High School Essay Contest -- Nathanael Green

Here is an excellent essay contest opportunity from the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. I encourage any and all to participate. In fact, I will speak to Col. Homan about the possibility for extra credit in your American History class for participating. Info follows:

I am pleased to announce ISI's annual National Founding Fathers Essay Contest for high school students. Students are invited to compete for scholarships prizes ranging from $250 to $1,000 and for a library of ISI titles. Essayists are asked to consider the life and character of the Quaker general, Nathanael Greene, and to discuss why his legacy as a military strategist, leader, and patriot should be remembered by contemporary Americans. Essayists are encouraged to consider all aspects of Greene's life in addition to his military career.

Participants must register by December 4, 2009; all registrants will receive a free copy of the biography, "Rise and Fight Again: The Life of Nathanael Greene". Essays are to be between 1,200 and 1,500 words long and will be judged on the basis of scholarship, imagination, and quality of writing. All essays must be postmarked or emailed to ISI by January 22, 2010.

For more information about the contest, please visit:
http://www.isi.org/programs/essay/greene0910/index.html

If you have questions about the contest please contact me by email or by phone (302) 524-6132.

Sincerely Yours,
Michelle Huntley

Please note that the website says the deadline for registration is November 20. However, since I received the notice about the essay contest on the 20th, I can only assume they are still accepting registrations.

Boston Review Short Story Contest: $1500

Here's a great opportunity for those who like to write short fiction:

Seventeenth Annual Short Story Contest

Deadline: October 1, 2009
Judge: Chang-Rae Lee
First Prize: $1,500

Complete guidelines:
The winning author will receive $1,500 and have his or her work published in Boston Review, the summer of 2010. Stories should not exceed 4,000 words and must be previously unpublished. Manuscripts should be submitted with a cover note listing the author's name, address, and phone number; names should not appear on the stories themselves. Entrants will receive a one-year print subscription to the Boston Review beginning with the Summer, 2010 issue. Submissions must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2009. Manuscripts will not be returned. The winner will be announced no later than May/June, 2010, on the Boston Review Web site.

For full details see: The Boston Review