Free Scholarship Contest for Best Short Story Begins
Asylees as Authors is pleased to announce
that the contest for scholarships for 2014-15 is now open to applicants. First place for the best fiction short story is $5,000. Second place is $1,000. There is no fee to
enter, but the applicant must be an asylee, refugee, or former asylee or refugee
(not a US citizen). Asylees as Authors, which believes in the
value of higher education and literature, is a non-profit organization that
provides scholarships to asylees and refugees. The fiction story must be 1500
words or fewer. The deadline is May 15, 2015, and the winner
will be announced before June 20, which is World Refugee Day.
More information about the organization and
the Two-Step Application is available at the web site www.asyleesasauthors.org
