WRITING COMPETITION FOR ACTELA'S ARKANSAS …



WRITING COMPETITION FOR ACTELA'S ARKANSAS ANTHOLOGY

Sponsored by:

ARKANSAS COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH AND LANGUAGE ARTS (ACTELA)

CATEGORIES: Short Story (maximum 1,500 words)

Essay (maximum 500 words)

Personal Narrative (first person, maximum 500 words)

Descriptive Paragraph

Poetry

AGE GROUPS: K-12 with proportionate representation

Teachers may also submit their own works.

FILLERS: Descriptive sentences may be submitted as "fillers."

ENTRY FEE: $2 for each entry. Up to 5 "fillers" for a $2 entry.

Make checks payable to ACTELA. No fees will be returned.

FORMAT: Entries must be typed, double-spaced. Poems may be single-spaced.

Each entry must include this statement, signed by student and parent/guardian:

"This is my original work. I grant permission to publish it if it is a winning entry."

DEADLINE: Entries should be postmarked no later than January 15.

SUBMISSIONS: ACTELA WRITING CONTEST

c/o Dr. Robert Lamm

P.O. Box 1890

State University, AR 72467

WINNERS: Approximately 50 winners will have their work published in the ARKANSAS ANTHOLOGY 2000, an ACTELA collection of writings.

Winners will be announced by letter and by press release by February 19.

Winners will receive a copy of ARKANSAS ANTHOLOGY 2000 and may be invited to public readings of their works.

INFORMATION: Dr. Rob Lamm, ASU Dept. of English

Phone 870-972-3043

E-mail: rlamm@toltec.astate.edu

FAX: 870-972-2795

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download