<font color='black' size='2' face='arial'> <div> <font size="2"><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Thank you to all who have shared information about genealogy writing competitions.  When I posted my question, I had intended to mention that the Minnesota Genealogical Society, in cooperation with the Yankee Genealogical Society, sponsored its first writing competition in 2009.  Details on the 2010 Michael Clark Writing Competiton will be announced in the next month or so.  Meanwhile, I look forward to hearing about other competitions sponsored by local, regional or state societies.  <br> <br> </font></font></div> <div style="clear: both;"></div> <div style="font-family: helvetica,arial; font-size: 10pt; color: black;">-----Original Message-----<br> From: Billiefogarty <billiefogarty@aol.com><br> To: jfonkert <jfonkert@aol.com>; apgpubliclist@apgen.org<br> Sent: Wed, Jan 20, 2010 8:59 am<br> Subject: Re: [APG Public List] genealogy writing competitions<br> <br> <div id="AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113"> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Oklahoma Genealogical Society has an annual Family Story Writing Contest.  Anyone may enter and the family story does not have to be about Oklahoma ancestors.  Details are online at <a target="_blank" href="http://www.okgensoc.org"><font color="#000000">www.okgensoc.org</font></a>.  The panel of judges prepare written comments along with the score sheet.</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"> <div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em>Billie Stone Fogarty</em></font></div> <div><em><font face="Arial" size="2">4509 N. Classen Blvd, Suite 103</font></em></div> <div><em><font face="Arial" size="2">Oklahoma City, OK 73118</font></em></div> <div><em><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><a href="mailto:billiefogarty@aol.com">billiefogarty@aol.com</a></font></em></div> <div>405-203-1274</div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"><em>Affiliations: Association of Professional Genealogists Board of Directors, Oklahoma Genealogical Society Board of Directors, Oklahoma Historical Society Board of Directors, Genealogical Speakers Guild, International Society Family History Writers & Editors, National Genealogical Society</em></font></div> </div> </font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div> </div> <div>In a message dated 01/19/10 19:21:34 Central Standard Time, jfonkert writes:</div> <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid blue; padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"> <div> <style type="text/css">#AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113 td{color: black;} #AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113 .aolmailheader {font-size:8pt; color:black; font-family:Arial}#AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113 a.aolmailheader:link {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal}#AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113 a.aolmailheader:visited {color:magenta; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal}#AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113 a.aolmailheader:active {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal}#AOLMsgPart_2_d43736a1-fc12-4971-8f67-5fabc981c113 a.aolmailheader:hover {color:blue; text-decoration:underline; font-weight:normal}</style> <font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <div>Hello from Minnesota.  I am preparing an article encouraging genealogy researchers to write research reports.  I want to encourage people to be brave enough to submit their writing for peer review.  I am aware of competitions sponsored by NGS, ASG and ISFHWE, but would like to know about genealogy writing competitions sponsored by other regional, statewide or national organizations.  If you know of a competition, please let me (and others) know.  Among other things, I would be interested to know if a competition provides written comments to entrants.</div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" lang="2" size="2">Jay Fonkert, CG<br> <a title="http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/" target="_blank" href="http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/" alt="http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/">http://fourgenerationsgenealogy.blogspot.com/</a><br> Saint Paul, MN<br> <br> Member, Association of Professional Genealogists<br> (</font><font face="Arial" lang="2" color="#000000" size="1">professional profile at <a title="http://www.apgen.org)/" target="_blank" href="http://www.apgen.org%29/" alt="http://www.apgen.org)/">www.apgen.org)</a></font><font face="Arial" lang="2" color="#000000" size="2"><br> Member, Genealogical Speakers Guild<br> </font><font face="Arial" lang="2" color="#000000" size="1">(professional profile at <a title="http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/)" target="_blank" href="http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/%29" alt="http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/)">http://www.genealogicalspeakersguild.org/)</a></font><font face="Arial" lang="2" color="#000000" size="2"> <br> <br> </font><font face="Arial" lang="2" color="#000000" size="1">CG (Certified Genealogist) is a service mark of the Board for Certification of Genealogists, used under license by Board-certified associates after periodic competency evaluations.</font><font face="Arial" lang="2" color="#000000" size="2"><br> </font></div> </font></div> </blockquote> <div> </div> <div id="aol_mail_signature"><font face="Arial" size="2"></font> </div> <div class="aol_ad_footer" id="udf5a17547a104459b1dc9a474599c052"></div> </div>  </div> </font>