The Park School Student Writing Awards recognize exceptional scholarly and creative writing by Park School students. A panel of Park School Faculty will judge entries and award a $500 prize for the following two categories: 1. Essay (an academic paper or journalistic article), 2. Creative writing (a screenplay, teleplay, or script).
ELIGIBILITY
1. Entrants must be current Park students for the 2020-2021 academic year. 2. Entries must have been written for a Park School class or a Park-related student media organization in the spring 2020, summer 2020, or fall 2020 semester.
HOW TO APPLY
1. Entries may be nominated by a Park faculty member OR a Park student media director. Park School students are highly encouraged to submit their own work.
2. In addition to a copy of the submitted essay or script, please include a short statement specifying the Park School class or Park-related student media organization for which the essay, article, or script was written.
3. Park School faculty or student media directors nominating student work may include a statement about why this particular piece of writing is exceptional.
4. Please include the student’s name, telephone number, and email address on the first page of the essay or script.
5. Please e-mail your entry and short statement as a .pdf to: parkwritingawards@gmail.com
DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 1, 2021
Questions regarding the Park School Student Writing Awards may be directed to Stephen Tropiano, Co-Chair, Faculty/Student Writing Awards Committee (323-697-5582/stropiano@gmail.com).