Also - a local writing contest!
These are the details:
THEMES:
Race & Ethnicity, Gender & Race, Prison Industrial Complex and Women, Prison Industrial Complex and Men, GLBT & Civil Rights, Poverty & Race, Women & Poverty, Men & Poverty, Women & Abuse, Men & Abuse and Additional Themes That Explores a Community Occupying Various Spaces (i.e. ethnic identities, social backgrounds, sexuality, etc.)
CRITERIA:
Style. Language. Content. Originality. Social Commentary.
Literary Forms Permitted, Contestants Must Decide on [ 1 ] Form:
POETRY | Must be 2 Poems
ESSAY | Intro & Thesis
ORATOR | 1 Speech [15 min max]
RESEARCH PAPER | Abstract [150-400 Word]
SHORT STORY | [3-4 Pages]
EXTENDED Submission Deadline: April 18th, 2013
PRIORITY Submission Dates: March 25th - April 12th
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[log in to unmask]AWARD RECEPTION: 04.19.13 | Time: 5:00 PM | Location: HTCC
*ALL Contestants must be able to attend the Award Reception. Contestants who have submitted works will be notified immediately with updates.
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[log in to unmask]Send as a Microsoft Word Document or Preferably as a PDF File That Includes: Name, Classification, Email, Phone Number (optional), & Brief Bio. Note: ALL WORK MAY BE ASKED TO EITHER BE DISCUSSED OR READ.