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| Pacific Rim Voices | Updated October 05th, 2008 |
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10.1.08 update- No 2008 contest. Do NOT submit. The Kiriyama Prize was established in 1996 to recognize outstanding books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations of this vast and culturally diverse region. The Prize consists of a cash award of US $30,000, which is split equally between the fiction and nonfiction winners. Beginning in 2008, if a work in translation is chosen as a winner in either category, the translator will receive $5,000 and the winning author $10,000. The purpose of the Kiriyama Prize is to promote outstanding books that will contribute to greater understanding of and among the peoples and nations of the Pacific Rim and South Asia. Therefore, to be eligible for the Prize, a book must relate in some significant way to the Pacific Rim or South Asia, to a particular culture or part(s) of these regions, or to people from these regions. The Prize is awarded in two categories: fiction and nonfiction. To be eligible, books submitted must be published in English. They may be works originally written in English OR translations from any other language into English. Only the first, published, English translation of any work is eligible. If a book has been published previously in English, subsequent translations are ineligible. Books submitted must be published in printed form for general commercial release. Self-published books are not eligible. Eligible books must be published in Canada and/or the United States. They may have been published in another country or countries previously. The first US and Canadian editions of the book in English must have been published during the 2007 calendar year. Books that were published before January 2007 in another language or country, but which are published for the first time in English in Canada or the US during 2007, are eligible provided they meet all other criteria for the Prize. Full-length books of both fiction and nonfiction are eligible. Collections of short stories or essays are also eligible; however, all books entered for the Prize must be written by either a single author or by two authors in collaboration. Edited volumes, anthologies, and other collections by more than two authors are not eligible. Books of poetry are no longer eligible for the award. Winning authors may be citizens of any country and may reside anywhere. The author must be living at the time of the closing date for entries (October 25, 2007). In the case of books by two authors, at least one of the authors must be alive on this date. No entry shall be ineligible because its author has won the Kiriyama Prize or any other prize previously. send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Regional |
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| Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize | Updated July 15th, 2008 |
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Publishers are invited to submit six copies of a published translation from the German language into English. The deadline for submissions is set for end of January. The translation must be published (not only distributed) in the US in the year prior to the submission deadline date. Entries may be fiction or non-fiction and may include: novels, novellas, short stories, plays, poetry, biographies, essays and correspondences. A five-member jury will select the winning translation. The selected translator of the will be invited, with travel and accommodations paid, to the award ceremony in Chicago. It will be hosted by the German Consul General of Chicago and usually takes place in the beginning of June. send: Complete MS looking for: Article specifically: Translation |
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| The Fountainhead Essay Contest | Updated October 21st, 2008 |
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The 23rd Annual THE FOUNTAINHEAD essay contest is open for 11th and 12th Graders only. The contest is open to students worldwide. Select ONE of the following three topics: 1) In dynamiting Cortlandt Homes, Roark breaks the law. What is the moral and philosophical argument for the rectitude of his action? 2) Ellsworth Toohey and Gail Wynand both spent much of their lives consciously seeking power over others. But was their quest for power the same? How did each man’s goals and motivations contrast to Roark’s? 3) In a single, unified essay, explain each of the following quotation’s meaning in The Fountainhead and its wider significance. a. HELLER: “You know, there’s a thing that stumps me. You’re the coldest man I know. And I can’t understand why—knowing that you’re actually a fiend in your own quiet sort of way—why I always feel, when I see you, that you’re the most life-giving person I’ve ever met.” (Part 1, Chapter 13) b. LANSING: “I want a good hotel, and I have certain standards of what is good, and they’re my own, and you’re the one who can give me what I want. And when I fight for you, I’m doing—on my side of it—just what you’re doing when you design a building.” (Part 2, Chapter 10) c. KEATING: “How do you always manage to decide?” ROARK: “How can you let others decide for you?” (Part 1, Chapter 2) 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 and psychological meaning of The Fountainhead. 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 will be notified via e-mail and/or by mail by July 26, 2008. FIRST PRIZE: $10,000 5 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000 10 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000 45 FINALISTS: $100 175 SEMIFINALISTS: $50 send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest | Updated October 21st, 2008 |
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For The Ayn Rand Institute's ATLAS SHRUGGED essay contest entrants must be enrolled in a college degree program at the time of entry. High school students entering college in the fall of 2008 are also eligible. The contest is open to students worldwide. ATLAS SHRUGGED—TOPICS 1. Why do Dagny and Rearden oppose the strikers in action? 2. Explain Ragnar Danneskjold’s statement that Robin Hood is the one man he is out to destroy. What is the deeper moral meaning of his claim? 3. For each of the following three passages from Atlas Shrugged, explain its meaning and its relation to the story and theme of the novel. a. Galt: "In any compromise between good and evil, it is only evil that can profit. In that transfusion of blood which drains the good to feed the evil, the compromiser is the transmitting rubber tube.” -Part Three, Chapter VII b. Dagny: “We never had to take any of it seriously, did we?” Galt: “No, we never had to.” -Part Three, Chapter I c. Francisco: “You have a great deal of courage, Dagny. Some day, you’ll have enough of it.” -Part One, Chapter V 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 Atlas Shrugged. A stapled cover sheet MUST include: name and address of entrant; entrant's e-mail address (if available); name and address of entrant's university; topic selected (1, 2 or 3 from list above); and your declared major. Winners and other participants will be notified by November 27, 2008. FIRST PRIZE: $10,000 3 SECOND PRIZES: $2,000 5 THIRD PRIZES: $1,000 20 FINALISTS: $100 20 SEMIFINALISTS: $50 send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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With his preamble "it is my object and desire to encourage and assist in developing the art of drama criticism and the stimulation of intelligent playgoing," the late George Jean Nathan provided in his will for a prize known as the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The prize consists of the annual net income of half of Mr. Nathan's estate, which "shall be paid to the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book." The trust is of such size that the prize is the richest and one of the most distinguished in the American theater. The annual award now amounts to $10,000. In addition, the winner receives a trophy symbolic of, and attesting to, the award. Mr. Nathan directed in his will that the prize is “to be awarded annually by a majority vote of the then heads of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton, and Yale Universities.” This committee of three has functioned since the award was established. The chair of the English department of Cornell University heads the selection committee. Those eligible for the award are authors, critics, or reviewers who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and whose works are published in books, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals, or in electronic form, or broadcast on television or radio programs. Except for books, all entries for the prize must have been published in the United States. In view of Mr. Nathan’s interest in the current theatre, the selection committee will regard with special interest writings in dramatic criticism dealing with current or recent productions of the legitimate theatre, but the award may also be given for an outstanding work of criticism dealing with drama of the past. It is the aim of the selection committee to foster the spirit of the award by honoring criticism which demonstrates the highest level of critical thinking about theatre. Although the selection committee will make an effort to review publications in which eligible work may appear, any author or publisher may submit eligible entries for the award to the appropriate members of the selection committee whose names and addresses are listed below, up to and including September 1, 2008.* Newspaper and magazine submissions should comprise no more than a dozen articles and include the date and (if appropriate) the name of the publication where the entries appeared. All materials submitted for the 2007-2008 prize must have been published between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. Send Newspapers, TV, Radio Reviews, and Electronic Publication entries through this market. Submit Books OR Periodical entries through the two other WordHustler listings. (Contest has different addresses for each type of entry). send: Complete MS looking for: Article specifically: Historical & Criticism |
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| George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism | Updated November 17th, 2008 |
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With his preamble "it is my object and desire to encourage and assist in developing the art of drama criticism and the stimulation of intelligent playgoing," the late George Jean Nathan provided in his will for a prize known as the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. The prize consists of the annual net income of half of Mr. Nathan's estate, which "shall be paid to the American who has written the best piece of drama criticism during the theatrical year (July 1 to June 30), whether it is an article, an essay, treatise or book." The trust is of such size that the prize is the richest and one of the most distinguished in the American theater. The annual award now amounts to $10,000. In addition, the winner receives a trophy symbolic of, and attesting to, the award. Mr. Nathan directed in his will that the prize is “to be awarded annually by a majority vote of the then heads of the English departments of Cornell, Princeton, and Yale Universities.” This committee of three has functioned since the award was established. The chair of the English department of Cornell University heads the selection committee. Those eligible for the award are authors, critics, or reviewers who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States and whose works are published in books, newspapers, magazines, and other periodicals, or in electronic form, or broadcast on television or radio programs. Except for books, all entries for the prize must have been published in the United States. In view of Mr. Nathan’s interest in the current theatre, the selection committee will regard with special interest writings in dramatic criticism dealing with current or recent productions of the legitimate theatre, but the award may also be given for an outstanding work of criticism dealing with drama of the past. It is the aim of the selection committee to foster the spirit of the award by honoring criticism which demonstrates the highest level of critical thinking about theatre. Although the selection committee will make an effort to review publications in which eligible work may appear, any author or publisher may submit eligible entries for the award to the appropriate members of the selection committee whose names and addresses are listed below, up to and including September 1, 2008.* Newspaper and magazine submissions should comprise no more than a dozen articles and include the date and (if appropriate) the name of the publication where the entries appeared. All materials submitted for the 2006-2007 prize must have been published between July 1, 2007 and June 30, 2008. Send Periodical entries through this market. Send Books OR Newspapers, TV, Radio Reviews, and Electronic Publication entries through the two other WordHustler listings. (Contest has different addresses for each type of entry). send: Complete MS looking for: Article specifically: Historical & Criticism |
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| James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award | Updated August 20th, 2008 |
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The purpose of the James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award for Interpreting Chemistry for the Public is to recognize, encourage, and stimulate outstanding reporting directly to the public, which materially increases the public's knowledge and understanding of chemistry, chemical engineering, and related fields. The award consists of $3,000, a medallion with a presentation box, and a certificate. Reasonable travel expenses to the meeting at which the award will be presented will be reimbursed. The medallion will be presented during the award address of the American Chemical Society. A nominee must have made noteworthy presentations through a medium of public communication to increase the American public's understanding of chemistry and chemical progress. This information will have been disseminated through the press, radio, television, films, the lecture platform, books, or pamphlets for the lay public. The Deadline is November 1 (annual review). send: Complete MS looking for: Any specifically: Science and Nature |
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| Writer's Digest Contest | Updated May 25th, 2008 |
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GRAND PRIZE: $3,000 cash and a trip to New York City to meet with editors or agents. Writer's Digest will fly you and a guest to The Big Apple, where you'll spend three days and two nights in the publishing capital of the world. While you're there, a Writer's Digest editor will escort you to meet and share your work with four editors or agents! Plus, you'll receive a free Diamond Publishing Package from Outskirts Press. Compete and Win in 10 Categories! - Inspirational Writing (Spiritual/Religious) - Memoirs/Personal Essay - Magazine Feature Article - Genre Short Story (Mystery, Romance, etc.) - Mainstream/Literary Short Story - Rhyming Poetry - Non-rhyming Poetry - Stage Play - Television/Movie Script - Children's/Young Adult Fiction LENGTH REQUIREMENTS- IMPORTANT- - Memoirs/Personal Essay and Magazine Feature Article: 2,000 words maximum. Entry Fee: $15 for the first manuscript; $10 for each additional manuscript submitted in the same online session. Add $2 per manuscript to all entries postmarked after Thursday, May 15, 2008. Entries postmarked after Monday, June 02, 2008, will not be accepted. Entry must be accompanied by an Entry Form, and the required entry fee. If you are entering more than one manuscript, you may mail all entries in the same envelope and write one check for the total entry fee; however, each manuscript must have its category indicated in the upper left-hand corner. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| Missouri Review Editors' Prizes | Updated August 20th, 2008 |
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Three prizes of $3,000 each and publication in Missouri Review are given annually for a group of poems, a short story, and an essay. The deadline for the 2008 competition is be October 1. Please include no more than 25 typed, double-spaced pages for fiction and nonfiction. Each story or essay constitutes one entry. Entry fee: $20 for each entry (make checks payable to The Missouri Review). Each fee entitles the entrant to a one-year subscription to TMR, an extension of a current subscription, or a gift subscription. Please indicate your choice and enclose a complete address for subscriptions. On the first page of each submission, please include the author's name, address, email address and telephone number. Entries must be previously unpublished and will not be returned. Editors accept simultaneous submissions. Please let Editors know if your work is accepted elsewhere. One winner and three finalists will be chosen in each category. Announcements will be posted on our website on or before 1/31/09. Winners will be published and finalists announced in the spring issue of The Missouri Review. Finalists in all categories will receive a minimum of $100 and consideration for publication at regular publication pay rates. Please indicate in your cover letter if you wished to be notified of the winners by email, or include a SASE. send: Complete MS looking for: Article |
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| Intersection for the Arts Mary Tanenbaum Award | Updated September 20th, 2008 |
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Under the terms of the trusts, the awards are intended to encourage young writers of an unpublished manuscript that is completed or in-progress. All applicants must, therefore, be between 20 and 35 years of age on March 31, 2008. Originally established in memory of Joseph Henry Jackson, the Mary Tanenbaum Award recognizes outstanding nonfictional prose. Applicants must be residents of and currently living in northern California (anywhere in California north of the line dividing Monterery County from San Luis Obispo County) for three consecutive years immediately prior to the March 31 contest deadline. Eligible writers may submit one application form and three copies of one manuscript to apply for one, two, or all three awards. We will only accept one application and three copies of a single manuscript per writer. There is no application fee. No candidate may win more than one award. Previous winners are ineligible to receive the same award again. Winners will be announced by September 30, 2008. Judges reserve the right to make no awards if, in their view, no manuscripts are worthy. Applications and manuscripts for the 2008 awards will be accepted beginning February 1, 2008. Only submissions received via U.S. or International mail or courier services will be accepted. You may not hand-deliver your submission. Without exception, all submissions must bear an official U.S. or International mail or courier service postmark and be postmarked by March 31, 2008. Do not assume that submissions dropped in a mailbox will be stamped with a timely postmark. Manuscripts must be completely unpublished in its entirety or any parts contained therein. The manuscript must be no longer than 40 (forty) numbered, double-spaced pages (poetry need not be double-spaced), typed or printed on white 8.5 x 11 inch paper. For clarification: manuscripts cannot exceed 40 numbered pages maximum - not 40 double-sided pages, which would be 80 pages total. Manuscripts which are handwritten or are otherwise illegible will not be considered. Please bind manuscripts only with paper or binder clips; please do not use folders. The award judges will use a name-blind process. Manuscripts should be copied on the front and back of each page, and must include a separate cover page that gives the work's title and the length of the manuscript submitted for Award consideration. The applicant's name and address should not appear anywhere on the manuscripts submitted for consideration. Applicants may, however, use the manuscript's title and page numbers on the pages of the manuscript. Manuscripts with inappropriate identifying information will be deemed ineligible. No application will be accepted without the applicant's signature, signifying agreement to the conditions of the competition and verifying the validity of all statements contained therein. Proof of birth, age, and residence may be required and must be furnished within ten days if requested; please do not send or include this information with your application. Award-winning manuscripts become the property of The San Francisco Foundation and will become part of the Foundation's permanent archives located at the Bancroft Library at UC Berkeley. Authors will retain full rights for the publication/distribution of their works. Final Checklist for Submissions 1) Three copies (double-sided) of manuscript (40 pages maximum - not 40 double-sided pages). 2) No name on manuscript. 3) Signature on application form. 4) Postmark on envelope (no later than March 31, 2008). 5) Self-addresses stamped postcard for confirmation of receiving manuscript (optional). send: Complete MS looking for: Non-Fiction Book specifically: Literary |
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