High school and college students are invited to participate in an essay contest—addressing the question “How can international recognition of the Armenian Genocide help prevent future crimes against humanity?”—to actively support the 97th anniversary of the Armenian Genocide in April 2012. One winner and two runner-ups will be selected by a distinguished panel of judges. The first-place winner will receive $300; second-place will receive $200, and third-place $100. The winners will be recognized at the Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Times Square on Sun., April 22, which will take place from 2-4 p.m. Depending on time constraints, the winners could be asked to read their essays. The contest is co-sponsored by the Knights and Daughters of Vartan (www.knightsofvartan.org), an Armenian fraternal organization, and Facing History and Ourselves (www.facinghistory.org), an international educational and professional development organization.
Submitted essays must be in a Word document (.doc or .docx compliant), 800 words maximum, double-spaced, 11-point Arial type font, with each page clearly numbered. The top of each page must show the student’s full name and age, teacher’s full name and subject area, name of high school or college, graduating year in school, hometown and state, phone number, and e-mail address.
The deadline for submissions is Fri., March 30. Submissions should be e-mailed to Lucine Kinoian at April24NYC@gmail.com.
The three winners will be contacted directly and announced to the mainstream and Armenian media during the week of Mon., April 9.
Founded in 1985 by former New Jersey resident Sam Azadian, who lost four siblings during the Armenian Genocide, the Armenian Genocide Commemoration at Times Square has honored the 1.5 million Armenian lives lost during the Armenian Genoicde. This internationally recognized annual event draws thousands of Armenians and non-Armenian participants to commemorate the solemn occasion. The event features speeches and tributes delivered by prominent political figures and civil leaders, officials of the Knights and Daughters of Vartan, representatives of major Armenian American organizations, distinguished scholars and educators, as well as high-ranking Armenian and non-Armenian clergy.
May a unversity graduate who s not armenuan write for this contest?
Are you serious ?
There is no requirement posted that says one has to be of Armenian descent.
In fact, my guess is such a requirement in the USA would be ethically unacceptable, if not outright unlawful (being an open public competition).
My guess is, a non-Armenian submitting such an essay would be looked on very favourably by the judges (….just a personal guess though: no connection to contest).