Olive Garden Pasta Tales Essay Contest, Deadline: Jan 21, 2011
I wanted to let you know that the Olive Garden is running a Pasta Tales Essay Contest. Top prize is a trip to New York City and a savings bond of $2500 at maturity.
The contest is open to all legal residents of the United States and Canada in grades 1-12. Twelve first-place prizes, one awarded in each grade category will be a savings bonds of $500 and a dinner for four at an Olive Garden Restaurant.
The Essay Topic will be “Describe how furthering your education beyond high school will help make your dreams come true.”
More information here: http://www.olivegarden.com/company/community/pasta_tales.asp
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Friday, September 17, 2010
3rd Annual Life Lessons Essay contest--$3,000 and a trip to New York
3rd Annual Life Lessons Essay contest--$3,000 and a trip to New York
I wanted to alert you to this essay contest. The deadline is Sept. 24, 2010.
From website: “Finish this sentence: “I never thought I’d. . .”
Have you ever taken a huge, surprising risk? Did you climb a mountain? Go back to school? Get married (again)? Tell us about it: Enter Real Simple’s Third-Annual Life Lessons Essay Contest and you could have your essay published in Real Simple; win round-trip tickets for two to New York City, hotel accommodations for two nights, tickets to a Broadway play, and a lunch with Real Simple editors; and receive a prize of $3,000.”
For guidelines and examples of the last 2 essays, http://tinyurl.com/kk5ajx
I wanted to alert you to this essay contest. The deadline is Sept. 24, 2010.
From website: “Finish this sentence: “I never thought I’d. . .”
Have you ever taken a huge, surprising risk? Did you climb a mountain? Go back to school? Get married (again)? Tell us about it: Enter Real Simple’s Third-Annual Life Lessons Essay Contest and you could have your essay published in Real Simple; win round-trip tickets for two to New York City, hotel accommodations for two nights, tickets to a Broadway play, and a lunch with Real Simple editors; and receive a prize of $3,000.”
For guidelines and examples of the last 2 essays, http://tinyurl.com/kk5ajx
Monday, August 17, 2009
Get Started by Entering Competitions—Essays and Songs, Oh My!
I recently picked up Louise Doughty’s book, A Novel in a Year: from First Page to Last in 52 Weeks : http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/3649184/A-novel-in-a-year.html
In the introduction, she wrote that she got her start by entering a literary competition.
There are two competitions I want to bring to your attention. Winning them would be like winning scholarships.
1. Life Lessons Essay contest--$3,000 prize
The magazine, REAL SIMPLE, has a yearly Essay Contest.
The top prize is $3,000, essay published in REAL SIMPLE, round-trip tickets for two to New York City, and more.
The deadline is Sept. 7, 2009, and there is no entry fee.
Details here: http://www.realsimple.com/lifelessonscontest
2. NSAI Song Contest presented by CMT
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) sponsors this songwriting competition.
Whoever wins the Grand Prize will get a 90 minute mentoring session with Jewel, your song pitched to music industry executives, and a three-day trip to Nashville.
There are more prizes and possibilities.
Details here: http://www.cmt.com/asm/contests/nsai/2009/
Read all official rules.
The entry cost is $35 per song for NSAI members and $45 per song for all non-NSAI members.
Deadline to submit your song is October 31, 2009.
In the introduction, she wrote that she got her start by entering a literary competition.
There are two competitions I want to bring to your attention. Winning them would be like winning scholarships.
1. Life Lessons Essay contest--$3,000 prize
The magazine, REAL SIMPLE, has a yearly Essay Contest.
The top prize is $3,000, essay published in REAL SIMPLE, round-trip tickets for two to New York City, and more.
The deadline is Sept. 7, 2009, and there is no entry fee.
Details here: http://www.realsimple.com/lifelessonscontest
2. NSAI Song Contest presented by CMT
The Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) sponsors this songwriting competition.
Whoever wins the Grand Prize will get a 90 minute mentoring session with Jewel, your song pitched to music industry executives, and a three-day trip to Nashville.
There are more prizes and possibilities.
Details here: http://www.cmt.com/asm/contests/nsai/2009/
Read all official rules.
The entry cost is $35 per song for NSAI members and $45 per song for all non-NSAI members.
Deadline to submit your song is October 31, 2009.
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