Writing Competitions
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Arleigh Burke Essay Contest |
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Sponsor: |
US Naval Institute/Northrop Grumman |
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Topic: |
Any subject relating to the mission of the Naval Institute: "To advance
professional, literary, and scientific understanding of sea power and other
issues critical to national defense." |
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Eligibility: |
Any military or civilian author. |
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Guidelines: |
Up to 2,500 words |
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Suspense: |
1 December
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Contact: |
www.usni.org/magazines/essaycontests.asp |
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Strategic Essay
Contest |
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Sponsor: |
National Defense University |
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Topic: |
Strategic and security issues |
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Eligibility: |
Senior-level service school students (includes CGSC) |
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Guidelines:
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* Category A—Strategic research paper (up
to 5,000 words)
* Category B—Topical essay (up to 750
words)
* Category C—Strategy article (up to
1500 words)
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Suspense: |
1 April
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Contact: |
CGSC Graduate Degree Program Office
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Announcement: |
http://www.ndu.edu/inss/Press/NDUPress_CSEC.htm
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Coast Guard Essay Contest |
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Sponsor: |
US Naval Institute/Deepwater |
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Topic: |
Is the Coast Guard spread too thin? What missions should it keep?
What missions should be reassigned? |
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Eligibility: |
All |
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Guidelines: |
Up to 2,500 words |
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Suspense: |
1 June |
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Contact: |
http://216.230.103.132/contests/guidelines.htm#essay |
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Cold War Prize Competition |
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Sponsor: |
John A. Adams Center at the Virginia Military Institute |
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Topic: |
The United States military in the Cold War era (1945-1991). Any aspect of
the Cold War is eligible, with papers on intelligence, logistics, and
mobilization especially welcome. Essays on the Korean War, on Vietnam, on
counterinsurgency and related topics are all open for consideration |
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Eligibility: |
All |
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Guidelines: |
Entries should be tendered to the Adams Center at VMI by 15 June 2008. Please
make your submission by Microsoft Word. The center will, over the summer,
examine all papers and announce its top three rankings early in the fall of
2008. The Journal of Military History will be happy to consider those
award winners for publication. |
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Suspense: |
15 June 2008 |
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Contact: |
Professor Malcolm Muir, Jr., Director, John A. Adams ’71 Center for
Military History and Strategic Analysis,
muirm@vmi.edu
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Enlisted Essay Contest |
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Sponsor: |
US Naval Institute/Booz-Allen-Hamilton |
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Topic: |
Any subject relevant to military service |
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Eligibility: |
Active, reserve, retired, and former enlisted personnel of all service branches
and countries |
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Guidelines: |
Up to 2,500 words |
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Suspense: |
1 October
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Contact: |
www.usni.org/magazines/essaycontests.asp |
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Naval Intelligence Essay Contest |
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Sponsor: |
US Naval Institute |
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Topic: |
What is the most effective way to measure and
expand Navy/Joint Intelligence Capability, balance "reachback," and meet the
increasing demands in the fleet for tactical and operational/planning level
intelligence? |
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Eligibility: |
Any military or civilian author |
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Guidelines: |
Up to 2,500 words |
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Suspense: |
1 August
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Contact: |
www.usni.org/magazines/essaycontests.asp |
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Vincent Astor Memorial Leadership
Essay Contest |
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Sponsor: |
US Naval Institute |
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Topic: |
Any subject relating to leadership in the sea services |
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Eligibility: |
U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard officers, regular and
reserve, in pay grades O-1, O-2, and O-3, and officer trainees within one year
of receiving their commissions |
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Guidelines: |
??? Up to 2,500 or 3,500 words |
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Suspense: |
15 February |
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Contact: |
www.usni.org/magazines/essaycontests.asp |
Researching Your Paper:
Internet Resources
Correct Grammar: Internet Resources
Citing Sources
RefWorks
is a web-based
bibliographic citation management software licensed by CARL that saves,
searches, and formats the citations obtained during your database and catalog
searches. Citations may also be manually entered from printed sources. Stop by
the Reference Desk to register for this service.
Duke University: Citing Sources
-- Samples of how to write citations from journals, books, articles, etc. from
Duke.
Citation Styles: Univ. of Illinois
Plagiarism
CGSC Conduct of Instruction and Evaluation (scroll to section 6-11)
(See also “CGSC Statement on Academic Ethics and CGSC Non-attribution Policy in CGSC Bulletin 20” on the private intranet for the full statement)
Researching Your Paper:
Book Resources
Booth, Wayne C. et al. The Craft of Research.
Chicago: University of Chicago Press, c1995.
CARL: 001.42 B725c 1995
Fink, Arlene. Conducting Research Literature Reviews: from the Internet to Paper. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage Publications, c2005.
CARL: 001.42 F499c 2005 (Reference - 1st Floor)
Hubbuch, Susan. Writing Research Papers Across the Curriculum. Fort Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers, c1996.
CARL: 808.02 H876w 1996 (more copies available: Sams Fellows Reserve)
Metter, Ellen. The Writer's Ultimate Research Guide. Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, c1995.
CARL: 808.02 M595w (Reference - 1st Floor)
Correct Grammar: Book Resources
Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Basic English Grammar.White Plains, NY: Pearson Education, c2006.
CARL: 428.24 A992b 2006
Hewings, Martin. Advanced Grammar in Use: a Self Study Reference and Practice Book for Advanced Learners of English, With Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2005.
CARL: 418 H599a
Leggett, Glenn H. Prentice-Hall Handbook for Writers . Englewood Cliffs, N.J. : Prentice Hall, c1991.
CARL: 808.042 L513p 1991 (more copies of the older 1988 edition available: 1st Floor Multiple Copy)
Murphy, Raymond. English Grammar in Use: a Self Study Reference and Practice Book for Intermediate Students of English, With Answers. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004.
CARL: 428.3 M978e 2004
Strunk, William. The Elements of Style . Boston: Allyn and Bacon, c2000.
CARL: 808 S927e 2000 (more copies available: 1st Floor Multiple Copy)
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