BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//events.la.psu.edu//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:14783-7e81eb924367ae5313dba9a8c2f46154@events.la.psu.edu DTSTAMP:20260531T123034Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240311T235900 SUMMARY:\"Lost and Found\" Writing Contest DESCRIPTION:\nAll entries due by March 11\, 2024.\n\nThis contest is par t of the 2024 Centre County Reads/CALS Community Read of Brendan Slocumb ’s The Violin Conspiracy\, a novel centered on the history of a Stradiva rius passed down through the generations of a Black Southern family. Ray McMillian inherits the violin of his formerly enslaved great-great gran dfather and uses it to make a name for himself as a classical musician. When the violin is stolen\, facing indifference from both the police and the classical music community\, Ray must take matters into his own hand s to find it. As he works to recover his violin\, he must also confront the racist past surrounding it—and reassert his claim not only to the vi olin\, but also to his own talent\, career\, and destiny.\n\nFollowing t he example of Slocumb’s novel\, enter your best work of writing that cen ters on something lost—an object\, a person\, a history\, a memory—and t he attempt (successful or not) to recover it. Submit your piece of 7\,50 0 words or less for competition in one of the following categories: Best Short Fiction\, Best Nonfiction\, Best Poetry\, and. Best Entry for a W riter under 18. $300 grand prize winner and additional prizes for winner s in each category.\n\nPlease send entries to cals@psu.edu and include a cover letter with your name\, address\, contact information\, a brief b iography\, and contest category. Winning entries will be displayed at Sc hlow Centre Region Library and on the CALS website.\n\nFor more details: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/lost-and-found-writing-contest-2/ X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

All ent ries due by March 11, 2024.

This contest is part of the 2 024 Centre County Reads/CALS Community Read of Brendan Slocumb’s The Violin Conspiracy, a novel centered on the history of a Stradivari us passed down through the generations of a Black Southern family. Ray M cMillian inherits the violin of his formerly enslaved great-great grandf ather and uses it to make a name for himself as a classical musician. Wh en the violin is stolen, facing indifference from both the police and th e classical music community, Ray must take matters into his own hands to find it. As he works to recover his violin, he must also confront the r acist past surrounding it—and reassert his claim not only to the violin, but also to his own talent, career, and destiny.

Following the ex ample of Slocumb’s novel, enter your best work of writing that centers o n something lost—an object, a person, a history, a memory—and the attemp t (successful or not) to recover it. Submit your piece of 7,500 words or less for competition in one of the following categories: Best Short Fic tion, Best Nonfiction, Best Poetry, and. Best Entry for a Writer under 1 8. $300 grand prize winner and additional prizes for winners in each cat egory.

Please send entries to cals@psu.edu and include a c over letter with your name, address, contact information, a brief biogra phy, and contest category. Winning entries will be displayed at Schlow Centre Region Library and on the CALS website.

For more de tails: https://events.la.psu.edu/event/lost-and-found-writing-contes t-2/

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