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2010 Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship competition is now open
http://www.writerma <http://www.writermag.com/> g.com/
Award
$500 and a year's subscription to The Writer

Judges
The Writer editors

Deadline
March 1, 2010

Description
The Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship is a writing contest for full-timecollege
students. The award is made in memory of Sylvia K. Burack,longtime
editor-in-chief and publisher ofThe Writer. Burack was knownfor her
dedication to helping writers and editors.

Requirements
You must be 18 or older and a full-time undergraduate student at auniversity
or college in the U.S. or Canada at the time of entry. Thewinner will be
asked to provide proof of enrollment.

Rules
. Submit 2 copies of a previously unpublished 600- to 800-wordpersonal essay
in English on the following topic: "Select a work offiction or poetry that
has influenced the way you view the world andthe way you view yourself.
Discuss the work and explain how it affectedyou."

. Entries will be judged on the quality of the writing, includinggrammar,
punctuation and expression of ideas. Only essays written onthe specified
topic (see rule 1) will be considered.

. Include a cover page with the essay title and word count, as wellas your
name, address, phone number and e-mail address. Contactinformation must be
valid through July 2010. (See rule 9.) Also includethe name and address of
your school. Place only the title (not yourname) at the top of each page of
the essay. Entries must be typed anddouble-spaced on standard letter-size
paper. Number each page.Paperclip the pages together.

. The award is open to students in the U.S. and Canada enrolled fulltime in
an undergraduate college or university at the time of entry.(Do not send
transcripts with entries.) Employees of KalmbachPublishing Co. are not
eligible to participate.

. Only one entry per student will be accepted.

. Send entries to: Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship, The Writer, 21027Crossroads
Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612.

. Entries must be postmarked by March 1, 2010.

. Entries will not be returned. Do not send originals.

. If the winning entrant cannot be reached by July 1, 2010, the runner-up
will be awarded the scholarship.

. The winner will be announced in July 2010 and will receive $500 and a
year's subscription to The Writer.

Questions? Contact us at contest(at)WriterMag.com (replace (at) with @)



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