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New Awards for Young Writers
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For well over 30 years, the American Numismatic Association has presented awards to encourage young writers and ensure a corps of future numismatic authors and researchers. Participation in this annual competition has dropped significantly in the last decade.
In a concerted effort to breathe new life into the program, Whitman Publishing, LLC of Atlanta, Georgia, has joined forces with the ANA to restructure and rename the three award categories and offer significant prizes with hopes of drawing a greater number of high-quality submissions.
The categories of Young Numismatist (YN) Literary Awards have been revised as follows:
- Each is named in honor of a Literary Whitman author dedicated to educate the next generation of numismatists.
- Bill Fivaz Young Numismatist Literary Award (Ages 7-12) – Article should display basic knowledge of a numismatic topic. Creativity and original conclusions are encouraged. (Suggested length: 450-900 words).
- Q. David Bowers Young Numismatist Literary Award (Ages 13-17) – Article should display advanced knowledge of a numismatic topic. Logically presented facts and original conclusions are encouraged. A bibliographic list of sources is recommended, but not required. (suggested length: 900-1,800 words).
- Kenneth E Bressett Young Numismatist Literary Award (ages 18-22) Article should display in-depth knowledge of a numismatic topic. Logically presented facts and original conclusions are required, as is a bibliographic list of sources. Inclusion of charts, graphs, tables or other illustrations is encouraged (suggested length: 1,800-3,600 words).
Award Structure
The following prizes will be awarded in each of the 3 age categories:
- 1st Place – Plaque and $500 cash prize, plus a $500 voucher with which to build a personal library of numismatic books produced by Whitman Publishing.
- 2nd Place – Certificate, plus a $200 book voucher.
- 3rd Place – Certificate, plus a $100 book voucher.
Participants must be members of ANA. Deadline for receipt of submissions for the 2010 awards is June 30. Send material to:
Publications Department 818 N. Cascade Ave. Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
OR | via e-mail |
Entries will be judged by a panel composed of ANA and Whitman Publishing representatives, as well as the awards’ namesakes – Bill Fivaz, Q. David Bowers and Ken Bressett. Winners will be notified no later than July 14 and awards will be presented on August 14th during the ANA World’s Fair of Money in Boston, Massachusetts.