[CircleUp] New Competition Will Award $60,000 to Native Writers

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May 1, 2009

 

New Competition Will Award $60,000 to Native Writers

AFN's Newest Initiative Challenges Native Thinkers to Share Economic &
Political Insights

 

Anchorage, AK -- The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) is launching a new
national initiative in the tradition of its successful Alaska Marketplace
Competition.

 

Native Insight: Thoughts on Recession, Recovery & Opportunity is a writing
competition crafted to tap the wisdom and ingenuity of our Native
communities, and to encourage Native thinkers to go public with their
perspectives on the challenges and opportunities in our current economic and
political landscape. 

 

"The Native Insight Competition originated with a surprise announcement
during the 2008 AFN Convention," said AFN President Julie Kitka, "A great
friend of Alaska invited members of the Native community to share their
fresh ideas about the challenges and opportunities of the current economic
climate in writing - and he volunteered thousands of his own hard-earned
dollars to seed the pool of award money." 

 

When the competition winners are announced in October 2009, $60,000 will be
distributed among three Alaska Native winners and three Native
Hawaiian/Lower 48 winners, with opportunities for their winning essays to be
published in Native journals and magazines across the United States. AFN is
partnering with the National Congress of American Indians and the Council
for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) to reach Native communities across
the nation.

 

"Native communities have a wealth of knowledge and experience from engaging
in commerce and trade over thousands of years." said Robin Puanani Danner,
CNHA President and CEO. "The Native Insight competition is a dynamic
platform that allows the ingenuity of our people to be shared."

 

The competition is open to Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians and American
Indians of all ages. 500-1,600 word essays are due September 15, 2009.
Essays must address one or more of three writing prompts focused on how the
Native community can support economic renewal, what it will take for the
American economy to rebound, and what the American leadership can do to
jumpstart recovery. Visit www.nativeinsight.org
<http://www.nativeinsight.org/>  for more information about this exciting
new competition. 

 

For more information on the Native Insight: Thoughts on Recession, Recovery
& Opportunity, contact the Alaska Federation of Natives at (907) 274-3611,
or by email at compete at nativeinsight.org
<mailto:submissions at alaskamarketplace.org> . 

 

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