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Starr Writers Contest

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- Contest opens each year in early Spring.
- Winners are announced at ASEC's Spring Conference in April.
- Winners are invited to present their writing, in person, at ASEC's Fall Conference.


This contest is named in remembrance of Jocelyn Starr,
who passed away in November 2010.

Jocelyn was one of the founding members of ASEC
and was a great supporter of her students.


* Please read the submission guidelines and fine print carefully for details of the content.
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Eligibility

To be eligible for the contest, you must: 
1) be a current or former student in an Adult Literacy Program (ALP) or Adult Learning Centre (ALC)
2) be recommended by the director of the ALC or ALP
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There are two categories for entry: ALP and ALC. Please enter in the category for which you were/are most recently enrolled. 
 
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Essay Le​ngth

Essay length must be:
  • ​between 250 to 500 words in length for the Adult Literacy Program category
  • between 500 to 1000 words in length for the Adult Learning Centre category
Please adhere to these guidelines. Entries significantly outside of these length requirements may be deemed ineligible for consideration.

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Conditions of Submission

  • All submissions must be the contestant’s own original work.
  • Submissions must meet the eligibility criteria listed above.
  • By submitting your entry, you agree to allow ASEC to publish your essay on our website, newsletter and/or social media, and to share your entry with our membership and Adult Learning & Literacy.
  •  Winners are announced at our spring conference and may be invited to attend our fall conference to receive their prize and/or read their submissions. Prizes will be mailed out to those unable to attend after confirmation of contact information.

2024 Starr Writers Winners

  • Hamdi Warsame - LiteracyWORKS Inc. 
  • Madeline Harper - Lord Selkirk Park Adult Learning Program
  • Maragaretha Giesbrecht - Regional Connections
  • Parisa Ahmad - UFCW Training Centre
  • Liz Zebrasky -  Kaakiyow Li moond Likol
  • Sofia Soulier - Centre For Aboriginal Human Resource Development
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