Wednesday, September 23, 2015

2016 SCHOLARS DEBUT PAPERS PROJECT

Texas Educational Theatre Association
2016 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 2016 – Reunion Hyatt in Dallas
$200 First Prize; $100 Second Prize; $50 Third Prize
Complimentary TheatreFest Registration & Awards Reception Tickets
Publication in Texas Theatre Journal

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 2014-2015 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.  Winners also receive complimentary registration & awards reception ticket for the TETA 2016 THEATREFEST at the Reunion Hyatt in Dallas (January 28 – 31, 2016).  In addition, winners will be published in Texas Theatre Journal.

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 superlative job instructors at all levels are doing in the twenty-first century!

All scholarly papers should be submitted to the following:
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 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.)  Submission deadline is November 1, 2015.

Thank you for your help in distributing this information to your students. T.E.T.A. looks forward to reviewing your students’ work!

Texas Educational Theatre Association
2015 SCHOLARS DEBUT PAPERS PROJECT
A competition for undergraduate and graduate students of Theatre in Texas
Winning student papers presented by the authors at
THEATREFEST 2016 – Reunion Hyatt Dallas – January 28-31, 2016
$200 First Prize; $100 Second Prize, $50 Third Prize
Complimentary TheatreFest Registration & Awards Reception Tickets

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 2014-15 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, 2015 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

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