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<P>2010 Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship competition is now open <BR><A
href="http://www.writermag.com/">http://www.writerma<WBR>g.com/</A> <BR>Award
<BR>$500 and a year's subscription to The Writer <BR><BR>Judges <BR>The Writer
editors <BR><BR>Deadline <BR>March 1, 2010 <BR><BR>Description <BR>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.
<BR><BR>Requirements <BR>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. <BR><BR>Rules <BR>•
Submit 2 copies of a previously unpublished 600- to 800-wordpersonal essay in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.<WBR>" <BR><BR>• 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. <BR><BR>• 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.
<BR><BR>• 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. <BR><BR>• Only one entry per student will be accepted. <BR><BR>•
Send entries to: Sylvia K. Burack Scholarship, The Writer, 21027Crossroads
Circle, P.O. Box 1612, Waukesha, WI 53187-1612. <BR><BR>• Entries must be
postmarked by March 1, 2010. <BR><BR>• Entries will not be returned. Do not send
originals. <BR><BR>• If the winning entrant cannot be reached by July 1, 2010,
the runner-up will be awarded the scholarship. <BR><BR>• The winner will be
announced in July 2010 and will receive $500 and a year's subscription to The
Writer. <BR><BR>Questions? Contact us at contest(at)WriterMa<WBR>g.com (replace
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