Writing About Lives

Congratulations, Samuel!

I’m writing to let you know that you won 2nd place in the
Intercultural Essay contest. I loved your essay, “A Dash of Pepper in
the Snow.” It’s what I was hoping to find when I started this contest.
Essays that really explore intercultural and race issues, that aren’t
afraid to look at them honestly and openly. And I loved the ending. I
am sure that your essay will enlighten many.

You are invited to receive the award in person, where you’ll have some
time to read. If you can’t be there, the award and money will be
mailed to you after the event. You should be hearing later on from the
organizer of the Soul-Making Contest, and can question her with
anything else you need to know. If you do plan to attend and read, and
need help excerpting your essay, please let me know. I made that offer
last year and it really helped the readers.

Soul-Making Literary Competition Awards Reading
Koret Auditorium, SF Main Library, Civic Center
Sunday Afternoon, March 21st, 2010
Library opens at noon. Doors to the Koret open at 12:30 PM. Program
begins promptly at 1:00 PM. A reception follows.

Thank you so much for entering, and for giving me the chance to read
your honest essay. And let me know you received this.

Best wishes,

Tara L. Masih

TARA L. MASIH INTERCULTURAL ESSAY PRIZE
Sponsored/Judged by
Up to 6,000 words.Judge’s Comments:

I am looking for essays dealing with matters of culture, race, and a sense of place, either within the smaller microcosm of self-identity or within the larger environment of family, society and world interactions. I seek essays in the traditional form, my definition being the conscious shaping of nonfiction prose around a central idea or subject. In E. B. White’s words, you will be putting your “finger on a little capsule of truth,” using reality to point to your truth, not fiction.

For more information on submitting click this link.