Wednesday, November 29, 2006

The Guidon Essay Contest - A Message to My 10-year Old Self

Start:     Nov 28, '06 7:00p
End:     Dec 15, '06
Location:     Ateneo de Manila University
The GUIDON
The Official Student Newspaper of the Ateneo de ManilaUniversity

Between the lines, Behind the Lens 5

The GUIDON launches its 5th Between the Lines, Behind the Lens contest for photography,graphic design, and essay writing. An annual fundraising project, BTL was born from The GUIDON's thrusts of showcasing journalistic excellence and reaching out beyond the Ateneo community

Essay

1. The theme of the essay-writing competition is "Lessons to My 10-Year-Old-Self."
2. Entries must be printed on an 8 ½ x 11 bond paper, double-spaced, using Times New Roman font, size 12.
3. Each contestant must provide five (5) copies of the essay for the BTL Committee and the Board of Judges. Each copy must be sealed in a short brown envelope labeled with the contestant's pseudonym.
4. Contestants may only write their pseudonyms on the actual entries. A duly accomplished entry form to be provided by The GUIDON must be submitted with the entries. Entry forms should not be included inside the short brown envelope.
5. All reference materials used for the essay must be cited in a separate bibliography page. Contestants are responsible for any charge of plagiarism that may arise.
6. Contestants cannot submit entries that have been previously published or that have won in any essay-writing competition.
7. Criteria
a. Content and Depth………50%
b. Coherence……………….30%
c. Grammar and Style……...20%

Judges include:
Danilo Francisco M. Reyes - Lecturer, Department of English, Ateneo de Manila University
Queena Lee-Chua, PhD - Professor, Department of Psychology and Mathematics, Ateneo de Manila University and Palanca Awardee
Asterio Enrico Gutierrez - Ateneo alumnus and Palanca Awardee

Entries should be sent to
The GUIDON
Publications Office, Room 206
Gonzaga Hall, Ateneo de Manila University

on or before
December 15, 2006

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