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EVENT NEWS / February 27, 2008

Boise State University Seeks Submissions for 2008 President's Writing Awards

Boise State University is seeking submissions for the annual President’s Writing Awards, a contest open to undergraduate students at Boise State. Two prizes will be awarded in each category; first prize will receive $150, and second prize will receive $75.

The contest is open to all currently enrolled Boise State undergraduate students. Essays prepared for coursework are eligible, but previously published essays are not. A student may enter only one category and may submit no more than one entry to that category. This year’s categories are:

Personal essay. Submissions in this category should be first-person accounts that explore the writer’s experiences or observations with honesty and insight. Essays can be up to 3,000 words.

Critical analysis. Submissions in this category should critically evaluate or analyze a piece of literature, a theatrical performance, a work of visual art, a historical moment, a philosophical argument or a social movement. Essays can be up to 3,000 words.

Research-based. Submissions in this category should be a research-based, documented article or essay in any genre or any topic. Essays can be up to 3,000 words.

First Year Writing. Any student who is currently enrolled in English 90, 101 or 102 or who was enrolled in fall 2007 may submit an essay of any kind on this topic. Essays can be up to 2,000 words.

Multilingual First Year Writing. Any student who is currently enrolled in English 121, 122 or 123, or who was enrolled in fall 2007, may submit an essay of any kind on any topic. Essays can be up to 1,500 words.

Deadline for entry is 5 p.m. March 14. Manuscripts may be submitted either electronically or traditionally and must include a cover sheet with all submissions with the author’s name, address, phone number, e-mail address, student ID number, submission category and the name of the professor the paper was written for, if applicable. The author’s name should not appear on the manuscript. All submissions should be written in English unless otherwise specified. E-mail the manuscript in Word as an e-mail attachment to deannajones@boisestate.edu or submit them to her in person by visiting Liberal Arts Room 256.

For more information, call Carrie Seymour at cseymour@boisestate.edu or visit http://www.boisestate.edu/president/writingawards/.

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Media Contact: Julie Hahn, University Communications, (208) 426-5540, juliehahn@boisestate.edu

Boise State University is emerging as a metropolitan research university of distinction. This transformation is being powered by the university’s first comprehensive campaign to support students, faculty, strategic initiatives, research and infrastructure. That’s why the campaign to raise $175 million in private support is called Destination Distinction.
 

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