Essay Contest
Details
Project 2025 Essay contest:
Participants are competing to be the voice of Brevard Area Atheists. Participants will write an essay on the topic of Project 2025 and the theme of religious liberty. Please see the links provided at the bottom of this section for tips on writing an Op Ed essay.
Please remember that we are a 501c3 and therefore cannot support or reject a specific candidate, we can only take positions on policy, so please avoid mentioning candidates.
The essay should be typed in Arial or Times New Roman, 12-point font and submitted to
brevardareaatheists@gmail.com no later than September 30, 2024, 11:59 PM. Please include preferred gender and size of tee-shirt as well as preferred method of contact.
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/files/hks-communications-program/files/new_seglin_how_to_write_an_oped_1_25_17_7.pdf
Judging process:
One board member will be tasked with removing identifying information before sharing the essay, to remove as much bias as possible. The rest of the board members will independently read and grade the essays based on the rubric below (rubric can be found following the link to the Google Drive page containing the original document from which this is copied, at the bottom of this message).
Once we narrow it down to the top three, we will put it out to the group to vote for first, second, and third prize.
Prizes:
First Prize: The winning essay will be submitted as an Op Ed and pinned to our page as an official position. The author will receive two Full Experience tickets to FreeFlo 25. The tickets include the Friday night party, Saturday night dinner, followed by trivia, a tee shirt, and tumbler. The prize does not include other meals, alcohol, or hotel stay.
Second Prize: $50 gift certificate
Third Prize: $25 gift certificate
Please feel free to send any questions to brevardareaatheists@gmail.com
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_gRHWxCZhw2LBKUeOn-BoIfUVefDi36J/view?usp=sharing
Essay Contest