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HAMAZKAYIN EASTERN UNITED STATES
Contact: Ara Nazarian
www.hamazkayin-usa.org
Email: [email protected]
Hamazkayin Eastern United States' Second Minas and Kohar
Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature
Watertown, MA - The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural
Society of Eastern United States is pleased to solicit submissions for
the second annual Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary
Literature. This year, two prizes, one for the Armenian language
submissions and one for the English language submissions, will be
awarded as the winners of the Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in
Contemporary Literature.
Named after one of the major Armenian literary critics of the second
half of the Twentieth century and his wife, a devoted teacher of that
literature for decades, the annually awarded prize will recognize the
work produced by talented writers working in North America. The prize
is intended to encourage new work in all the major genres of literary
production, as they are currently understood in North America. In this
expanded understanding, poetry, short stories, novels and drama are
all included, but so are works of creative non-fiction, a genre that
includes memoirs, as well as personal, descriptive and literary
critical essays. Representatives of all these genres may be offered as
candidates for the prize. Work in Armenian and English will be
considered, as long as the authors are of Armenian ancestry, and/or
the work has an Armenian theme or revolves around an Armenian topic.
The primary purpose of the Prizes is to encourage and offer
recognition through the award and through the ensuing publicity for
those who wish to write about Armenian themes and topics. There will
also be a modest financial award of $1,500 each for the Armenian and
English language awards.
The jury judging all submissions will consist of Dr. Sima Aprahamian
(Montreal), Dr. Vartan Matiossian (New York/New Jersey), Mr. Gourgen
Arzoumanian (California), Mr. Yervant Kotchounian (California) and
Prof. Khachig Tölölyan (Connecticut).
The Prizes will be announced at Hamazkayin's Annual Pan Gathering in
May of 2014. All submissions must be sent electronically to
[email protected] as a PDF file (highly encouraged) or
in hard copy format to Hamazkayin Tololyan Prize Committee at 80
Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA 02472, by January 31, 2014. All submissions
must be accompanied by the Tololyan Prize Application found online at
http://bit.ly/167vSsM. The Armenian and English versions of the Rules
and Regulations of the Award can also be found at the above link.
Submissions may consist of work published either in 2012 or
2013. Recent work that has yet to be published may also be submitted.
This award has been made possible by the generosity of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward & Vergine Misserlian of San Francisco, CA.
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The Eastern USA region of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural
Society, a 501 c (3) not for profit organization, constitutes one of
the branches of the worldwide Hamazkayin family, founded in 1928. The
Eastern United States region, headquartered in Massachusetts, consists
of eight chapters in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, New York,
Philadelphia, Providence and Washington, DC.
We aim to empower our chapters and membership to nurture and promote
Armenian arts and culture. Given our millennia long history, we are
cognizant of the dynamic nature of the concept of identity. To that
end, we strive to maintain our identity and heritage while encouraging
cultural innovation, and are committed to further the contribution of
the Armenian culture to the complex tapestry of world civilizations.
This message is intended for the use of the person(s) to whom it may
be addressed. It may contain information that is privileged,
confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable
law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination,
distribution, copying, or use of this information is prohibited. If
you have received this message in error, please permanently delete it
and immediately notify the sender. Thank you.
HAMAZKAYIN EASTERN UNITED STATES
Contact: Ara Nazarian
www.hamazkayin-usa.org
Email: [email protected]
Hamazkayin Eastern United States' Second Minas and Kohar
Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary Literature
Watertown, MA - The Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural
Society of Eastern United States is pleased to solicit submissions for
the second annual Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in Contemporary
Literature. This year, two prizes, one for the Armenian language
submissions and one for the English language submissions, will be
awarded as the winners of the Minas and Kohar Tölölyan Prize in
Contemporary Literature.
Named after one of the major Armenian literary critics of the second
half of the Twentieth century and his wife, a devoted teacher of that
literature for decades, the annually awarded prize will recognize the
work produced by talented writers working in North America. The prize
is intended to encourage new work in all the major genres of literary
production, as they are currently understood in North America. In this
expanded understanding, poetry, short stories, novels and drama are
all included, but so are works of creative non-fiction, a genre that
includes memoirs, as well as personal, descriptive and literary
critical essays. Representatives of all these genres may be offered as
candidates for the prize. Work in Armenian and English will be
considered, as long as the authors are of Armenian ancestry, and/or
the work has an Armenian theme or revolves around an Armenian topic.
The primary purpose of the Prizes is to encourage and offer
recognition through the award and through the ensuing publicity for
those who wish to write about Armenian themes and topics. There will
also be a modest financial award of $1,500 each for the Armenian and
English language awards.
The jury judging all submissions will consist of Dr. Sima Aprahamian
(Montreal), Dr. Vartan Matiossian (New York/New Jersey), Mr. Gourgen
Arzoumanian (California), Mr. Yervant Kotchounian (California) and
Prof. Khachig Tölölyan (Connecticut).
The Prizes will be announced at Hamazkayin's Annual Pan Gathering in
May of 2014. All submissions must be sent electronically to
[email protected] as a PDF file (highly encouraged) or
in hard copy format to Hamazkayin Tololyan Prize Committee at 80
Bigelow Ave, Watertown, MA 02472, by January 31, 2014. All submissions
must be accompanied by the Tololyan Prize Application found online at
http://bit.ly/167vSsM. The Armenian and English versions of the Rules
and Regulations of the Award can also be found at the above link.
Submissions may consist of work published either in 2012 or
2013. Recent work that has yet to be published may also be submitted.
This award has been made possible by the generosity of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward & Vergine Misserlian of San Francisco, CA.
###
The Eastern USA region of Hamazkayin Armenian Educational and Cultural
Society, a 501 c (3) not for profit organization, constitutes one of
the branches of the worldwide Hamazkayin family, founded in 1928. The
Eastern United States region, headquartered in Massachusetts, consists
of eight chapters in Boston, Chicago, Detroit, New Jersey, New York,
Philadelphia, Providence and Washington, DC.
We aim to empower our chapters and membership to nurture and promote
Armenian arts and culture. Given our millennia long history, we are
cognizant of the dynamic nature of the concept of identity. To that
end, we strive to maintain our identity and heritage while encouraging
cultural innovation, and are committed to further the contribution of
the Armenian culture to the complex tapestry of world civilizations.
This message is intended for the use of the person(s) to whom it may
be addressed. It may contain information that is privileged,
confidential, or otherwise protected from disclosure under applicable
law. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination,
distribution, copying, or use of this information is prohibited. If
you have received this message in error, please permanently delete it
and immediately notify the sender. Thank you.