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| The Anthem Essay Contest | Updated December 02nd, 2009 |
 The Ayn Rand Institute ANTHEM Essay Contest is For 9th and 10th Graders only. Select ONE of the following three topics: 1. Why do you think the Council of Vocations assigns Equality the job of Street Sweeper? Is it due to error, incompetence or a more sinister motivation? Explain. 2. The old locks and lack of guards in the Palace of Corrective Detention indicate that prisoners never tried to escape. Why do you think they did not? Explain. 3. In a single, unified essay, explain the meaning and wider significance of EACH of the following quotes in the story: a. “To be free, a man must be free of his brothers.” (Ch. 12) b. “It is the mind which thinks, and the judgment of my mind is the only searchlight that can find the truth.” (Ch. 11) c. “And we thought that we could trust this being who looked upon us from the stream, and that we had nothing to fear with this being.” (Ch. 8) Essays will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of ANTHEM. Contest is open to students worldwide. To avoid disqualification, a stapled cover sheet MUST include: your name and address; your e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from list above); your current grade level and (optional) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay, if you are completing it for classroom credit. Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 2010. FIRST PRIZE: $2,000 5 SECOND PRIZES: $500 10 THIRD PRIZES: $200 45 FINALISTS: $50 Cash Awards 175 SEMIFINALISTS: $30 Cash Awards You MUST include a stapled cover sheet with the following information: your name; mailing address; e-mail address (if available); the name and address of your high school; topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from the list above); your current grade level and (if applicable) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| UCLA Extension Screenplay Competition | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
 The UCLA Extension Screenplay Competition is a fresh and exclusive opportunity for three outstanding Writers’ Program students to gain industry exposure, individual mentoring and training, and cash prizes. Contestants must have taken 3 feature film courses in the Writers' Program within specified time limit. Scripts have been developed in a Writers' Program course. Original material. Complete the application and verification forms and mail them along with the entry fee and two copies of your script to UCLA Extension Screenplay Competition, c/o UCLA Extension Writers’ Program, 10995 Le Conte Ave, Room 440, Los Angeles, CA 90024. E-MAIL AN EXTRA COPY OF THE SCRIPT. All entries must be accompanied by a verification form, signed by your instructor, to verify that your script was developed in a Writers’ Program course. Writers’ Program staff cannot be responsible for facilitating an instructor’s signature on the verification form. If your attempts to notify an instructor are unsuccessful, you may mail the verification form – along with a self-addressed stamped envelope – to your instructor in care of the Writers’ Program and we will forward it. Entries without a completed verification form by the application deadline cannot be considered, so be sure to get started on this early. Each screenplay must be accompanied by a $45 nonrefundable entry fee ($25 for students enrolled in the Certificate Program in Feature Film Writing between March 2008 and March 2010. Certificate student status will be verified.) Checks should be made payable to “UC Regents”. Your name should not appear on the cover, title page, or any other page of the script. Please use the last four digits of your social security number on the title page for identification. Screenplays must be in English, printed single-sided on three-hole white paper and fastened with brads. Each page should be numbered and should total 90-140 pages. Scripts should be submitted in standard spec format in 12-point font (Courier or Times New Roman preferred). send: Complete MS looking for: Screenplay |
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| ALTA National Translation Award | Updated May 20th, 2009 |
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Each year, the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) invites publishers to nominate book-length translations, published in the preceding calendar year, for the ALTA National Translation Award. The award-winning book and translator are announced and featured at the annual ALTA conference held each fall, and a press release is distributed to selected major publications. The translator selected for this award receives a cash gift, currently set at $2500. To be eligible for the award, a translation must have been published during the preceding calendar year by a U.S. or Canadian publisher and must be a book-length work, in English, of fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction (literary criticism and philosophy are not eligible). For nominated books selected as finalists, publishers will be asked to provide an original-language version of the text; any finalist for which no original-language version is provided will be excluded from further consideration. The criteria for judging the award are: (1) the significance of the literary contribution of the original as well as of the translation; and (2) the success of the translation in recreating the artistry of the original. Translations of contemporary works will receive preference, although important retranslations or first-time translations of older works will also be considered to the degree that they make significant contributions to literature. The deadline for nominating books published in the preceding calendar year is March 31. For each nominated book, send a letter of nomination, four copies of the book, and a $25 entry fee send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Translation |
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| ALTA National Translation Award | Updated May 20th, 2009 |
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Each year, the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) invites publishers to nominate book-length translations, published in the preceding calendar year, for the ALTA National Translation Award. The award-winning book and translator are announced and featured at the annual ALTA conference held each fall, and a press release is distributed to selected major publications. The translator selected for this award receives a cash gift, currently set at $2500. To be eligible for the award, a translation must have been published during the preceding calendar year by a U.S. or Canadian publisher and must be a book-length work, in English, of fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction (literary criticism and philosophy are not eligible). For nominated books selected as finalists, publishers will be asked to provide an original-language version of the text; any finalist for which no original-language version is provided will be excluded from further consideration. The criteria for judging the award are: (1) the significance of the literary contribution of the original as well as of the translation; and (2) the success of the translation in recreating the artistry of the original. Translations of contemporary works will receive preference, although important retranslations or first-time translations of older works will also be considered to the degree that they make significant contributions to literature. The deadline for nominating books published in the preceding calendar year is March 31. For each nominated book, send a letter of nomination, four copies of the book, and a $25 entry fee send: Complete MS looking for: Play specifically: Translation |
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| ALTA National Translation Award | Updated May 20th, 2009 |
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Each year, the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) invites publishers to nominate book-length translations, published in the preceding calendar year, for the ALTA National Translation Award. The award-winning book and translator are announced and featured at the annual ALTA conference held each fall, and a press release is distributed to selected major publications. The translator selected for this award receives a cash gift, currently set at $2500. To be eligible for the award, a translation must have been published during the preceding calendar year by a U.S. or Canadian publisher and must be a book-length work, in English, of fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction (literary criticism and philosophy are not eligible). For nominated books selected as finalists, publishers will be asked to provide an original-language version of the text; any finalist for which no original-language version is provided will be excluded from further consideration. The criteria for judging the award are: (1) the significance of the literary contribution of the original as well as of the translation; and (2) the success of the translation in recreating the artistry of the original. Translations of contemporary works will receive preference, although important retranslations or first-time translations of older works will also be considered to the degree that they make significant contributions to literature. The deadline for nominating books published in the preceding calendar year is March 31. For each nominated book, send a letter of nomination, four copies of the book, and a $25 entry fee send: Complete MS looking for: Novel specifically: Translation |
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| ALTA National Translation Award | Updated May 20th, 2009 |
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Each year, the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) invites publishers to nominate book-length translations, published in the preceding calendar year, for the ALTA National Translation Award. The award-winning book and translator are announced and featured at the annual ALTA conference held each fall, and a press release is distributed to selected major publications. The translator selected for this award receives a cash gift, currently set at $2500. To be eligible for the award, a translation must have been published during the preceding calendar year by a U.S. or Canadian publisher and must be a book-length work, in English, of fiction, poetry, drama, or creative non-fiction (literary criticism and philosophy are not eligible). For nominated books selected as finalists, publishers will be asked to provide an original-language version of the text; any finalist for which no original-language version is provided will be excluded from further consideration. The criteria for judging the award are: (1) the significance of the literary contribution of the original as well as of the translation; and (2) the success of the translation in recreating the artistry of the original. Translations of contemporary works will receive preference, although important retranslations or first-time translations of older works will also be considered to the degree that they make significant contributions to literature. The deadline for nominating books published in the preceding calendar year is March 31. For each nominated book, send a letter of nomination, four copies of the book, and a $25 entry fee send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry specifically: Translation |
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| Tom Howard Short Story Contest | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
 Welcome to Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. Any type of original short story, essay or other work of prose is eligible. Judge: John H. Reid Submit: Short stories, essays or other works of prose, up to 5,000 words each. There are no restrictions on style or theme. Each entry should be your own original work. You may submit the same work simultaneously to this contest and to others, and you may submit works that have been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the online publication rights. First prize: $2,000. Second prize: $1,000. Third prize: $500. Fourth prize: $250. There will also be five High Distinction Awards of $200 each, and five Most Highly Commended Awards of $100 each. Please include a cover sheet with your submission. It should note your name, address, phone number, email address (if you have one) and the titles of your entries. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
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Saturnalia Books Poetry Prize is awarding $1250 to a manuscript of poetry. Manuscript must be an original work of poetry written in English. Manuscript must be at least 48 pages in length (not including foreword material). Author’s name and contact information must not appear on manuscript. Manuscript must be single-sided, and securely bound with a binder clip only. Please include a separate cover sheet containing author’s name, title of manuscript, and contact information (including email address, street address, and phone number). Please include a check for $25 payable to Saturnalia Books. Entries without checks or with checks that are returned for insufficient funds will be immediately withdrawn. Manuscripts will be accepted during the month of March only (or postmarked by April 1). Former students who have studied "poetry writing" with the judge are ineligible to enter. Friends and family of the judge are also ineligible. Notification will be sent to your e-mail address. Do not include a self addressed stamped envelope (sase) unless you do not have an email address. If you do, it will be discarded. Contest winner will be announced in July. Please do not contact Saturnalia Books regarding your submission status before August 1. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry specifically: Literary |
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| Tom Howard Short Story Contest | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
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Welcome to the Tom Howard/John H. Reid Short Story Contest sponsored by Tom Howard Books. Any type of original short story, essay or other work of prose is eligible. Judge: John H. Reid Submit: Short stories, essays or other works of prose, up to 5,000 words each. There are no restrictions on style or theme. Each entry should be your own original work. You may submit the same work simultaneously to this contest and to others, and you may submit works that have been published or won prizes elsewhere, as long as you own the online publication rights. First prize: $2,000. Second prize: $1,000. Third prize: $500. Fourth prize: $250. There will also be five High Distinction Awards of $200 each, and five Most Highly Commended Awards of $100 each. Please include a cover sheet with your submission. It should note your name, address, phone number, email address (if you have one) and the titles of your entries. send: Complete MS looking for: Short Story |
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| Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers | Updated October 14th, 2009 |
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The Shenandoah/Glasgow Prize for Emerging Writers is awarding $2,500 to a writer annually by Shenandoah and Washington and Lee University. Each year, the contest genre alternates between short fiction and poetry. The 2009 competition will be for poetry. To apply, send first book, five unpublished poems and biographical information along with an s.a.s.e. and a check for $25 (from either author or publisher), which brings a year's subscription to Shenandoah, between March 15 and March 31, 2010. send: Complete MS looking for: Poetry specifically: Literary |
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