Willamette Writers and Barnes and Noble Sponsor Kate Herzog Writing Scholarships
Barnes and Noble and Willamette Writers sponsor the 2005 Kate Herzog Writing Scholarship for high school seniors and college freshman and sophomores.
(PRWEB) January 12, 2005 -- Barnes and Noble and Willamette Writers are again
sponsoring the 2005 Kate Herzog Writing Scholarship. These scholarships are
intended to introduce students to published authors, agents, editors and film
producers, and to provide financial aid to students interested in
writing.
Deadline for entry: February 28.
1st place, $500 college
scholarship
2nd place, $250 college scholarship
3rd place, $250 college
scholarship
4th place, pass to attend Willamette Writers writing
conference
Each winner will be allowed to attend the Willamette Writers
Conference on August 5-7th, in Portland, and that includes 1 banquet ticket to
an awards' banquet, one consult with an agent, editor or film producer, and one
banquet ticket for the teacher who wrote the letter of recommendation for the
student.
High school seniors and college freshman and sophomores can
enter.
To apply, Please forward:
1. Original, unpublished writing
sample of less than 1000 words, typed, double-spaced. The sample should be
titled, but should not include any information about the author. Writing
published in school publications is eligible.
2. A cover letter with contact
information that includes the title of the writing sample, and a paragraph that
includes information about the student's goals as a writer.
3. Letter of
recommendation from an instructor in the current academic year.
Submit
all materials to the following address:
Kate Herzog Scholarship
9045 SW
Barbur Blvd., Suite 5a
Portland, OR 97219.
Dates to
Remember:
Application Deadline February 28th, 2005
Finalists Will Be
Announced May 15, 2005
Scholarships Will Be Awarded August 6th, 2005
Finalists will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation
expenses if they choose to attend the Willamette Writers conference in August.
For further information, please contact Willamette Writers at (503)
452-1592, www.willamettewriters.com e-mail protected from spam bots;
or
send a SASE to:
Kate Herzog Scholarship
9045 SW Barbur Blvd.,
Suite 5a
Portland, OR 97219.
High school and college freshman and
sophomores can also join Willamette Writers at the reduced rate of $18 a
year.
Willamette Writers' goal is to provide and encourage a creative
environment and support system for current and aspiring writers. Since its
beginning in 1965, Willamette Writers has provided meeting places for the
exchange of ideas and information and has initiated programs designed to help
writers increase skills related to the craft of writing. Both published and
aspiring writers are invited to join. Dues are $36 a year. Meetings are held the
first Tuesday of the month in Portland, the first Thursday in Eugene, and the
first Saturday in Medford.
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