Friday, September 19, 2008

Essay Contest -- Win a $500 Scholarship!

An announcement to all BSC students ...

You're already reading, discussing, and writing about Sherman Alexie's The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. Shape up those ideas and submit an essay to the Campus Read Essay contest. The student with the winning essay will be awarded a $500 scholarship from the BSC Foundation for the Spring 2008 semester.
Guidelines
  • Submit your best work of 600 words or more. The topic may be anything related to your consideration of The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. For example, a critical response to the book, or a narrative essay relating your own experiences that relate to the theme of the book. These are only examples. Don't be afraid to be creative!
  • Essays must be typed and must be a polished, finished product.
  • Essays will be judged anonymously, so include your name on a separate cover page with the title of your essay.
  • The submission deadline is Monday, December 1, 2008. Essays may be submitted electronically as an attachment and e-mailed to Katherine.Netzer@bsc.nodak.edu, OR hand-delivered to the BSC Library front desk.
  • The winning essay will be published in The Mystician.

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