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The Sylvia K. Burack Writing Award is a writing contest for high school students in grades 11 and 12 in the U.S. and Canada. The award is made in memory of Sylvia K. Burack, longtime editor and publisher of The Writer. Burack was known for her dedication to helping writers and editors.

The winning writer will receive:

• $500
• Publication in The Writer magazine and on WriterMag.com
• A one-year subscription to The Writer
• A copy of the Gotham Writers’ Workshop anthology Fiction Gallery

 

 

Submission: To enter, submit a previously unpublished 600- to 800-word personal essay in English on the following topic: "Select a work of fiction, poem or play that has influenced you. Discuss the work and explain how it affected you." No song lyrics. For essay writing tips, visit WriterMag.com.

Eligibility: You must be a student in grade 11 or 12 attending a U.S. or Canadian high school at the time you submit the essay. The winner will be asked to provide proof of enrollment in grade 11 or 12 in a U.S. or Canadian high school. Employees of The Writer, Kalmbach Publishing Co. and Gotham Writers’ Workshop and their families are not eligible to participate.

Entry deadline: March 31, 2011

Entry Form

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By submitting this entry you signify:

1. That you are the author of the entry
2. That you are enrolled in high school in the 11th or 12th grade
3. That the work is original and unpublished
4. That you agree to the rules of the competition
5. That you are entering only one work to the competition

All entries must be received by March 31, 2011 at 11:59PM EST, the contest deadline. Limit one entry per person. The competition is open to original, unpublished essays of 600 to 800 words. Longer entries will be disregarded.

Rules

Judging criteria: Entries will be judged based on the expression of ideas and overall quality of the writing, including grammar, punctuation and syntax. Only essays written on the specified topic will be considered.

Submission: Only online entries will be accepted.

Entries: Only one submission per student.

Notification: If the winning entrant cannot be reached by June 1, 2011, the runner-up will receive the award. The winner will be announced in July 2011. The winner will be asked to provide proof of enrollment in grade 11 or 12 in a U.S. or Canadian high school.

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