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ISCID sponsors annual essay contests on complexity, information, and design. Cash prizes are $1000 undergraduate and $2000 graduate. Deadline: June 1.
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ISCID Essay Contests The essay contests have been cancelled until further notice is given. Michael Polanyi Essay Prize The International Society for Complexity, Information, and Design (ISCID) sponsors an undergraduate essay contest in honor of Michael Polanyi (1891 1976 Polanyi was a physcial...An annual essay contest offers prize money of $65,000 for original prose on a given theme. The topic for 2003 was "Do We Need Nature?" Next deadline: August, 2004. No entry fees.
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Shell Economist ...Seeks true stories on various topics. Winning stories are published. Each collection has a grand prize of $500. All other published contributors receive $100 each. No reading fees. Length: 1,000 to 2,000 words. Deadlines vary.
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A Cup of Comfort Comfort is a bestselling anthology series featuring compelling true stories about the experiences and relationships that inspire and enrich our lives. These engaging personal essays written by people from all walks of life are carefully selected for inclusion in A...Annual contest for creative non-fiction offers $1,500 in prize money, plus publication. Maximum length: 5,000 words. Entry fee: $25. Deadline: April 15, 2004.
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contest Three winners will each receive $500 plus payment for publication in Event 34/3. Other manuscripts may be published. Final Judge: M.A.C. Farrant is the award winning author of seven collections of satirical and humorous short fiction, most recently Darwin Alone...Seeks short essays on the theme, "Cinema Hits and Movie Misses". This theme is open to a wide number of acceptable interpretations. Maximum length: 1,000 words. No entry fees. Cash prizes total: $225. Winning entries will be published in a "Film Index" book.
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JOHN REID/TOM HOWARD WRITING CONTESTS INFORMATION Reid sponsors three writing Contests. These Contests are open to all writers worldwide, although please note that all entries must be written in English. In order of annual closing dates, these contests are: 1. The Tom Howard Short Story and...Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation, this contest seeks original essays on the importance of noble purpose in life and in nature. Cash prizes total US$500,000, including a grand prize of US$100,000. Word limit: 3,500. No entry fee.
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Original essays, in any language, are invited on the theme: "What Is the Soul of Socialism?" Cash prize: $5,000. Deadline: August 31st. No entry fees.
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The Daniel Singer Millennium Prize Foundation Comments about the website? Write the Webmanager (no submissions, please THE 2005 DANIEL SINGER PRIZE 5,000 In keeping with Daniel Singer's thesis that the promise of socialism remains the last best hope for humanity, The Daniel Singer Prize Foundation invites...Annual contest for essays about female-male romantic relationships. Word limits: 750 (minimum), 2,000 (maximum). Cash prizes total $375. Entry fee: $7.50. Deadline: June 30.
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Conversely magazine articles and advice column focused on men women relationships Thank you to all who participated, we appreciate your interest and support of Conversely. 2004 Contest Results First prize: Lucille Bellucci, for More Than Half a Life (originally titled A Single Woman Second prize: Catherine Perry, for Planet Marriage. Thank...Annual cash awards for short, original, unpublished essays on the philosophic themes in Ayn Rand's novels, "Anthem", "The Fountainhead" and "Atlas Shrugged", are open respectively to all US 9th and 10th graders, 11th and 12th graders and college students.
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The Ayn Rand Institute: Essay Contests Reproduction in whole or in part is prohibited. ARI is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Contributions to ARI in the United States are tax-exempt to the extent provided by law. Objectivist Conferences and the Ayn Rand Bookstore are owned by Second...A number of essay contests are conducted throughout the year. Winning entries are published monthly in "Proceedings" magazine.
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U.S. Naval Institute: Annual Essay and Photo Contests Institute sponsors annual essay and photo contests to stimulate discussion on key issues affecting the sea services. Whether you are expressing a thought in an essay or capturing a moment in a photo, the Naval Institute stands ready to honor...