{"id":852,"date":"2021-03-23T14:02:36","date_gmt":"2021-03-23T18:02:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/?page_id=852"},"modified":"2025-08-25T09:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T13:35:38","slug":"retirees-writing-competition-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/about\/activities\/retirees-writing-competition-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirees Writing Competition 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Retirees Writing Competition 2021\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<p>The Writing Competition 2021 for all Carleton retirees ended on August 1, 2021.&nbsp; The winners were announced on September 28 and here they are!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>First Prize<\/strong>:&nbsp; Angela Zelmer for \u201cThe Journey\u201d &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/1.The-Journey.AngelaZelmer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Journey<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Second Prize was a tie<\/strong>:&nbsp; Josh Beer for \u201cSenile Thoughts and \u2018Bear\u2019 Facts\u201d&nbsp;&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2.Senile-Thoughts-and-Bear-Facts.JoshBeer.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Senile Thoughts and \u2018Bear\u2019 Facts<\/a> &nbsp;and&nbsp; Steve Prashker for \u201cMemoirs of an Exotic Place&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/2.Memoirs-of-An-Exotic-Place.StevePrashker.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Memoirs of An Exotic Place<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Excellent Reads<\/strong>:&nbsp; Peter Watson\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/Del.PeterWatson.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Del<\/a> and John Chinneck\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/cura\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/142\/YEAST.JohnChinneck.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YEAST<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Congratulations to the winners and to all who submitted a paper!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">****************************************************************************************************<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Eligibility<\/strong>: The competition is open to all retirees (faculty and staff) of Carleton University and excludes individuals involved in judging and persons involved in the administration or other functions of the competition. Judging is anonymous.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Objective<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Short story fiction\/non-fiction or memoir, not previously published*<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Should be the original work of the individual and only one entry per author<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Format<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No more than 2,000 words (approx. 9 pages) in English<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Typed double-spaced, using Times New Roman, 14-point font<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The word count will be strictly enforced (2000 words or less)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Submission must be accompanied by a cover page with the entrant\u2019s full name and the title of the entry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The author\u2019s name should not appear anywhere on the text to facilitate fair judging, however, the title should appear at the top of each page<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Deadline for Submission: August 1, 2021 (announcement date TBD)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Judges<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Faculty Member from Department of English or Arts Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Faculty Member other than from Arts Faculty<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Non-Academic Staff Member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Prizes<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0prize: \u00a0$100 plus dinner for two at CURA dinner event plus Carleton Certificate<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0prize:\u00a0 Dinner for two at CURA dinner event plus Carleton Certificate<\/span><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><span lang=\"en-US\">3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0prize: \u00a0Carleton Certificate<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\nvar 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