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2012 Greenfield Peace Writing Contest

Announcement and Instructions for the

2012 Greenfield Peace Writing Contest

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

Eligibility: Eleventh and twelfth grade Oregon high school students.

Topic: In 1953, U.S. President and World War II Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight Eisenhower said, “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” How is this statement relevant today?

Format: Essays, poems or fiction with a 600 word limit. Submit entries by email as a .doc or .docx file, or by US mail. Entries will be judged on excellence of language, clarity of thought, originality of concept, and relevance to the topic. Entries must be exclusively the work of the author.

Procedure for submissions: Submit the entry form with your written entry. Ask a teacher or school official to sign the entry form.

Awards: First prize          $1,000

             Second prize     $750

             Third prize         $500

The three winning writers will also receive a year’s membership in the Oregon Chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility and a signed certificate. The first place entry will be read at the awards dinner on March 31st, 2012. Honorable mentions may also be awarded.

Deadline for submissions: All entries must be received by 5:00 PM, Friday, February 3rd, 2012.

Email submissions are preferred.

Email your writing submission formatted as a .doc or .docx file, along with the entry form, to peacecontest@oregonpsr.org.

Or mail your entry to:

Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility

812 SW Washington Street, Suite #1050

Portland, Oregon 97205

Winners to be notified: By March 14th, 2012.

Awards dinner: Saturday, March 31st, 2012 at the Oregon Zoo in Portland, Oregon

For questions: Please call the Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility office at 503-274-2720 or email us at peacecontest@oregonpsr.org.

Download the flyer and help us spread the word to all Oregon high school juniors or seniors.