Essay Contest for Young People: Online Workshop Now Available
Adirondack Park – A writing workshop is now available online to help young people enter the essay contest My Dreams for My Community. North Country residents between ages 13 and 25 can win up to $400 by writing about their vision for the Adirondacks. Submissions are due by June 15, 2023.
In a workshop recorded on May 23, Professor Shir Filler explains why we should write essays ourselves when ChatGPT can do it for us. The bottom line: a ChatGPT essay may be well crafted, but it’s boring. Professor Filler’s workshop provides inspiration and leads people through a 9-step exercise to quickly draft an essay. The free workshop is open to the public and can be accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFTcSQ2yv4I
The Adirondack Center for Writing (ACW) and Adirondack Voters for Change are sponsoring this essay contest to highlight concerns of young people living in the North Country region. Professor Filler states that “Writing is the best way I know to figure out solutions to any kind of problem. The key is that you don’t have to get it right the first time. You can rewrite and rethink until you get to a solution or idea that works for you, and then you get to share it with others and enter a conversation about the issues you care about. It’s magic!”
To submit an essay, [1] fill out this form (available on ACW website) and [2] email the essay as a PDF or Word document to info@adirondackcenterforwriting.org.
Winners will be notified in July and will read their essays at a celebration on Monday July 24. Sponsors will award the following prizes for two age groups: $400 for First Place, $200 for Second Place, $100 for Third Place, and three Honorable Mentions.
The Adirondack Center for Writing is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that inspires the love of writing, reading, and storytelling while honoring the rich history of the Adirondacks.
Adirondack Voters for Change is an issues-oriented grassroots organization seeking to achieve change through citizen engagement.
For more information contact: Phyllis Sinclair 518 897 2143 and Sue Abbott-Jones 518 354 3625, Co-Chairs, Community Engagement Committee, Adirondack Voters for Change
Posted: June 5th, 2023 under Adirondack Region News, Education News, General News, Northern NY News, Youth News.