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ESSAY CONTEST RCWMS sponsors an annual essay contest for women. 2009 Essay Contest Guidelines The Resource Center for Women and Ministry in the South is sponsoring its sixth essay contest. Women eighteen years of age and older may submit previously unpublished nonfiction essays of 1400 words or less. Essays in the past have focused on or exemplify feminist perspectives on spirituality and daily life. We want women to write about their lives, grace, how they experience God, or how they make it through the hard places. No sermons, please. Prizes will be $300 for first place, $200 for second place, and $100 for third place. The winning essay will be published in the RCWMS newsletter, South of the Garden, in March 2010. Winners will be notified by mail. The limit is two essays per person. Submit four double-spaced copies of each essay. Do not put your name on the essay. Attach a cover letter with the title of the essay(s), your name, address, phone number, and e-mail. Submissions must be postmarked by November 15, 2009. Mail submissions to:
No e-mail submissions are permitted. Manuscripts will not be returned. RCWMS board and staff members are ineligible as are winners from the previous year. This essay contest is made possible in part by a grant from the Clifford A. and Lillian C. Peeler Family Foundation.
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