SHORT STORY CONTEST ANNOUNCED
Amateur short-short story writers have a ohanoe to win $50, a life membership
in the Armed Forces Writer1 s League and a certificate of mefcit, it was announced*
A short-short story contest, open to all amateurs who ore tT. S* citizens or
members of the Armed Forces, is being sponsored by the Armed Forces Writer’s
League, a non-profit organization established to mutually benefit writers- who
are members of the Armed Forces*
Each entry is not to exceed 1,500 words and may be written on any subject*
In addition to the $50 first place prize, a $35 second prize, $15 third prize*
$10 fourth prize, and several noritorious certificates will be awarded*
Entries must be submitted to the oontcst chairman of a local branoh of the
Armed Forces Writer’s League on or before July 31, 1959* All entries will first
be judged on the looal branoh level* The winning manuscript of each branch pon
. test will be submitted to national headquarters as an entry in the nation con
: test* '•■■■■ \ - . '}
Detailed information on the short-short story contest is available at any
■ looal branch of A F W L and from national headquarters cf the League, 329 Mount
'Vernon Ave*, Alexandria, Virginia* (NAVNEWS)
SCHOLARSHIP OFFERED
Tho Bainbridge (Md#) Officers’s Wives Club is offering a $250 scholarship]
' annually, for three years, to dependents of Navy or: Marine Corps personnel seek-j
ing a college education, the Chief of Naval Personnel has announced# |
The scholarship will be awarded on the basis of pervious educational accomp- I
lishnents, special skills and/ or need# Funds for the scholarship wore receiv- j
ed from the sale of a cook book, ’’Commodore Cooks,” compiled by nenbers of the \
club# (NAVNEWS)
BOOK-*--SHELF
”A Paron* s Gfuide to Childrens Reading” by Nancy Larrick# This easy-to-read
handbook give day-to-day suggestions that are practical,stimulating, and thor
oughly enjoyable# One of it’s most valuable features is a descriptive list of
favorite books for children, with suggestions for building a homo library#
A Parent’s Guide is a warn, friendly helper that will bo welcomed by parents
of children from one to twelve years of ago# The author is well known as a
writer and lecturer on children’s reading and children’s literature#
’’Needle to tho North” by Arthur Twomey, is the story of an expedition to Un
gava and tho Belcher Islands *
The author describes his experiences among the Belcher Islands Eskimos# Ho
j watches tho quick change from tho long winter to the brief northern spring and
; summer with it’s abundance of life and beauty, it’s flowers,birds, insoots, and
| all the profusion of living things which come suddenly to life for tho short,
| sun-filled season of nightiess days#
For those who like to fish, wo have ’’Bass Fishing” by Jim Gasque, ”The Fish
j orman’s Bedside Book” by B.B.,,"The Complete Book of Fly Fishing” by Joe Brooks,
\ ’’Panfish” by Byron Dalrynplo,”A Trout and Salmon Fisherman” by Edward R# Hewitt
: also ’’Going Fishing” by N# Farson, and ’’Zone Grey’s Adventures in Fishing”*
| ’’See you at tho Fletcher Library”