Monday Miscellany for December 28, 2009

Hello:
For all of you who celebrate the Christmas, Hanukkah and/or Kwanzaa holidays, I hope they were filled with special people and magical moments.  May the coming year be your best one ever.
Here’s to your writing success.
Mary Anne
Wrangler Rugged Wear® Adventures Essay Contest
In 150 to 200 words, tell a story about your favorite outdoor adventure and how clothing played a role in its success.  Win three pairs of Wrangler jeans or pants, and three Wrangler shirts. No entry fee.  Limit: entry per person per calendar year.  http://bit.ly/8ODHeR
 
The New Letters Literary Awards
The $1,500 New Letters Prize for Poetry for the best 2010 group of three to six poems, the $1,500 Dorothy Churchill Cappon Prize for the Essay for the 2010 best essay, and the $1,500 Alexander Patterson Cappon Prize for Fiction for the best 2010 short story.   $15 fee for first entry; $10 for each additional entry.  Deadline:  May 18, 2010. http://bit.ly/8KaxAc
Campaign for Free Expression Essay Contest Essay Writing Contest
Students enrolled in an accredited college or university are invited to submit an essay about “The Importance of Free Expression and Its Limits (If Any).”  Each entry must address the question of what limits national governments or recognized international bodies, such as the United Nations, may justifiably place on free expression.  Deadline: January 31. First prize is $2,000.  No entry fee.  http://bit.ly/72rdZW

Best Busiess Continuity Writing Competition
Continuity Central and its sister publication, the Business Continuity Journal, have jointly launched a competition which aims to discover the best new business continuity articles and papers.
Authors of any status, whether established business continuity professionals, academics, students, or journalists, are invited to submit articles and papers written within the last twelve months. These will be judged by David Honour, editor of both Continuity Central and the Business Continuity Journal, and by a judging committee drawn from the Business Continuity Journal’s editorial review panel. The winning entry will be rewarded with a £500 ($US 800) prize and the best entries will be published in either Continuity Central or the Business Continuity Journal, as appropriate.  http://bit.ly/5dP897
 
Transitions Abroad Narrative Writing Contest
TransitionsAbroad.com is looking for pieces which reflect a respect for what you have learned from native peoples, their cultures, and their unique relationship to the land—and how you have put your new awareness and empathy into action.  $500 top prize. Deadline: January 2, 2010.  No entry fee. http://bit.ly/6Z0ute