WORLDLIFE ESSAY CONTEST
This Year's Topic: "Who's Pimpin' My Generation...?"
Gangsters, pimps, hustlers, half-naked women ? the images are all familiar. TV shows, movies, videos, video games ? we?ve all seen how these representations of minority life and culture are celebrated in the media, but now the issue has gotten much more serious?with the growing popularity of ?Gangsta Parties? being held on college campuses across the country, these images have taken a turn for the worse, and are now being turned on those they supposedly represent. The real questions now are: who is responsible for the creation and proliferation of these images? Are they exaggerated images that perpetuate age-old stereotypes, or do they really reflect a deeper reality?
We want to know what you think! Tell us your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop imagery ? specifically addressing the following points:
Who/Where does it really come from?
How does it affect you personally?
How does it reflect your generation in the eyes of overall society?
How can the current tide of negative imagery be turned in a more positive direction?
Purpose
The annual WordLife Essay Contest is designed to spur original thought among today's youth, inviting them to consider the most pressing issues confronting their generation and transform their thoughts on those issues into action - thus bringing words to life.
Eligibility
Contest open to 9th through 12th grade matriculated and home-schooled students who are U.S. citizens, except employees and the immediate families of Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, and its affiliates. All Federal, State, and local laws apply. Winners consent to the use of their name and/or photos or likeness for advertising purposes without additional consultation (except where prohibited). For a list of winners, available after July 13, 2007, send SASE along with submission.
Award Amounts
First Place ? $200, iPod nano, & Publication
Second Place ? $100 gift card to EB Games & Publication
Third Place ? $50 gift card to Best Buy & Publication
Winners will be announced in July via nationwide press release, on Urban Echoes's website, and in Urban Echoes's quarterly newsletter. Urban Echoes will also make special announcements for school-wide distribution at winners' respective schools. Winners available by SASE if provided.
All winners will receive a specially framed certificate, and all winning entries will be published on Urban Echoes's website, in Urban Echoes's quarterly newsletter, and in winners' respective local newspapers.
Rules & Conditions
Entry fee: $5 (U.S. check or money order made payable to Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC)
Entrants may submit only one essay
Entrants must be full-time matriculated students in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade at time of entry, or between the ages of 14-19 if home-schooled
Essay must be at least one and no more than three double-spaced pages, computer or typewritten (please do not staple submissions)
All essays must be the original sole work of the entrant
All essays must be postmarked no later than Friday, May 25, 2007
Decisions of the judges are final and binding
Winners will be notified by no later than July 13, 2007
All entries will become the property of Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, and will not be returned, so please do not send your only copy of the material
Submission Guidelines
Essays must be submitted with a cover letter that includes the following details:
Entrant?s name
Entrant?s address, home telephone (and email address, if applicable)
Entrant?s High School
Entrant's Grade (or equivalent grade if home-schooled)
Date of submission
** Essays submitted without a cover letter that do not include the above details will be disqualified **
Judging
Submissions will be judged on style, content, grammar, and originality. Judges will look for clear, concise writing that is original, articulate, logically organized, and well-supported. Winning essays must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the topic being addressed.
Mail Essays To:
Attn: 2007 WordLife Essay Contest
Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC
P.O. Box 61494
Durham, NC 27715
Bring Your Words To Life ?
Enter Today!
POETRY CONTEST / SHORT FICTION CONTEST
In conjunction with the FreeVoice AwardTM For Poetry, Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, is pleased to announce the first annual FreeVoice AwardTM For Short Fiction! The competition will honor literary excellence exemplified in the outstanding prose of aspiring and established authors alike.
Award Amounts
1st Prize: $500 Plus Certificate & Publication
2nd Prize: $300 Plus Certificate & Publication
3rd Prize: $100 Plus Certificate & Publication
Honorable Mention: Certificate & Publication
Submissions must be unpublished and not under promise of publication when submitted; may be simultaneously submitted elsewhere, but please notify if accepted. Submit no more than three pieces of fiction; no more than 6000 words/piece.
** Submissions containing racist language, pejorative content, and/or hate speech will not be considered **
Include cover letter with name, address, phone number, and email address (if applicable). The title of each manuscript should appear on each page of the manuscript, but the author?s name should not. Works must be typed (12 pt font) on 8? x 11 white paper, double?spaced (do not include name or contact information on poems themselves). Entries may also be submitted via compact disc (due to virus concerns, no floppy discs please). Include SASE of sufficient size and postage for return of materials. Guidelines also available by SASE or email ( Info@UrbanEchoes.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
** New Submission Deadline: **
Friday, June 15, 2007
Entry Fee:
$10/piece
We do not accept entry fees in foreign currencies; send U.S. check or money order ($15 returned check penalty). Make checks payable to Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, and mail to:
Attn: 2007 FreeVoice Award For Short Fiction
Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC
P.O. Box 61494
Durham, NC 27715
Winners will be announced in August via nationwide press release, in Poets & Writers Magazine, on Urban Echoes's website, and in Urban Echoes's quarterly newsletter. Winners also available by SASE if provided.
All winners will be published on website and in quarterly newsletter, as well as invited to read winning entries at special ceremony in November. All submitting authors will also be considered for future publication by Urban Echoes.
** Winners grant Urban Echoes one-time publication rights; upon publication, rights revert back to authors **
For more info, please contact Info@UrbanEchoes.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Raise Your Voice!
http://www.urbanechoes.net/index.php...= 3&Itemid=33
This Year's Topic: "Who's Pimpin' My Generation...?"
Gangsters, pimps, hustlers, half-naked women ? the images are all familiar. TV shows, movies, videos, video games ? we?ve all seen how these representations of minority life and culture are celebrated in the media, but now the issue has gotten much more serious?with the growing popularity of ?Gangsta Parties? being held on college campuses across the country, these images have taken a turn for the worse, and are now being turned on those they supposedly represent. The real questions now are: who is responsible for the creation and proliferation of these images? Are they exaggerated images that perpetuate age-old stereotypes, or do they really reflect a deeper reality?
We want to know what you think! Tell us your thoughts on the current state of hip-hop imagery ? specifically addressing the following points:
Who/Where does it really come from?
How does it affect you personally?
How does it reflect your generation in the eyes of overall society?
How can the current tide of negative imagery be turned in a more positive direction?
Purpose
The annual WordLife Essay Contest is designed to spur original thought among today's youth, inviting them to consider the most pressing issues confronting their generation and transform their thoughts on those issues into action - thus bringing words to life.
Eligibility
Contest open to 9th through 12th grade matriculated and home-schooled students who are U.S. citizens, except employees and the immediate families of Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, and its affiliates. All Federal, State, and local laws apply. Winners consent to the use of their name and/or photos or likeness for advertising purposes without additional consultation (except where prohibited). For a list of winners, available after July 13, 2007, send SASE along with submission.
Award Amounts
First Place ? $200, iPod nano, & Publication
Second Place ? $100 gift card to EB Games & Publication
Third Place ? $50 gift card to Best Buy & Publication
Winners will be announced in July via nationwide press release, on Urban Echoes's website, and in Urban Echoes's quarterly newsletter. Urban Echoes will also make special announcements for school-wide distribution at winners' respective schools. Winners available by SASE if provided.
All winners will receive a specially framed certificate, and all winning entries will be published on Urban Echoes's website, in Urban Echoes's quarterly newsletter, and in winners' respective local newspapers.
Rules & Conditions
Entry fee: $5 (U.S. check or money order made payable to Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC)
Entrants may submit only one essay
Entrants must be full-time matriculated students in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade at time of entry, or between the ages of 14-19 if home-schooled
Essay must be at least one and no more than three double-spaced pages, computer or typewritten (please do not staple submissions)
All essays must be the original sole work of the entrant
All essays must be postmarked no later than Friday, May 25, 2007
Decisions of the judges are final and binding
Winners will be notified by no later than July 13, 2007
All entries will become the property of Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, and will not be returned, so please do not send your only copy of the material
Submission Guidelines
Essays must be submitted with a cover letter that includes the following details:
Entrant?s name
Entrant?s address, home telephone (and email address, if applicable)
Entrant?s High School
Entrant's Grade (or equivalent grade if home-schooled)
Date of submission
** Essays submitted without a cover letter that do not include the above details will be disqualified **
Judging
Submissions will be judged on style, content, grammar, and originality. Judges will look for clear, concise writing that is original, articulate, logically organized, and well-supported. Winning essays must demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the topic being addressed.
Mail Essays To:
Attn: 2007 WordLife Essay Contest
Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC
P.O. Box 61494
Durham, NC 27715
Bring Your Words To Life ?
Enter Today!
POETRY CONTEST / SHORT FICTION CONTEST
In conjunction with the FreeVoice AwardTM For Poetry, Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, is pleased to announce the first annual FreeVoice AwardTM For Short Fiction! The competition will honor literary excellence exemplified in the outstanding prose of aspiring and established authors alike.
Award Amounts
1st Prize: $500 Plus Certificate & Publication
2nd Prize: $300 Plus Certificate & Publication
3rd Prize: $100 Plus Certificate & Publication
Honorable Mention: Certificate & Publication
Submissions must be unpublished and not under promise of publication when submitted; may be simultaneously submitted elsewhere, but please notify if accepted. Submit no more than three pieces of fiction; no more than 6000 words/piece.
** Submissions containing racist language, pejorative content, and/or hate speech will not be considered **
Include cover letter with name, address, phone number, and email address (if applicable). The title of each manuscript should appear on each page of the manuscript, but the author?s name should not. Works must be typed (12 pt font) on 8? x 11 white paper, double?spaced (do not include name or contact information on poems themselves). Entries may also be submitted via compact disc (due to virus concerns, no floppy discs please). Include SASE of sufficient size and postage for return of materials. Guidelines also available by SASE or email ( Info@UrbanEchoes.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ).
** New Submission Deadline: **
Friday, June 15, 2007
Entry Fee:
$10/piece
We do not accept entry fees in foreign currencies; send U.S. check or money order ($15 returned check penalty). Make checks payable to Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC, and mail to:
Attn: 2007 FreeVoice Award For Short Fiction
Urban Echoes Entertainment, LLC
P.O. Box 61494
Durham, NC 27715
Winners will be announced in August via nationwide press release, in Poets & Writers Magazine, on Urban Echoes's website, and in Urban Echoes's quarterly newsletter. Winners also available by SASE if provided.
All winners will be published on website and in quarterly newsletter, as well as invited to read winning entries at special ceremony in November. All submitting authors will also be considered for future publication by Urban Echoes.
** Winners grant Urban Echoes one-time publication rights; upon publication, rights revert back to authors **
For more info, please contact Info@UrbanEchoes.netThis e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Raise Your Voice!
http://www.urbanechoes.net/index.php...= 3&Itemid=33
