Erika Dreifus

If you currently live, work, and/or study in Scotland, you may want to look into this competition.

The Eco Prize 2006 for Creativity awards a prize of £1,000 to an “Emerging Talent” plus a prize of £1,000 to an “Established Talent.” According to the guidelines, “work by students (whether taught or self-taught), school pupils or community groups, and by fledgling artists within three years of course completion, should be submitted as works of ’emerging talent’. Work by established creatives and creative companies should be submitted as ‘established talent’.”

The prize is awarded “for a creative, literary or artistic work which positively and imaginatively inspires people to be environmentally-friendly and adopt greener lifestyles.”

Submission deadline is June 30, 2006. There’s no entry fee.

Read the very extensive terms of entry/submission guidelines right here.

Aspiring journalists will want to look into this contest from The New York Times. Open to current undergraduate or graduate students (including those who will graduate in June), who are at least 18 years of age or older, and who are enrolled in an American college or university, it offers an expenses-paid trip to the developing world with Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Kristof, Op-Ed and TimesSelect columnist.

Grand prize package includes a $1,000 stipend, a round-trip airplane ticket, all trip-related meals, lodging and transportation, plus the chance to submit for possible publication a regular report in the TimesSelect section of NYTimes.com and in the New York Times newspaper. There’s NO FEE to apply. The application deadline is April 12.

Application includes a 700-word essay explaining “why you would like to go on a reporting trip to the developing world with Nick Kristof and what in your background is relevant, along with your completed application, names of at least two references (at least one of whom is a faculty member) and any supporting documentation including writing samples and photographs.” Finalists will have to mail their official transcripts to the contest partner’s address. Note: submissions become property of The New York Times Company and will not be returned. Read the full rules, plus a letter from Nick Kristof, at the Web site.

(Thanks to the wonderful Practicing Writer who alerted me to this contest.)

Attention, Dr. Who fans: check out this essay contest (there’s no entry fee indicated):

“Announcing the ‘Why Should We Love Doctor Who?’ Contest

Deadline: April 14, 2006
Prize: $25.00
Word Limit: 2,000

In honor of Doctor Who arriving on the SciFi Channel, finally, the editors at Borderblur are sponsoring our first contest. We are ready to love Doctor Who, we really are, but we know nothing about it (gasp).

Base your essay on the title ‘Why Should We Love Doctor Who?’ You may interpret this as the new show, the old show, the person(s) Doctor Who, however you see fit. Be creative. The limit is 2,000 words.

The winner will receive a prize of $25.00. The winning entry and the two runners-up will be posted on Borderblur.com to be viewed and worshipped by all.

Email entries to borderblur(at)gmail.com
Please include ‘Doctor Who Contest’ in the subject line.
More information about the Borderblur journal at www.borderblur.com or http://www.borderblur.com/Submissions.html.

Source: Craigslist.