Study Abroad Programs in Arts and Writing
Writing Contest for Study Abroad
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| The Fifth Annual Writing Contest for Study Abroad Submission Deadline — January 31, 2009 (postmark). Submissions accepted beginning October 1, 2008. Click here to read about past years' winners and runners-up. Studying in Madrid with UNO was an unforgettable gift. It offered new insights, experiences, exchanges, and it helped me build a stronger foundation for my writing. We grew as writers and communicators in a program that imparted confidence to the writer’s intuition. It helped us open our minds so that what emerges is intact and not squashed in the process. --Christina Vega-Westhoff, poetry winner, 2007.
When I was notified about the award, I'm not sure what the most exciting prospect was: going to Madrid for a month or studying with such terrific writers. After the first day of class, I knew I'd be a better writer by the end of the summer's workshop. At the end of the month, not only was my writing better, but the way I saw myself as a writer had changed. And that is perhaps one of the most important tasks any MFA program can undertake, to impart to students not only the craft but the confidence and empowering practices of writing. Add to this the bonus of getting to know and love an amazing bunch of students and faculty. I can't see how it's possible to go to Madrid with the UNO people and not come out the other side of it all as a better writer with the support of a close writing community. Thank you, UNO! --Jill Drumm, nonfiction winner, 2006. The University of New Orleans, the pioneer in writing programs abroad, is pleased to announce the fifth annual writing contest for study-abroad, Summer, 2009. Full fee waivers, including housing allowance, will be granted to one writer each in the genres of poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction. Partial awards and honorable mentions may also be granted. Winners may attend any of UNO’s 2009 study-abroad writing programs:
Guidelines Submission Deadline: January 31, 2009 (postmark). (Note: if you are mailing from a non-US location after January 25, please notify us via email of the mail date and location.) Eligibility: Anyone writing in English who has not yet published a book of 45 pages or more in the genre of application, except faculty and administrators employed by the University of New Orleans. Entry Fee: An entry fee of $25 must be paid for each submission. Fees should be paid at the Division of International Education web site (link coming soon). Do not include payment with your submission unless you are unable to pay electronically. If you must include payment with your submission, make checks or money orders payable to UNO. Cash payments cannot be accepted. Multiple Submissions: Applicants may submit multiple applications in one or more genres, however each application must be complete with entry fee and other application materials listed here. More than one submission may be included in an envelope, and payment may be made in aggregate, but each submission must have its own cover page. Submission Format: Submit up to 15 pages of prose (double spaced, 12 point type, stapled, with page numbers) or 3 pages of poetry (maximum 3 poems) in a 9x12 envelope (do not fold into a smaller envelope). The submitted work must be unpublished at the time of submission, though it may be under consideration. The author's name may not appear anywhere on the manuscript. Include a copy of the receipt page from your online payment, and a cover page with the following information:
Each individual submission should also have a second cover page which states nothing but the title. Submission Address:
Acknowledgements: No manuscripts will be returned. Acknowledgements by email query only. Each applicant will be emailed a list of winners when the contest has been decided, around the end of March. Please do not include SASE's or postcards. Questions and comments may be emailed to bill.lavender@uno.edu.
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