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Armenian Students' Association of America, Inc.
333 Atlantic Avenue
Warwick, Rhode Island 02888
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Tel: (401) 461-6114
Web: www.asainc.org
E-mail: [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2013
Contact: Nathalie Yaghoobian
E-Mail: [email protected]
ASA INC ANNOUNCES 2013 "ARTHUR HALVAJIAN MEMORIAL" ARMENIAN POETRY
COMPETITION
WARWICK, RI---The Armenian Students Association, Inc. (ASA Inc.) announced
this month that it will once again be sponsoring the Armenian Poetry
Project's annual writing competition. This is the fourth year that the ASA
Inc. has sponsored the annual competition named in memory of Arthur
Halvajian, a longtime member and trustee of the ASA Inc who passed away in
2010. The 2013 competition opened December 1st and the deadline for
submissions is February 28, 2014. Competition winners will be announced in
March 2014.
"We are happy continue our support of the Armenian Poetry Project in honor
of Arthur Halvajian who first built our relationship with the Project,"
said Brian Assadourian, Chairman of the ASA, Inc. Board of Trustees. "We
are encouraged by the hundreds of individuals from elementary and high
school students to college students and post-graduates who participate in
the competition. Their involvement shows that the Armenian community
continues to value and promote the creative writing which has been a
hallmark of the rich cultural tradition of the Armenian nation throughout
the centuries."
The Armenian Poetry Project, led by Lola Koundakjian, is a research and
documentation site of 19th to 21st Century Armenian poets and poetry.
Whether it is through its website/blog, Facebook, or iTunes presence -
which features podcasts of recited works - the Project brings together
writers from all walks of life across the world.
All residents of the United States and Canada are invited to submit their
work, in English or Armenian (preferred) for the competition. Entries
should be e-mailed to [email protected] with the subject
heading "Halvajian ASA/APP Poetry competition". Individuals may only
submit one poem for the competition.
The competition groups submissions into three categories; students (ages
12-17), college age (ages 18-22), and adult (ages 23 and older). A top
prize will be awarded for each of the categories in the amounts of US $50
(students), $100 (college age), and $250 (adult).
Each poem submitted for the competition must be accompanied by the author's
full name, age, home address/telephone number, school name, and sponsoring
teacher's telephone number. Those in the college age category need not
include a sponsoring teacher. Those in the adult category need not include
school information.
You can learn more about the Armenian Poetry Project by visiting
http://armenian-poetry.blogspot.com.
The Armenian Students' Association of America, Inc. encourages educational
pursuits by Armenians in America and the raising of their intellectual
standards, provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships to
deserving Armenian students, develops fellowship among them, cultivates in
them the spirit of service in the public interest, and acquaints them and
the entire American community with Armenian culture.
333 Atlantic Avenue
Warwick, Rhode Island 02888
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Tel: (401) 461-6114
Web: www.asainc.org
E-mail: [email protected]
PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
December 9, 2013
Contact: Nathalie Yaghoobian
E-Mail: [email protected]
ASA INC ANNOUNCES 2013 "ARTHUR HALVAJIAN MEMORIAL" ARMENIAN POETRY
COMPETITION
WARWICK, RI---The Armenian Students Association, Inc. (ASA Inc.) announced
this month that it will once again be sponsoring the Armenian Poetry
Project's annual writing competition. This is the fourth year that the ASA
Inc. has sponsored the annual competition named in memory of Arthur
Halvajian, a longtime member and trustee of the ASA Inc who passed away in
2010. The 2013 competition opened December 1st and the deadline for
submissions is February 28, 2014. Competition winners will be announced in
March 2014.
"We are happy continue our support of the Armenian Poetry Project in honor
of Arthur Halvajian who first built our relationship with the Project,"
said Brian Assadourian, Chairman of the ASA, Inc. Board of Trustees. "We
are encouraged by the hundreds of individuals from elementary and high
school students to college students and post-graduates who participate in
the competition. Their involvement shows that the Armenian community
continues to value and promote the creative writing which has been a
hallmark of the rich cultural tradition of the Armenian nation throughout
the centuries."
The Armenian Poetry Project, led by Lola Koundakjian, is a research and
documentation site of 19th to 21st Century Armenian poets and poetry.
Whether it is through its website/blog, Facebook, or iTunes presence -
which features podcasts of recited works - the Project brings together
writers from all walks of life across the world.
All residents of the United States and Canada are invited to submit their
work, in English or Armenian (preferred) for the competition. Entries
should be e-mailed to [email protected] with the subject
heading "Halvajian ASA/APP Poetry competition". Individuals may only
submit one poem for the competition.
The competition groups submissions into three categories; students (ages
12-17), college age (ages 18-22), and adult (ages 23 and older). A top
prize will be awarded for each of the categories in the amounts of US $50
(students), $100 (college age), and $250 (adult).
Each poem submitted for the competition must be accompanied by the author's
full name, age, home address/telephone number, school name, and sponsoring
teacher's telephone number. Those in the college age category need not
include a sponsoring teacher. Those in the adult category need not include
school information.
You can learn more about the Armenian Poetry Project by visiting
http://armenian-poetry.blogspot.com.
The Armenian Students' Association of America, Inc. encourages educational
pursuits by Armenians in America and the raising of their intellectual
standards, provides financial assistance in the form of scholarships to
deserving Armenian students, develops fellowship among them, cultivates in
them the spirit of service in the public interest, and acquaints them and
the entire American community with Armenian culture.