| CHANGES AND UPDATES |
Please check this section again before you submit your entry.
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| 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.
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| ELIGIBILITY |
2. Eligibility Requirements :
This competition is open to ALL pre-college students residing in the US regardless of their ethnic background.
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| DIVISIONS |
3. Divisions: (as of April 30, 2007)
Senior division: grade 9 – 12
Junior division: grade 8 or younger
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| ESSAY TOPICS |
4. Essay Topics (Must write on one of the following three topics.)
( writer must refer to specific examples)
- My most influential encounter with Korean Culture
- Walking in two cultures, Korean and American
- Building bridges between the generations
(i.e., the relationship between 1 st generation Korean-Americans and 1.5 and 2 nd generation Korean-Americans or adoptees)
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| ESSAY REQUIREMENTS |
5. Essay requirement
- Must NOT exceed 1,000 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 or creative writing for fair judging .
- Must submit the essay as an e-mail attachment to Sejong@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.
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| PRIZE |
6. Prize:
- Seniors: First ($ 600), Second ($ 400), Third ($ 200)
- Juniors: First ($ 300), Second ($ 200 ), Third ($ 100 )
Winners’ works may be published as a book and on newspapers, The Korea Times of Chicago and Korean Quarterly.
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| USE OF SUBMITTED ENTRIES |
7 .
We reserve rights 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 rights not to award a prize.
Sejong Cultural Society is a 501(c)(3) non-profit all-volunteer organization.
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| SUBMISSION DEADLINE |
8 . Submission Deadline : April 30 , 2007
Writing entry must arrive on or before 12:00 midnight CST .
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| APPLICATION FORM |
9. Application Form and Submission:
(a) Download and save the Application Form - MS Word (doc) Format or Acrobat Reader (editable PDF) format.
(b) Fill out the application form (either MS Word file or PDF file format), save the file.
(c) Send an E-mail to sejong@sejongsociety.org with following subject and attachments::
Subject Line: write “Sejong Writing Competition Entry” as the subject of the e-mail.
Attachments: (1) Completed Application Form, (2) Your Essay Entry.
We will reply to you on the receipt of your e-mail with application form and entry.
If you do not receive a reply from us, please contact us.
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| CONTACT |
10. Contact us by e-mail to sejong@sejongsociety.org or call 312-203-5587 .
Please visit our website for detailed information regarding competition regulations and to view last years’ winners and their essays .
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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 of Chicago in early June 2007.
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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, Chicago, 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 2007 Sejong Writing Competition.
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| Tips - counting words using MicroSoft Word program |
How to count words in Microsoft Word program:
(Use Tools -> Word Count) or (View -> Toolbars - check Word Count to monitor word count)
Source: Microsoft Word - Help on word count
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Prior Year's Competition Results |
2006 Sejong Writing Competition Results:
2006 Competition Winners List with their bios | 2006 Winners' Essays | 2006 Judges |
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