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--- Janis Cramer <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 08:39:31 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Janis Cramer <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Writing Contest Committee?
> To: [log in to unmask]
>
> Dear TC's--
>
> At our last governing board meeting, we discussed
> making changes to the OWP annual writing contest and
> maybe focusing on an Oklahoma Centennial theme for
> this year's competition.  We are also considering
> expanding the contest to include a journalism
> category.  If you would be willing to serve on a new
> committee for the writing contest, please let us
> know
> by responding to this e-mail.  Information about
> meeting date and time is below.
>
> If you don't really want to serve on the committee
> but
> have ideas for changing categories or divisions in
> the
> contest, please just respond to this e-mail.
> Attached
> is
> a flyer of last year's contest so you can
> look it over.  Do you think we should include a
> category for formula poems?  Do you think we should
> expand the length of the short story or personal
> narrative category?  Maybe we should change the
> categories to genres--expository, narrative,
> persuasive, descriptive, poetry?  Is there a
> category
> we should delete?  Do you have suggestions about who
> might be a good judge either for poetry or prose?
> We
> will consider all your ideas as we meet.  Do you
> have
> ideas on how we could do a better job of publicizing
> the contest?
>
> The committee will meet for lunch Monday, July 23 at
> Alfredo's, a Mexican restaurant on the west side of
> I-35 by Kohl's at 11:30.  Please RSVP by responding
> to
> this e-mail.
>
> Thanks for your interest in one of OWP's most
> successful
> continuity activities.
>
> Janis
>
> Janis Cramer
> Co-Director of Inservice
> Oklahoma Writing Project
> "Teachers Teaching Teachers"
> 820 Van Vleet Oval
> University of Oklahoma
> Phone and Fax (405) 495-4903
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