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Creative Writing Competition

                                                        2020


                          Essay Contest Sponsored By:





      Theme: Students must use the theme, Hunting: Sharing the Heritage, Archery: What I like about Archery in the Schools and
      Bowhunting or the concept of the theme to develop an expository essay or short story.
      Eligibility: Students ages 11‐17 currently enrolled in any Oklahoma School and home school students are eligible for participa‐
      tion. Winners of the 2019 contest are not eligible. Applicants must have successfully completed an Oklahoma Hunter Education
      course by the entry deadline.
      Number of Entries per school: There is no limit to the number of entries per school.

                                                       Specifications:
        Essay or short story should be double-spaced on white, 8 1/2 x 11 paper, with 1 1/2 inch margins on top, bottom and sides.
          Typewritten copy is preferred. All essays or short stories must be legible.
        Length should not exceed 1,000 words (four typewritten pages) for short stories, or 500 words (two typewritten pages) for
          essays.
        Students must have successfully completed an Oklahoma Hunter Education course by the entry deadline.
        Papers should be carefully proofed for spelling, punctuation, capitalization and grammar.
        A completed entry blank must be used as a cover sheet and stapled to the essay or short story. Entry must be typed or clear-
          ly printed and signed by the teacher or youth group leader.

      
      Judging: All essays or short stories will be judged in one of two categories: 11‐14 age group or 15‐17 age group. Applicants
      will be judged on the use of the theme concept, creativity, neatness, proper grammar and punctuation. Winners of the
      statewide competition will be notified by phone:
      Prizes:
       In the 11‐14 age category: One boy and one girl will get a hunting trip at Rack Attack Outfitters in Fairview, Oklahoma or
          similar  and receive a scholarship to the Outdoor Texas Camp for hunting during the summer of 2021.  The Oklahoma Sta‐
          tion Chapter of Safari Club International will reimburse the winners travel expenses up to a maximum of $500 per Essay
          Contest Winner.
          Apprentice Hunter Program Information: Outdoor Texas Camp’s hunting camp is a unique, hands‐on camp designed for
          girls and boys aged 9‐16. The program covers hunting techniques, shotgun skills, survival, GPS use, tracking and interpret‐
          ing sign, small and large caliber rifle skills and scoring and aging deer.
       In the 15‐17 age category: One boy and one girl will go on a guided antelope hunt in the panhandle of Texas or similar.
          Winners in this category must comply with all requirements of Texas game laws for the 2021 hunting season. The Oklaho‐
          ma Station Chapter of Safari Club International will reimburse travel expenses up to a maximum of $500 per Essay Contest
          Winner. This trip is subject to change based on Texas Parks and Wildlife Department harvest number rules to be released in
          September. If the rules other things prevent a hunt from taking place, an alternate hunt will be arranged.

      The four statewide winners and their legal guardians will be invited to Norman to attend an awards ceremony in 2021. In addition, the top 25 essay en-
      trants will receive a one-year membership to Safari Club International. The four state winners’ entries will be printed in the Oklahoma Station Chapter
      Safari Club International December Newsletter “Safari Trails”. Printing makes the essays eligible for consideration in the Outdoor Writers Association of
      America Youth Writing Contest. Essays may also be printed in Outdoor Oklahoma magazine. Association of America Youth Writing Contest. Essays may
      also be printed in Outdoor Oklahoma magazine.
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