Events
10 September 2010
Closing Date for Entries: Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing
Call for entries
There are two categories: fiction and non-fiction. Winners from each category are awarded a cash prize of $2500 and winning entries are printed in the New Zealand Listener.
2010 Competition: THE MIND
“The mind is its own place, and in itself
Can make a Heav’n of Hell, a Hell of Heav’n”
(Milton, 1667)
Our experience of the physical world is filtered through our senses, processed by our brain and interpreted through our mind. At each stage this process produces variance and the resulting interpretation of reality is unique. But how can the minds of individuals differ so much that some experience the same objective reality as Heav’n and some as Hell?
You are invited to write about the human mind. The length of your piece should be between 2000 and 3000 words. There are two categories, fiction and non-fiction. For the purposes of the competition, the fiction category covers science fiction as well as the realistic short story. The non-fiction category covers a wide range of genre from personal essays to profiles and travel writing, but entries must have substantial scientific content.
Entries will be judged on their literary merits and the extent to which they engage a non-scientific audience and are accessible to the general public.
A prize of $2500 will be awarded to the winner of each category. Arrangements will be made for both winners to attend a presentation function in November 2010, all expenses paid.
To enter: send two copies of your manuscript, and an application form to:
RSNZ Manhire Prize
Royal Society of New Zealand
PO Box 598, Wellington 6140
Application Forms
- Download Application Form (PDF, 177 kB)
- Download Application Form (Word doc, 27 kB)
- Terms and Conditions
Past Winning Entries
English Language and Literature
Organisation:
The Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing is organised by the Royal Society of New Zealand in association with the New Zealand Listener magazine and the International Institute of Modern Letters at Victoria University of Wellington.
