It is my pleasure to announce that the 2016 Paul Engle “Glory of the Senses” high school sophomore essay contest is now open for submissions.
The contest is a project of the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature organization. As you may know, Iowa City has been designated as one of eleven Cities of Literature in the World. One person we celebrate here in Iowa City is Paul Engle, the late long-time director of the University of Iowa’s Writer’s Workshop and co-founder of the UI’s International Writing Program. Without Engle’s entrepreneurial spirit and love of Iowa, we doubt our city would have caught the eye of UNESCO and earned this designation.
We also seek to offer education opportunities. We know that the student writers of today are the communicators who will help to tell our story tomorrow.
This contest, then, allows us to marry those two pursuits. Attached, please find information about the contest for sophomores. The judging rubric also is included.
We hope you will consider promoting the “Glory of the
Our plan is to recognize students from across the state. The overall winner will receive one year of free tuition to the University of Iowa. Other top students will receive a $500 cash scholarship.
Please note that the essay contest deadline is May 9, 2016.
We thank you for your consideration, and again ask that you help us to introduce this essay contest to your schools, students, peers and colleagues. If you have questions, please do not hesitate to get in touch.
Yours,
John
John Kenyon
Executive Director
Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature
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