Writing Contest News--4.7.12

Rainy Day writing contest The Daily Jeffersonian The Rainy Day Writers are looking for the 2012 Champion Youth Story Writer. Could it be you? If you attend a middle school within the readership area of The Daily Jeffersonian, you are eligible. Begin by writing your own original 500-word STORY. See all stories on this topic »

Scotch Plains-Fanwood Veterans of Foreign Wars Post announces essay contest ... NJ.com By Suburban News The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10122 of Scotch Plains-Fanwood recently sponsored the local VFW Patriot's Pen Essay Writing Contest for sixth-, seventh- and eighth-grade students. This year's theme was "Are You Proud of Your Country? See all stories on this topic »

SAN JACINTO: Essay on pledge wins state contest Press-Enterprise Afterward, she was surprised with the announcement that she had taken first place in the state in an essay contest, "Why I am Proud to Pledge Allegiance to Our Flag," sponsored by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. BY DIANE A. RHODES Savanah ... See all stories on this topic » Press-Enterprise

The moment you've all been waiting for: Oulipian writing contest results Chicago Reader As part of Wordplay Week on the Bleader, we announced a contest based on an Oulipian-style exercise. If you've been paying attention like you should, you know that "oulipian" refers to the Ouvroir de Litterature Potentielle ("workshop for potential ... See all stories on this topic » Chicago Reader

Salt Lake Community College Students Compete & Collaborate for Publication ... San Francisco Chronicle (press release) SLCC Student Hana Jabr's manuscript, 'Translation', was selected as the winner of the second annual SLCC chapbook competition. Contest judge Nicole Walker, Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Northern Arizona University and author of This Noisy ... See all stories on this topic »

Star Search 2012: Throwing Words say they have the write stuff This is Hull and East Riding And as they write their own songs, Throwing Words believe they have what the judges in the Mail's Star Search contest are looking for. They have been described as a soft rock/soul/Britpop hybrid, but lead singer James Millar said the band had a style ... See all stories on this topic »

Students advance in contest of self-reflection DL-Online Letters About Literature is a national competition that Detroit Lakes eighth-graders have been competing in for three years now. "It's a contest where they write letters to an author of a book that's had an impact in their lives," said Middle School ... See all stories on this topic »

Local youth artists earn top honors at Otero Arts Festival La Junta Tribune Democrat Debbie Phillips, coordinator of the event, presented the awards, with the help of Deanna Sechting, creative writing contest director, and Steven Kahaler-Taillebois, art contest director. OJC President Jim Rizzuto presented the President's Award to Kala ... See all stories on this topic »