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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Creative Writing Contest

Available To: 
Bucyrus High School
Available To: 
Wynford High School
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Colonel Crawford High School
Available To: 
Buckeye Central High School
Available To: 
Galion High School
Available To: 
Crestline High School
Available To: 
Wayside Christian
Available To: 
Crawford County
Available To: 
Ohio
Required Gender: 
Women
Required Gender: 
Men
GPA Requirement: 
0.0
Need Based: 
No
Application Deadline: 
02/28/2014

Criteria:

  • Must be an 11th or 12th grade student attending a school in the Fourth Federal Reserve District, which includes Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Kentucky, and the northern panhandle of West Virginia.
  • Each entrant must be under the supervision and direction of a teacher
  • Must craft an essay, poem, play, or short story based on the following questions:
    What do you think has been the most significant advancement in the last 100 years?
    What impact has it had on our economy?
    More info on topic at: http://www.clevelandfed.org/Learning_Center/For_Teachers/contests_for_st...
  • Written compositions must be no more than three typed pages, double-spaced, single-sided, in 12-point type with 1-inch margins. (Page limit does not include title page and bibliography.)
  • Judging based on: comprehension of topic, organization, conclusions, creativity, and clarity

Amount: First Place: $500 Cash Gift Card; Second Place: $250 Cash Gift Card; Third Place: $100 Cash Gift Card

Contact:
For more information, contact April McClellan-Copeland at 216.774.2756 or april.mcclellan-copeland@clev.frb.org.
Submission requirements can be found at: http://www.clevelandfed.org/learning_center/For_Teachers/contests_for_st...

Details:
Mail your entry form and two copies of your composition to:

Creative Writing Contest 2014
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
PO Box 6387
Cleveland, Ohio 44101-1387

Or mail just your entry form, and email your composition to learningcenter@clev.frb.org

For more information, contact April McClellan-Copeland at 216.774.2756 or april.mcclellan-copeland@clev.frb.org.