Education & Employment: Scholarship #1

Yes All! I'm back, and in full effect! As promised a few weeks ago, I will be providing soon-to-be high school seniors (or whomever will benefit) with scholarships on a weekly basis.

So, here's the information for my first scholarship:

Writers of the Future

Amount: $500-$5000

Deadline: The Contest has four quarters, beginning on October 1, January 1, April 1 and July 1. The year will end on September 30. To be eligible for judging in its quarter, an entry must be postmarked no later than midnight on the last day of the quarter.

Applicable Majors: Science Fiction, Fantasy Writing, Horror Writing, Speculative Fiction

Scholarship Information: The Writers of the Future Contest is open to amateur writers. Your entry must be a new short story or novelette with a science fiction, fantasy, horror or speculative fiction theme, that has not been previously published. Poetry and children's literature cannot be accepted for this contest. There are four quarterly deadlines each year (September 30, December 31, March 31 and June 30) with three prizes per quarter of $1000, $750, $500 and a yearly grand prize of $4000 is offered.

For more information pertaining to this scholarship, follow this link: Writers of the Future

You can find this scholarship, and other scholarships pertaining to your major at FastWeb!!!