Calling all student writers attending classes at North Seattle Community College!
The Loft Writing Center Plus is now accepting submissions to its first annual student essay writing contest. If you fancy yourself a budding writer or just have a story you’re burning to share, you should consider writing an essay and submitting it to this contest. Not only will you have a chance to win a cash prize, but the first place winner will also be published in the Licton Springs Review, North Seattle Community College’s literary journal.
Content Criteria:
The essay should be a personal narrative, which means a story about something that has happened to you. It could be about learning how to drive, immigrating to America, eating a strange food, playing chess for the first time, or even shaking hands with a celebrity or politician. The topic is wide open. The most important requirement as far as content is that the essay must conform to the genre of a personal narrative.
If you’re not certain what a personal narrative essay looks like, you can always come visit the Loft and ask one of our writing tutors to help get you started.
Format Criteria:
The essay should meet the following format guidelines:
• 12 point font
• Double spaced
• Times New Roman font
• 3,000 words or less
Submission Criteria
Essays should be submitted to the Loft Writing Center by Sunday November 2, 2008 at 4:30 pm. You can drop your submissions at the greeter station as you enter the Loft.
Please remember to turn in a submission form along with your essay. You can download a PDF of the submission form by following this link.
http://facweb.northseattle.edu/dtarker/essay%20submission%20form.pdf
All entries will be judged anonymously, so please do not write your name on the essay. Only write your name on the entry form.
You may also submit electronically at dtarker@sccd.ctc.edu
Prizes
Beyond just enjoying all the praise that will be showered upon you by your peers and instructors, the top three winners will win the following prizes.
First Place = $100.00 and publication in The Licton Springs Review
Second Place = $75.00
Third Place = $50.00
Awards will be announced at a celebration during the first week of December.
We would like to thank the Education Fund and Student Government for providing funding in support of this writing contest.
Now get writing!
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