DEADLINE EXTENDED for TEEN WRITER! Scholarship

Calling all teen writers!

The deadline for our Teen Writer! Luminari Award scholarship competition has been extended! Entries will be received through midnight June 20, 2015. The winner will be announced by June 26, 2015.

The Luminari Award is a merit-based scholarship. It is designed to recognize teen writers who display noteworthy commitment to academics and community issues. This scholarship competition is open to teens who will be in 8^th – 12^th grade in Fall 2015.

One entrant will be selected for a full scholarship to attend the 2015 Teen Writer! Fantastic Fiction camp held in Pittsburgh from July 6 – 9, 2015. This scholarship is valued at $395.00.

To submit an entry for the Teen Writer! Luminari Award scholarship:

• Write a 500 - 700 word essay on the importance of contributing diverse opinions and ideas to the public through creative and journalistic writing. Also state how you, personally, want your writing to broaden the minds of readers.

• EMAIL YOUR ENTRY essay to:  Luminari.inspire@gmail.com and in the subject line, write "TEEN WRITER LUMINARI AWARD ENTRY."

• In the body of the email, please INCLUDE your name, your parent or guardian's name, and contact information.

Essays will be read and judged, and one winner will be selected, by a panel of writers and academics.

From coming up with story ideas to developing great plotlines to building characters and writing with style, Teen Writer! Fantastic Fiction is an exciting four-day workshop based on techniques the pros use to build skills and get published! Learn more about the 2015 Teen Writer! camp and the many exciting activities planned for this year by visiting our website http://www.luminari.org/Teen_Writer!_Series.html 

Don’t miss out on this exciting scholarship opportunity!

Luminari: Call for Writers

Luminari is seeking writers with an interest in sharing their knowledge and expertise in a variety of topics including current events, diplomacy, economics, politics, journalism, cooking/nutrition, creative writing or environmental issues. A writer for this series should have an interest in providing clear and useful information to the public in a fun and informal manner (previous writing experience is helpful).

This is your opportunity to submit educational, informative and encouraging content that promotes growth in all aspects of life from business to personal development. Submissions may be published both in the Luminari eNewsletter “LUMOS!” and the Luminari Blog.

Luminari eNewsletter

Luminari Blog

How to Participate...
Once Luminari receives your initial article, you will be invited to participate as a regular contributing author to the Luminari eNewsletter and Blog. 

Acceptable Article Format:
WORD COUNT: Entries may range in length from 500 to 1,200 words.

Submission Requirements

COPYRIGHT: If you have used any reference material to help prepare your article, it is vital that you include the proper credits along with your article. Without this you may be found liable for copyright infringement. If Luminari feels that an article does not display the proper copyright credit, we have full authority to refuse your article without notice.

How to Submit Finished Article

1. E-MAIL SUBJECT: LUMOS! SUBMISSION
2. Submissions may be provided by e-mail in the body of the message in plain text format or as a Word attachment.
3. Article Title
4. End Article with 35-50 Word Biography of the author; include Full Name, and Title)
5. PICTURE: Luminari will accept/publish photography and artwork with any submission. Please submit with your entry a FULL COLOR digital photo as an attachment to pilardesigns@aol.com in one of the following formats: PDF; JPEG; TIFF

PLEASE NOTE: 

1. EDITING. All articles may be edited for content and space at the full discretion of the editors.
2. At the present time, Luminari does not pay for submissions. This is a labor of love that is an indirect way to promote yourself or subject dear to you. Even though the content does not endorse you or your business in any way, you are introduced through the biography at the end of your article where you can tell the readers who you are, where you can be reached and display your Web site information. Be creative, this is in essence your advertisement for yourself.

QUESTIONS? Please contact us at: Luminari 

Your Contributions Strengthen and Grow Our Community. On Behalf of Luminari staff and readers, Thank You for Your Support!