SP Writing Contest – Write and Win BIG Money!

What do you do for fun during your free time at MIT? The Sidney-Pacific SPeaker is holding its first ever writing contest! Write an article describing one fun activity that you do and would recommend to your fellow SP residents. It can be any activity, indoors or outdoors, that you have done in Cambridge or Boston. Some potential examples include: a fun board game that you played, a ski trip that you went to, a bike trail that you explored or a Salem ghost tour that made you scream! Submit your article to the Sidney-Pacific SPeaker and you could win a $50 of Amazon gift card! A three-member judging committee comprising Housemasters and SPEC officers will rate each submission based on content, style and creativity. Be creative to impress the judges! The winner and the runner-up will receive $50 and $25 of Amazon gift cards, respectively. In addition, we will also have a “popular vote” prize – the article with the highest number of Facebook “likes” on the newsletter website will receive a $10 Amazon gift card. So what do you say? Are you ready to share your favorite activity on the newsletter?

The details of the writing contest are listed below:

  • The writing contest is limited to the SP residents
  • The deadline of submitting your article is 10/24
  • Your article should be on one activity that you have done during your free time at MIT
  • Choose an appropriate title for your article
  • The length of the article is limited to 700 words (excluding title and captions)
  • Attach up to 3 photos (with captions) that go with your article for one bonus point (these photos will not be shown to the judging committee, but should your article be chosen to be published, they will be used)
  • The writing committee will receive your article anonymously
  • Your article will be rated based on content, style and creativity
  • The winner and the runner-up will receive $50 and $25 of Amazon gift card respectively
  • The top two rated articles will be published on paper
  • The top five rated articles will be published on the newsletter website and enter the contest for the “popular vote” prize
  • The winner for the popular vote prize ($10) will be decided based on the number of Facebook “likes” on the newsletter website two weeks after the chosen articles are published online
  • Submit your article and photos to sp-newsletter-chair@mit.edu

More questions and concerns about the writing contest? Contact the newsletter chair at sp-newsletter-chair@mit.edu

By Steven Chang, SP Newsletter Chair