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SUMMARY:UVic on the Verge Writing Contest: Deadline Feb 1\, 2019
DESCRIPTION:What is on the Verge ?\non the Verge Writing Contest showcases and celebrates emerging UVic student voices with an annual theme under the broad rubric of equity\, diversity and human rights. As a reformulation of the 10-year running Diversity Writing Awards\, we carry forward the spirit of diversity under a broader umbrella and with a renewed spirit of creative exploration. The contest is co-sponsored by UVic Libraries and Equity and Human Rights (EQHR) with significant support from other units on campus. \nHow do I enter?\nWriting Contest guidelines:\n\nSubmit your entry to otvcontest@uvic.ca by midnight on February 1\, 2019.\n\n\n\n\nEntries to the writing categories must be attached as a Word or PDF document\nEntries to the spoken word category must be attached as an audio or video file\nDo not include your name or student number in your attached submission\n\n\n\n\nIn the body of your email\, include the following information:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFull name\nStudent number\nTitle of submission\nCategory\nPreferred contact email address\n\n\n\n\n\n\nEnter one of the four categories below:\n\nPoetry (150 lines maximum)\nFiction (1500 words maximum)\nNon-fiction (1500 words maximum)\nSpoken Word (3-minute maximum – video or audio file formats accepted)\n\n\n\n\nOpen to UVic students only\nOnly one entry per student will be accepted\nGraphic novel/comic formats will be accepted\nVisual and graphic works are eligible\nSubmissions must be original and unpublished (this includes personal blogs\, etc.)\n\nThe 2018/19 celebrity judge is author Julie Paul\, award-winning Victoria writer of fiction\, non-fiction and poetry.\n\n\nTheme\nThe 2018/2019 theme is THE FUTURE. \nTheme description: Every day\, we make choices and perform actions that impact our lived and shared experiences as humans on this planet. The past informs the present\, and the present shapes the future. How do our social locations influence these experiences\, or alter them? Can we change the future? And in the age of the Anthropocene\, what does the future really mean? What are your hopes and dreams — and your fears? Tell us what the future means to you. \nJudging criteria\nAll entries will be evaluated on the following criteria: \n\nExcellence and proficiency in writing and technique\nEngagement with the theme in a meaningful way\nAwareness of equity\, diversity and human rights dimensions related to the theme\nFit within the word/time limits for submission\n\nPrizes\nContest winners will receive the following: \n\n$250 first place; $150 second place (in each category)\nAward certificate\nCash prize\nFree enrollment in Julie Paul’s workshop in 2019\nWinning entries will be published on the UVic Libraries website and highlighted on other UVic sites\, including EQHR\n\nContact us\nFor more information email otvcontest@uvic.ca. \nThank you\, sponsors! \nA big thank you to the UVic Libraries\, Equity and Human Rights (EQHR)\, VPAC and our fabulous Faculty and Departmental sponsors: Business\, Continuing Studies\, Education\, Engineering\, Fine Arts\, Humanities\, Human and Social Development\, Law\, Science\, Social Sciences & the UVic Writing Department.
URL:https://shoestringinitiative.com/event/uvic-on-the-verge-writing-contest-deadline-feb-1-2019/
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