2006 1st Annual Sejong English Essay Writign Competition

2006 Sejong Writing Competition

Submission deadline May 15 , 2006

Updates
Writing Competition Mission
Eligibility
Divisions
Essay Topics
Essay Requirements
Prize
Publication & Use of Submitted Entries
Submission Deadline
Application Form
Contact Info
Competition Announcement in Korean (영문 수필 작문 경연대회 안내)
News Paper Article on the Competition
Announcement of Winners
Writing Compeition Committe

CHANGES AND UPDATES

4/21/2006 - On April 13, Mr. Edward Kwanhun Rim donated 6 savings bonds ($250 each) to be awarded as an additional prize to the Sejong Writing Competition winners.
3/21/2006 - Application form has been posted. (Word format or PDF format)
1/17/2006 - Please note that the essay topics have been modified.

MISSION

1. Mission

The goals of the Sejong Writing Competition are to discover talented children and young adults in writing and to encourage them to write about Korea. Through this writing competition we hope to promote awareness and understanding of Korea’s cultural heritage among our young generations growing up in United States. The organizational goal is to promote harmony among people of various ethnic backgrounds and to bridge Asian and western culture through our programs.

ELIGIBILITY

2. Eligibility Requirements :

This competition is open to ALL pre-college students residing in the US regardless of their ethnic background.

DIVISIONS

3. Divisions: (as of May 15, 2006)

Senior division: grade 9 – 12

Junior division: grade 8 or younger

ESSAY TOPICS

4. Essay Topics (Must write on one of the following four topics.)

(a). "How does the situation in North Korea affect Korean identity in America ?"

(b). "The challenges and rewards of living with 1st generation Korean American parents."
or (If you are an adopted Korean, “The challenges and rewards of living with adoptive parents”) .

(c). "Influence of Korean-American culture on US culture"

(d). "Describe an event in your life and discuss what it taught you about being a Korean American in America."

ESSAY REQUIREMENTS

5. Essay requirement

-Must NOT exceed 1,000 words. (counting words)

-Must be written in English.

-Must be typed in Word file using Times New Roman font size 12 with margins 1” for top, bottom and both sides.

-Must have page numbering; i.e. page 1 of 5 etc.

-Must not have name or any other identifiers of applicants on the essay.

-Must submit the essay as an e-mail attachment to Sejong@sejongsociety.org
(Alternate e-mail address: Sejong1@sejongsociety.org )

-Must submit the application form as a separate e-mail attachment to above address.

-Must enter “Sejong Writing Competition Entry” as the subject of e-mail with above attachments.

PRIZE

6. Prize:

Senior Division: First Place ($ 500), Second Place ($ 400), Third Place ($ 300)

Juniors Division: First Place ($ 300), Second Place ($ 200), Third Place ($100)

Additional Prize:
In addition to the above cash prizes, a savings bond for $250 will be awarded to the winners. 6 savings bonds (total $1,500, $250 each) were donated by Mr. Edward Kwanhun Rim to be awarded as an additional prize to the Sejong Writing Competition winners.

*Winners’ essay may be published as a book and on newspapers, The Korea Times Chicago and Korea Quarterly.

USE OF SUBMITTED ENTRIES

7 . We reserve right to use all submitted pieces in our future publications for the Sejong Cultural Society and there will not be compensation to the authors. The Sejong Cultural Society reserves the right not to award a prize.

SUBMISSION DEADLINE

8 . Submission Deadline : May 15 , 2006. Essay must arrive on or before 12:00 midnight .

APPLICATION FORM

9. Application Form: -Download Application Form - MS Word (doc) Format or Acrobat Reader (editable PDF) format
Fill out the application and E-mail the completed form (either doc file or PDF file) to sejong@sejongsociety.org.
We will reply to you on the receipt of your application and entry. If you do not receive the reply from us, please contact us.

CONTACT

10. Contact us by e-mail to sejong@sejongsociety.org or call The Korea Times at 773-463-1050.

ANNOUCEMENT OF WINNERS

11. Please visit our website for detailed information regarding competition regulations. The results of the competition will be posted on our web site www.sejongsociety.org and published on Korea Times Chicago in late June 2006.

SEJONG WRITING COMPETITION COMMITTEE

12. Writing Competition Committee

Chair: Hans Insu Fenkl: an author, editor, translator, mythic scholar, and the director of the Creative Writing Program at the State University of New York, New Paltz, NY
Christopher Park: Lawyer, former editor of Harvard Law Review, New York, NY.
John Cadwell: Chair of English Department, New Trier High School, Winnetka, IL
David Whitney: Physician, Barrington, IL

Competition Judges - Writing Competition Committee has invited several distinguished judges for this event. Judges names and their bios will be posted to this website with the announcement of Winners.

Please check this website frequently for any updates regarding the 2006 Sejong Writing Competition.

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