to submit a minimum of 3 entries to the competition and will be offered:
* One year’s subscription to the Farm Policy Journal
* One research report of their choice.
Judging criteria
Entries will be judged using the following criteria;
* Originality: proposed policies should go beyond just criticizing existing policies, and preferably propose fresh ideas or improvements that will help the sector to grow;
* Comprehensiveness: the policy will need to address a full range of agricultural activities and sectors involved in Australian agriculture;
* Practicality: proposed policies will need to find the right balance between being bold and practical – there should be a reasonable chance proposed policies will be adopted.
* Clarity: the policy statement should be written in clear, jargon-free language so that it is easily read and understood.
Entry Form
If you want to participate, you have to feel the following form before the 14th of October 2011.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@farminstitute.org.au
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://www.farminstitute.org.au
Topic 2011: Agriculture and energy, a growing challenge in the world and in Australia.
The world’s population is projected to exceed 9 billion people by 2050, and it has been forecast that global agricultural output will need to increase by 70% to meet this need. At the same time, agriculture is being called on to meet the world’s future energy needs by providing feedstocks for biofuels, and also to assist in reducing the future risk of human-induced climate change by sequestering atmospheric carbon in soils and forestry plantations. How feasible is it that global and Australian agriculture will be able to meet these competing demands, and what Australian policies should be implemented to assist the sector to meet these challenges?
Rules of entry
Entrants in the competition are required to write an essay titled ‘Agriculture and energy, a growing challenge in the world and in Australia.'
There are two entry categories for this challenge, students and professionals.
The student category is open to person undertaking full time education (till the PHD level) and excludes professional undertaking vocational training. The later can enter in the 'professional category'. PHD student can enter in the 'professional category'. Professors, lecturers, teachers, educators are invited to support this initiative by submitting the competition topic in their essay program.
The professional category includes farmers, agribusiness participants, policy makers, researcher, but exclude professional writer (main occupation Journalist of communication).
A judging panel consisting of Institute staff and John Ralph will have the task of select two winning entries – one from a farmer and the other from agribusiness – and these will be published (along with a number of other papers on the same topic) in the May 2010 edition of the Farm Policy Journal.
Entries must have from 1500 to 4500 words in length. The essay is expected to present the author point of view based on a sounds reasoning, logic and style. The scientific style (quotes and references and reference list) is not compulsory. the Essay has to be written keeping in mind the nature of the readership: general public familiarised with agricultural topics and issues. Editing tips and assistance can be provided by the AFI team.
Entries should be submitted in electronic format, with the closing date being Friday 14th of October 2011.
Professors, lecturer, educators willing to participate have to register their interest before the Friday 23rd of September 2011.
Prizes
The John Ralph Essay Prize is a cash prize of $2000, a publication in the summer edition of the Farm Policy Journal, a complimentary one year Farm Policy Journal subscription, and an entry to the next Agriculture Roundtable Conference and full membership to the Australian Farm Institute (value $275).
The Student John Ralph Essay Prize is a cash prize of $500, a publication in the summer edition of the Farm Policy Journal, a complimentary one year Farm Policy Journal subscription, and an entry to the next Agriculture Roundtable Conference and full membership to the Australian Farm Institute (value $275).
Call to Ag professors, lecturers
Professors and lecturers are encouraged to fully participate in engaging student with this competition. The Australian Farm Institute hopes this essay competition will create discussion and debate around the topic, and encourage students and the wider community to engage in the numerous vibrant and topical questions related to agriculture studies.
Any professor, lecturer interested in this project will be invited to include the competition topic in his/her student’s assessment tasks, and to register at least three entries to the competition.
These professors and lecturer will be asked to submit a minimum of 3 entries to the competition and will be offered:
* One year’s subscription to the Farm Policy Journal
* One research report of their choice.
Judging criteria
Entries will be judged using the following criteria;
* Originality: proposed policies should go beyond just criticizing existing policies, and preferably propose fresh ideas or improvements that will help the sector to grow;
* Comprehensiveness: the policy will need to address a full range of agricultural activities and sectors involved in Australian agriculture;
* Practicality: proposed policies will need to find the right balance between being bold and practical – there should be a reasonable chance proposed policies will be adopted.
* Clarity: the policy statement should be written in clear, jargon-free language so that it is easily read and understood.
Entry Form
If you want to participate, you have to feel the following form before the 14th of October 2011.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@farminstitute.org.au
For submissions: submit online here
Website: http://www.farminstitute.org.au
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Free to enter, Philip Roth Society Graduate Essay Prize, prize: $250
Deadline: 1 September 2011
The Philip Roth Society invites submissions from graduates working on any aspect of the work of Philip Roth for consideration for the Siegel/McDaniel Award. The Siegel/McDaniel Award is an annual prize awarded in recognition of high-quality work by graduate students in the field of Roth studies written in the past year (ending June 1). We recommend that faculty urge strong students to submit papers and welcome submissions from members and non-members of the Society alike.
Eligible graduate students should submit a clean copy of their 10-15 page essay, double-spaced, with 12 point Times New Roman font to David Brauner, Philip Roth Society Program Chair, at d.brauner@reading.ac.uk. The annual deadline is September 1.
The winner of the Siegel/McDaniel Award receives:
1) a $250 cash award;
2) a complimentary membership renewal that includes the journal option for the following year;
3) an opportunity to work with the editor of Philip Roth Studies to publish an expanded version of the essay.
The executive board members of the Philip Roth Society will evaluate all entries and notify entrants of their decision by October 1 of the same year. This award is given in honor of the work of Ben Siegel and John McDaniel, two of the earliest and most influential Roth scholars in the history of American letters.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: d.brauner@reading.ac.uk
For submissions: d.brauner@reading.ac.uk
Website: http://rothsociety.org/
The Philip Roth Society invites submissions from graduates working on any aspect of the work of Philip Roth for consideration for the Siegel/McDaniel Award. The Siegel/McDaniel Award is an annual prize awarded in recognition of high-quality work by graduate students in the field of Roth studies written in the past year (ending June 1). We recommend that faculty urge strong students to submit papers and welcome submissions from members and non-members of the Society alike.
Eligible graduate students should submit a clean copy of their 10-15 page essay, double-spaced, with 12 point Times New Roman font to David Brauner, Philip Roth Society Program Chair, at d.brauner@reading.ac.uk. The annual deadline is September 1.
The winner of the Siegel/McDaniel Award receives:
1) a $250 cash award;
2) a complimentary membership renewal that includes the journal option for the following year;
3) an opportunity to work with the editor of Philip Roth Studies to publish an expanded version of the essay.
The executive board members of the Philip Roth Society will evaluate all entries and notify entrants of their decision by October 1 of the same year. This award is given in honor of the work of Ben Siegel and John McDaniel, two of the earliest and most influential Roth scholars in the history of American letters.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: d.brauner@reading.ac.uk
For submissions: d.brauner@reading.ac.uk
Website: http://rothsociety.org/
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Monday, July 25, 2011
Free contest, Heather Campbell Personal Essay Contest, prize: $100
Deadline: 31 December 2011
Personal essays are first-person accounts of life experiences based on a central theme or idea. Please read a variety of essays from our archive to understand what we are looking for. Our Essay Helps guide may also be useful for you.
We welcome unpublished personal essays as entries for our 2010 contest. Entries may address any subject in harmony with our mission statement. Entries should not exceed 3500 words. Entrants must be female members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of the staff and their families are ineligible to enter.
Entries are judged by Segullah editors. The winning author receives the Heather Campbell Award for Excellence in Writing ($100). The winning essay, any honorable mentions, and other contest entries selected for publication will be featured in our Fall/Winter issue. The judges reserve the right to withhold the award if none of the entries merits it.
To enter your essay in the contest, please follow these instructions:
* See style guidelines for instructions on formatting your submission.
* Send your submission in the body of the email, not as an attachment.
* In the email body include your full name, street address, email address, phone number, and your essay’s word count.
* In the email subject line type “Personal Essay Contest,” followed by your full name.
* Send your entry to essay.contest [at] segullah [dot] org. You will receive an automated email response confirming our receipt of your submission.
* Other correspondence regarding the Heather Campbell Essay Contest may be sent to prose.editor [at] segullah [dot] org.
Annual Deadline: December 31
Contest results will be announced in our Spring/Summer issue. Authors of the honored essays will be notified in advance. All essays accepted for publication will be subject to thorough revision under the guidance of an editor.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: prose.editor [at] segullah [dot] org
For submissions: essay.contest [at] segullah [dot] org
Website: http://journal.segullah.org/
Personal essays are first-person accounts of life experiences based on a central theme or idea. Please read a variety of essays from our archive to understand what we are looking for. Our Essay Helps guide may also be useful for you.
We welcome unpublished personal essays as entries for our 2010 contest. Entries may address any subject in harmony with our mission statement. Entries should not exceed 3500 words. Entrants must be female members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of the staff and their families are ineligible to enter.
Entries are judged by Segullah editors. The winning author receives the Heather Campbell Award for Excellence in Writing ($100). The winning essay, any honorable mentions, and other contest entries selected for publication will be featured in our Fall/Winter issue. The judges reserve the right to withhold the award if none of the entries merits it.
To enter your essay in the contest, please follow these instructions:
* See style guidelines for instructions on formatting your submission.
* Send your submission in the body of the email, not as an attachment.
* In the email body include your full name, street address, email address, phone number, and your essay’s word count.
* In the email subject line type “Personal Essay Contest,” followed by your full name.
* Send your entry to essay.contest [at] segullah [dot] org. You will receive an automated email response confirming our receipt of your submission.
* Other correspondence regarding the Heather Campbell Essay Contest may be sent to prose.editor [at] segullah [dot] org.
Annual Deadline: December 31
Contest results will be announced in our Spring/Summer issue. Authors of the honored essays will be notified in advance. All essays accepted for publication will be subject to thorough revision under the guidance of an editor.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: prose.editor [at] segullah [dot] org
For submissions: essay.contest [at] segullah [dot] org
Website: http://journal.segullah.org/
Monday, July 18, 2011
Freelance writing, AfriMAP.org, pays $200 for selected papers
Deadline: 31 July 2011
AfriMAP invites submissions of papers on the impact of the events in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya on governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Among the different approaches that could be adopted are analyses of:
* Possible impacts of the changes in North Africa on the democratization processes in sub-Saharan Africa
* Events in a particular country or several countries in sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. Uganda? Zimbabwe? Angola? Burkina Faso?) showing how activists and politicians have explicitly referred to the north African revolutions as inspiration for their own actions.
* The extent to which the conditions that brought about the North African revolutions exist in sub-Saharan African countries.
* How the events in Libya in particular may affect its historical role in shaping discourse on governance in the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa and in the African Union.
* The impact of these events on the AU and the regional integration project (is the United States of Africa dead in the water - or could it be strengthened?)
* The potential or actual role of AU institutions in seeking to resolve or support the conflicts and reforms underway.
* The way in which the changes of government in Tunisia and Egypt may impact on the interpretation of the concept of 'unconstitutional changes of government' as defined in the Declaration on the Framework for an OAU Response to Unconstitutional Changes of Government adopted in 2000, and the African Charter on Democracy Elections and Governance (for background, see the paper by Chidi Odinkalu, on the AfriMAP website: in French or in English).
* The role of religious-based organisations in the North African revolutions may impact the way in which sub-Saharan African religious groupings see their role in politics.
* The impact of the events on sub-Saharan migrants and asylum seekers in those countries.
* What these events say about the link between economic growth and political/democratic development.
The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2011.
Our objective is to encourage and promote new thinking and debate on issues that AfriMAP is exploring through its research. We are particularly keen to encourage submissions based on primary sources, personal research and innovative thinking. Papers are accepted in English, French and Portuguese, up to 2,000 words in length, and those selected will be published on our website. Winners will receive an honorarium of US$250.
See the Guidelines on Call for Papers for further details on submitting a paper.
The winning papers from our previous calls for papers are available on the AfriMAP website. If you would like to contact AfriMAP for advice on topics for your paper, please email us at info@afrimap.org or at JegganGJ@osisa.org.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@afrimap.org or JegganGJ@osisa.org
For submissions: info@afrimap.org or JegganGJ@osisa.org
Website: http://www.afrimap.org/
AfriMAP invites submissions of papers on the impact of the events in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya on governance in sub-Saharan Africa. Among the different approaches that could be adopted are analyses of:
* Possible impacts of the changes in North Africa on the democratization processes in sub-Saharan Africa
* Events in a particular country or several countries in sub-Saharan Africa (e.g. Uganda? Zimbabwe? Angola? Burkina Faso?) showing how activists and politicians have explicitly referred to the north African revolutions as inspiration for their own actions.
* The extent to which the conditions that brought about the North African revolutions exist in sub-Saharan African countries.
* How the events in Libya in particular may affect its historical role in shaping discourse on governance in the Sahel and elsewhere in Africa and in the African Union.
* The impact of these events on the AU and the regional integration project (is the United States of Africa dead in the water - or could it be strengthened?)
* The potential or actual role of AU institutions in seeking to resolve or support the conflicts and reforms underway.
* The way in which the changes of government in Tunisia and Egypt may impact on the interpretation of the concept of 'unconstitutional changes of government' as defined in the Declaration on the Framework for an OAU Response to Unconstitutional Changes of Government adopted in 2000, and the African Charter on Democracy Elections and Governance (for background, see the paper by Chidi Odinkalu, on the AfriMAP website: in French or in English).
* The role of religious-based organisations in the North African revolutions may impact the way in which sub-Saharan African religious groupings see their role in politics.
* The impact of the events on sub-Saharan migrants and asylum seekers in those countries.
* What these events say about the link between economic growth and political/democratic development.
The deadline for submissions is 31 July 2011.
Our objective is to encourage and promote new thinking and debate on issues that AfriMAP is exploring through its research. We are particularly keen to encourage submissions based on primary sources, personal research and innovative thinking. Papers are accepted in English, French and Portuguese, up to 2,000 words in length, and those selected will be published on our website. Winners will receive an honorarium of US$250.
See the Guidelines on Call for Papers for further details on submitting a paper.
The winning papers from our previous calls for papers are available on the AfriMAP website. If you would like to contact AfriMAP for advice on topics for your paper, please email us at info@afrimap.org or at JegganGJ@osisa.org.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: info@afrimap.org or JegganGJ@osisa.org
For submissions: info@afrimap.org or JegganGJ@osisa.org
Website: http://www.afrimap.org/
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Paying market, Ploughshares, will pay $50-$250 for critical essays about writers
An Invitation to Critics, Scholars, and Readers
Ploughshares is looking for critical essays about great, underappreciated writers. We are hoping for a piece of writing that takes stock of an accomplished body of work and brings a neglected author back into the spotlight.
Examples of such appreciations include Stewart O’Nan’s piece on Richard Yates, Joan Acocella on Sybille Bedford, Gore Vidal on Dawn Powell, and Ploughshares’ DeWitt Henry on Brian Moore.
If there is an occasion for the writing – such as a recent biography, a re-issue of old work, or a new book – so much the better. The writer can be living or dead, going back as far as the late 19th century, and from anywhere in the world (it would help, though, if there are good English translations available). The important thing is to give readers a sense of this writer’s special contribution, the arc of his or her career, and biographical details when they seem relevant.
To Submit
Please send us a 1-2 page query with some details about the writer, how you plan to explore the work, and why you are particularly suited to write the piece. We look forward to hearing from you! Work should be submitted via the submission manager, in the "Critical Essay Query" category. Please attach the query as a document, rather than posting it in the Comments field. (Unlike online submissions of poetry or prose, you will not be charged the service fee for the query submission.)
We will only accept queries sent though the submission manager. Do not e-mail or mail us your queries.
Your query will be reviewed in a timely manner. Please wait to receive a response before attempting to submit another query. Please note: the submission manager will only allow you to have 1 active submission at any time, and this includes submissions of poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. At this time, there is no specific submission period, and we reserve the right to close submissions without notice.
Payment: Payment will be at our standard rate for published work: $25/page, minimum $50, maximum $250.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: pshares@emerson.edu
For submissions: submit online here
Website: https://www.pshares.org
Ploughshares is looking for critical essays about great, underappreciated writers. We are hoping for a piece of writing that takes stock of an accomplished body of work and brings a neglected author back into the spotlight.
Examples of such appreciations include Stewart O’Nan’s piece on Richard Yates, Joan Acocella on Sybille Bedford, Gore Vidal on Dawn Powell, and Ploughshares’ DeWitt Henry on Brian Moore.
If there is an occasion for the writing – such as a recent biography, a re-issue of old work, or a new book – so much the better. The writer can be living or dead, going back as far as the late 19th century, and from anywhere in the world (it would help, though, if there are good English translations available). The important thing is to give readers a sense of this writer’s special contribution, the arc of his or her career, and biographical details when they seem relevant.
To Submit
Please send us a 1-2 page query with some details about the writer, how you plan to explore the work, and why you are particularly suited to write the piece. We look forward to hearing from you! Work should be submitted via the submission manager, in the "Critical Essay Query" category. Please attach the query as a document, rather than posting it in the Comments field. (Unlike online submissions of poetry or prose, you will not be charged the service fee for the query submission.)
We will only accept queries sent though the submission manager. Do not e-mail or mail us your queries.
Your query will be reviewed in a timely manner. Please wait to receive a response before attempting to submit another query. Please note: the submission manager will only allow you to have 1 active submission at any time, and this includes submissions of poetry, fiction, or non-fiction. At this time, there is no specific submission period, and we reserve the right to close submissions without notice.
Payment: Payment will be at our standard rate for published work: $25/page, minimum $50, maximum $250.
Contact Information:
For inquiries: pshares@emerson.edu
For submissions: submit online here
Website: https://www.pshares.org
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