October, 2006
No. 13
The
Muse
Brooklyn HS of the Arts Newsletter of Writing
Robert Finley, Principal
M. Bressi, AP Humanities/Editor

Essay Contests on Ayn Rand's Books
$70,000 in Prize Money
FOR 9th AND 10th
GRADERS
14th Annual Essay Contest on
Ayn Rand's Novella
ANTHEM
First Prize: $2000 5 Second Prizes: $500 10 Third Prizes: $200
Entry Deadline: March 20, 2007
FOR llth AND 12th
GRADERS 21st Annual Essay Contest on
Ayn Rand's Novel THE FOUNTAINHEAD
First Prize: $10,000 5 Second Prizes: $2,000 10 Third Prizes: $1,000
Entry Deadline: April 25, 2007
All Prizes are Cash Awards
See Mr. Bressi for essay topics and applications or visit the Ayn Rand Institute at www.aynrand.org/contests
DREAM OF ENTERING AN
ESSAY OR POETRY CONTEST
AND WINNING A PRIZE? READ
THEMUSE,OR SEE MR. BRESSI
IN ROOM 210 FOR INFO. ON
WRITING CONTESTS.

The Greatest Generation Scholarships: $60,000 Each
The Fund for Public Schools and the GE Foundation invite public high school seniors to apply to the Greatest Generation Scholarship Program.
The Program will select six promising New York City high school seniors who exhibit academic excellence, leadership skills, and community service. Each of the six winners will receive $15, 000 per year for four years of college.
The Application deadline is April 27, 2006. See Mr. Bressi for details and an application.
Japan Center-Canon Essay Competition
The Japan Center at Stony (JCSB) Brook announces the second annual JCSB Essay Competition at Stony Brook University. The aim of this competition is to promote awareness and understanding of Japan in the United States.
There will be three Best Essay Awards, and each winner will receive $1,500 cash award and a Canon camera.
The theme of the competition is Japan and Me. This competition is open to all students in grades 10, 11, and 12 on Long Island and New York City.
The deadline for submission of entries is December 31, 2006. See Mr. Bressi for an application.

Random House
Creative Writing
Competition
Open to public high school seniors, the Random House Creative Writing Competition seeks to inspire and acknowledge student writers and composers from all over New York City.
The program offers more than $125,000 in scholarships for original works of literature and music.
15 citywide prizes and 75 borough prizes are awarded. Prize amounts range from $10,000 to $500. Students may enter a work in any one of the following areas:
Vocal
Instrumental
Poetry
Fiction & Drama
Personal Essay. For an application, see Mr. Bressi, or visit the program site: www.worldofexpression.org. The deadline is February 1, 2006.
Olive Garden's Pasta Tales National Essay Contest
"If you could create a new holiday, what would you name it, and how would it be celebrated?" That's the essay question Olive Garden is asking students from 1st through 12th grade in its 11th annual essay contest. The grade prize is a $2,500 bond and dinner in Olive Garden at Times Square.
The deadline is December 1, 2006. See Mr. Bressi for details.