The Summer 2007 Walrus Student Field Notes Contest

The 2007 Student Field Notes Contest has now closed. The winners will be announced in the December issue of the magazine. Please stay tuned for future contest details!

View last year's winners

Attention all students: Read more, write more, and get your foot in our door. Work with a Walrus editor, get published on our website, and win some cash!

THE ASSIGNMENT

Write a note from the field. Field Notes are short articles from Canada and around the world that appear near the front of each issue of The Walrus. Most Field Notes tell the story of a little-known person or phenomenon, and also illustrate something broader about the politics or culture of a country or region.

GRAND PRIZE

Your winning Field Note will be published on The Walrus’s website and your name will be printed in the magazine. You will also receive an honorarium of $500, the chance to work with a Walrus editor on the final draft of your Field Note, and a one-year subscription to The Walrus.

SECOND AND THIRD PLACE

The names of two runners-up will also be printed in The Walrus, and their Field Notes will be published on walrusmagazine.com.

CONTEST RULES AND GUIDELINES

• The deadline for entries is August 31 September 30, 2007.
• You must be a full-time student at a Canadian post-secondary institution or a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant studying full-time at the post-secondary level anywhere in the world.
• Your submission should be between 750 and 1,500 words; one submission per person, please.
• The piece should be reported non-fiction and must not have been previously published.
• The story should be based in a place that you’ve actually visited, though it need not be abroad or otherwise exotic.
• Your entry will be judged on the quality of the writing and how well it evokes your chosen locale.
• Because the winning and runner-up entries will undergo The Walrus’s standard fact-checking process, please do your best to keep track of your sources so that we will be able to consult them.
• For ideas and to get a feel for how varied Field Notes can be, we suggest browsing a few in The Walrus or on our website. You can also read last year’s winner and runners-up.
• Submissions should be emailed to fieldnotescontest@walrusmagazine.com, with “Field Notes contest” in the subject line. You can email questions to info@walrusmagazine.com.

Good luck!