Students,

Submit your essay today to compete in the NCBS Annual Student Essay Competition!  Winners will be recognized at the Student Luncheon.

ESSAY GUIDELINES:

• Essays should focus on any aspect of the Africana experience, i.e., art, education, history, literature, politics, psychology, social and policy issues.
• Must bet typed in MS Word, 12-18 pages in length, double-spaced with one-inch margins left-to-right and top-to-bottom.
• Students are asked to document sources using either MLA or APA style guide.
• Submissions must be mailed to the address below.  Faxed or electronic essays are not accepted!
• Please include the following information on your cover sheet only:
• Name
• Mailing address
• Telephone number
• Email Address
• Name of college or university
• Class status (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior, Graduate Student)
• Name of Faculty Advisor
• Do not include the above information on any subsequent pages of the essay other than on the cover sheet.

 DEADLINE:  January 8, 2010

(must be received by this date)

Send all manuscripts to:

National Office, NCBS

Department of African American Studies

Georgia State University

P.O. Box 4109

Atlanta, GA 30302-4109

Street/Overnight Address

1 Park Place South, #962

Atlanta, GA 30303

For more information:  info@ncbsonline.org