The National Organization for Women Foundation once again hosts our annual poster contest to celebrate the Love Your Body Campaign.
Before submitting posters to the contest, please look at past winners and familiarize yourself with the campaign. Winning posters will be chosen based on how well they counteract the media’s use of narrow, unrealistic, negative images of women and/or challenge advertisers that profit from women’s dissatisfaction with their bodies.
Posters should be graphically attractive and use dynamic messaging. We especially look for images that demonstrate beauty is not limited by body size, body type, ethnicity, age or physical appearance. The winning posters will be displayed in schools and other public settings, so please consider this when designing your poster.
IMPORTANT: Each entry must include the artist’s full name, address, phone number, valid e-mail address and category number on the back of each poster. See the prizes section below to determine what category you are in.
Digital Artwork: Digital submissions are accepted in PNG or PDF formats. The poster must include the words 2019 Love Your Body Campaign and the NOW Foundation web site address, www.nowfoundation.org. Digital submission should be sent to [email protected].
Physical Artwork: Poster should be no larger than 9″ x 12″. The poster must include the words 2019 Love Your Body Campaign and the NOW Foundation web site address, www.nowfoundation.org. If you are a category winner, you will be asked for an electronic file of your poster at that time.
Artists may submit multiple posters in the same category, but may not submit posters in different categories. Categories are determined by the age of the designer/artist. If submitting multiple entries, please send them all in one envelope or package.
Entries are accepted from all countries and are open to all gender identities.
Only original artwork will be considered.
Copyrighted Images/Subjects: Original signed release forms are required for copyrighted images or materials. Release forms are also needed for “subjects,” whether public or private citizens. Release forms are not provided by NOW Foundation.
- Don’t submit collages or posters that mimic ad campaigns (e.g. MasterCard “priceless” commercial) or use images of celebrities, models or others who have not granted you permission to use their image.
- Don’t send an electronic entry.
- Don’t include three-dimensional elements that cannot be reproduced on paper.
- Don’t mount, frame or laminate your entry.
- Don’t send copy larger than 9″ x 12″.
- Do include requested information on the back of the poster.
- Do put the year (2019) on your entry, not the full date (e.g. October 18, 2019).
All submissions must be mailed to:
NOW Foundation LYB Poster Contest
1100 H Street, NW, Suite 300
Washington, D.C. 20005
Deadline: Postmarked April 21, 2019
Category I: $250 prize for open competition (non-student)
Category II: $200 prize for college (undergraduate or graduate student)
Category III: $150 prize for high school student
Category IV: $100 prize for elementary or middle school student
Categories apply to the age of the designer/artist. This contest is open to all gender identities.
One poster will be selected as the grand prize winner* to serve as the official 2019 Love Your Body Campaign poster and will be featured on the NOW Foundation web site. The grand prize winner will be chosen from among the four category winners and will receive an additional prize of $100.
- *The NOW Foundation reserves the right to alter the final poster design or to reject all submissions for the final poster design. All category prizes will be awarded even if no design is accepted for the official poster.
- All submissions become the property of the NOW Foundation and may be used for commercial purposes. No entries will be returned, so please keep all your files and/or scan your work.
420 Arena’s Annual Scholarship Awards – 2019
We have been through the college days and we still cherish those opportunities to cash out some extra money by winning a competition and if nothing, adding a participation acknowledgment in the CV.
And here we are today – bringing a $1000 scholarship program for you all! We plan to make this an annual thing where young talent participates and showcases his/her views. If you are passionate about blogging, reviewing or just writing in general, this may be the right opportunity for you.
This scholarship program is open to both postgraduate and undergraduate of college in any stream. And below are more details about it:
What Winner Gets?
- 1st Prize: $1000
- 2nd Prize: $500
- 3rd Prize: $300
How to Participate?
- Write an original article on “Can legalizing cannabis fix crimes associated with it?” of about 800-1000 words (min 800 words) in English language.
- Send the article to [email protected] in .doc or .pdf format.
What We Are Looking For?
The article with well-researched pointers, clear language and grammar error-free stands a better chance of winning the scholarship. Also, copy-pasted or plagiarized content will be rejected.
Submission Guidelines:
Both in the email and doc/pdf file mention following details:
- Your full name, email address and contact details
- College Name and your college id proof
- Your area of study in college
- Add the subject line “420 Arena Annual Scholarship Program – 2019”
Email the article at [email protected]
We will get back to you within 2 working days of receiving your submission to confirm your entry. You can also contact us on the email address mentioned above if you have any queries.
Important Dates:
- Starting date: 25 Jan, 2019
- Last date of submission: 25 May, 2019
- Winner announcement: 25 June, 2019
Winner will be sent the scholarship through the concerned college department.
Visit https://420arena.com/annual-awards/ for more information.
14th Annual Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest
Poets Wanted! Enter Now! Special Young Poets Category!
The 14th Annual Voices of Lincoln Poetry Contest officially begins in April, as part of the celebration of National Poetry Month. The theme for this year’s contest is “The Magic of ‘If . . .’ Through the Power of Poetry.” There are five new categories: “If I Could See The Future,” “If I Could Travel Back In Time,” “If I Had A Robot That Knew Everything,” “If I Believed Anything Was Possible,” “If Money Grew On Trees.” Poets may submit a maximum of three poems, no more than one in each of three of the five contest categories.
Poems may be in rhyme, free verse, Haiku or other accepted poetry forms and of any length, up to a maximum of 60 lines.
Everyone is encouraged to enter the contest. Poets do not have to live in Lincoln, CA to be eligible. Young Poets, 18-years of age or under, are encouraged to submit poems and will compete in a special “Young Poets” category.
Entry Forms and Contest Rules are available in the rack next to the Front Desk at the Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges and can be downloaded from the following website: www.libraryatlincoln.org under “NEWS.”
Entry Forms must be received no later than Saturday, July 21, 2018. Early submissions are appreciated. If you have questions, please contact Alan Lowe, Contest Coordinator, at [email protected] for assistance.
Winners will read their poems on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the Voices of Lincoln Special Event to be held from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. in the Willow Room at the Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges, 485 Twelve Bridges Drive, Lincoln, CA. Winners also will be presented with a commemorative chapbook of the winning poems.
1. POETS WANTED! 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be selected in each contest category.
2. The five (5) contest categories include the following: If I Could See The Future, If I Could Travel Back In Time, If I Had A
Robot That Knew Everything, If I Believed Anything Was Possible, If Money Grew On Trees.
3. Poets may submit a maximum of three (3) poems. Select three (3) of the contest categories and submit one poem from
each.
4. Poems may be in rhyme, free verse, Haiku, or other accepted poetry forms and of any length, up to a maximum of 60 lines.
5. Poems should be written in English. They should be typewritten and not centered (read left to right). Please use the Arial font
12-point. The title should be listed at the top of the poem and the category should be included at the top right corner of the
poem page. The name of the poet should not be indicated on the poem.
6. Young Poets, 18-years of age or under, are encouraged to submit poems and will compete in a special “Young Poets”
category. Young poets should follow the same rules as noted above. However, they should include their age, grade, and
school on the Entry Form.
7. All poems must be submitted on hard copy to the address listed on the Entry Form below and must be received no later than
Saturday, July 21, 2018.
8. Early submissions are appreciated. A separate Entry Form should be attached to the hard copy of each poem submitted.
Duplication of the form is permitted. Questions—contact Alan Lowe at [email protected]
9. The top three winners in each category will be contacted by phone. Winners will be asked to submit their poems
electronically, by email attachment. Winners will read their poems on Sunday, October 14, 2018, at the Voices of Lincoln
event to be held from 3:00 to 5:30 p.m., Lincoln Public Library at Twelve Bridges (Willow Room), 485 Twelve Bridges Drive,
Lincoln, CA. Winners also will be presented with a commemorative chapbook of the winning poems.
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