Annual Writing Contest Coordinator
ORGANIZATION: FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC
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Writing Contest Coordinator
Manage all aspects of annual Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest for high school students, including coordinate announcements and publicity, identify and organize judges, collect entries, coordinate judging, and announce winners. Must be able to attend regularly scheduled monthly board meetings, held the fourth Wednesday of each month at the Orinda Library.
About the contest
The Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest is open to all students who reside and/or attend high school in Orinda.
Entry Categories are Science Fiction/Fantasy, Essay/Memoir/Biography, Poetry and Short Story. Students may submit one entry in any of the four categories for a total of not more than three entries.
Entries are judged by a panel of local judges who are involved professionally in reading, writing or publishing. Awards will go to the works judged best. There will not necessarily be one award in each category.
Up to four winners will each be awarded $250 prizes at the end of the school year, underwritten by the Friends of the Orinda Library. The winning entries will be posted on the Friends’ website and inside the Orinda Library facility, for all to enjoy.
The contest is named in honor of the late Poul Anderson, a popular science-fiction writer and Orinda resident, who was a true friend to the community for 40 years.
More opportunities with FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About FRIENDS OF THE ORINDA LIBRARY INC
Location:
PO BOX 152, ORINDA, CA 94563, US
Mission Statement
The Friends of the Orinda Library play a central role in supporting the day-to-day operations of the library, raising over $80,000 annually. We have also been a driving force behind several parcel tax campaigns to provide funds to keep our library open 60 hours per week. The Friends of the Orinda Library is a 501(c)(3) California non-profit corporation made up of over 500 local residents and is run by a Board of Directors, made up of over 25 volunteer members.
Description
The Friends of the Orinda Library purchase over 85% of the library’s new materials each year, including:
- 5,000 new books
- DVDs, including popular movies, TV shows, and documentaries
- Audiobooks on CD
- Subscriptions to over 80 magazines, among them Architectural Digest, Bicycling, Consumer Reports, Cooks Illustrated, Discover, Garden Design, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Real Simple, Runner’s World, Scientific American, Vogue, Wine Spectator, and many children’s magazines
- Subscriptions to highly-valued financial periodicals, including Barron’s, The Economist, Investor’s Business Daily, S&P Outlook, Value Line, and The Wall Street Journal.
In addition, the Friends fund many of the library’s enrichment programs for children, teens, and adults, including:
- The Summer and Winter Concert Series
- Speaker Programs
- The Summer Reading Programs
- Lamorinda Reads
- Paws to Read
- Annual Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest for high school students
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
Orinda LibraryOrinda, CA 94563
DATE POSTED
October 26, 2017
SKILLS
- Organization
- Project Management
- Reading / Writing
- Verbal / Written Communication
- Community Outreach
GOOD FOR
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REQUIREMENTS
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