Saturday, October 29, 2016

2017 Scholars Debut Papers Project

Dear Theatre Friends,

The Higher Education Section is pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 2017 Scholarly and Debut Papers Project!

This is one of TETA’s longest-standing projects and we have awarded thousands of dollars in prize and scholarship money.  

This project has recently been included as part of the Academic Symposium, and winners will receive the chance to have their paper presented at the Symposium!  

Please see the attached flyer for more information and instructions on entry submission.

Texas Educational Theatre Association
2017 SCHOLARS DEBUT PAPERS PROJECT
A competition for undergraduate and graduate students of Theatre.

Theatre Professors: We want your best Student Papers!

Winning student papers presented by the authors at THEATREFEST 2017 – Galveston, TX
$200 First Prize; $100 Second Prize; $50 Third Prize
Complimentary TheatreFest Registration & Awards Reception Ticket

This is an invitation for you to submit the best of your student papers for the annual
Texas Educational Theatre Association’s Scholars Debut Papers Project. Any paper written during the 2015-2016 school year is eligible.

We're looking for short, clearly written, thoughtful papers concerning any topic within the area of theatre arts. Winning papers will be anonymously chosen by prominent theatre scholars. The winners receive $200 for first prize, $100 for second prize, and $50 for third prize. All winners also receive a complimentary registration & awards reception ticket for the T.E.T.A. 2017 THEATREFEST Convention at the Moody Gardens Resort in Galveston (January 25–28, 2017)
This competition is an excellent way for students to receive recognition for their work. It also showcases the vitality of Texas theatre scholarship and the superb job instructors at all levels are doing in the twenty-first century!

Please distribute this information to your most promising emerging scholars. Please note that T.E.T.A. requires that all students submitting papers to the competition must be members of T.E.T.A. ($20 student fee - Please see the website at http://tetatx.com.) Please note that submission deadline is November 1, 2016.
Thank you for your help in distributing this information to your students. T.E.T.A. looks forward to reviewing your students’ work!

STUDENT GUIDELINES:
  • The subject of the essay should be one that requires either systematic research, thoroughly documented in the paper, or the application, development, and/or creation of new theory or criticism. 
  • The enrolled student must have written all submitted papers during the 2015-16 academic year. 
  • The paper may not have been previously presented at a state, regional, or national conference, convention, or symposium. Papers which have been previously published or accepted for publication may not be submitted. 
  • Jointly written papers are not accepted. 
  • The title page must include the author's name, mailing address, telephone number(s), and email address in the lower right hand corner. 
  • The title page should be followed by a second page with a biography of the author, one page or less in length. 
  • The essay itself should begin on the third page and be long enough to be read in approximately 15 minutes (8-12 pages.) 
  • Although it is not possible for papers to be returned, each student will receive categorized feedback regarding his/her submission from anonymous theatre scholar reviewers. 
  • Each student entering the competition must become a member of TETA; student membership is $20. This $20 payment and a completed copy of the membership registration form must accompany all submissions 

Essay Materials and Completed Membership Form must be postmarked by November 1, 2016 and submitted to:

M. Mellissa Marlowe, Asst. Professor of Drama
Northwest Vista College
3535 N. Ellison Drive
San Antonio, TX 78251

PDF copies of materials may be submitted via email to mmarlowe1@alamo.edu
Please direct all questions to: M. Mellissa Marlowe at mmarlowe1@alamo.edu

We look forward to experiencing your students’ work.

Sincerely,
Perry Crafton
Chair, Higher Education Section

TETA

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