[DoE] Writing Contest!
Department of Citizen Affairs
Announcing the Department of Education's new-citizen writing contest!
Open to new players, our contest offers prizes for the best articles on the following topic: "How to spend your gold."
Eligibility
Writers must have been born on or after June 1, 2013 in order to participate in this contest.
Article Guidelines
There are no specific requirements for form or structure other than being about the topic.
You will be judged based on the following criteria:
---Accuracy (make sure your article is well-written and factually correct)
---Research (include information sources, where appropriate)
---Creativity (use your imagination--make it interesting)
Submission Guidelines
Articles must be submitted before 23:59 (eRep time) on August 28.
Submit your article using this form.
You will need to provide a link to the eRepublik newspaper article (or Google document containing your article) you wish to submit for the contest.
Judges
Alastor DoUrden
Dr Luis Sentieiro
Hale26
irule777
Paul Proteus
Prizes
Top article: 10 gold
Honorable mentions: $1000 each
Results will be announced on Friday, August 30.
Have fun!
Sincerely,
DoE Writing Contest Committee
Alastor DoUrden
Tanishq
zxdek
DoE Programs
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Visit our IRC channel (#eUSA-DoE) and answer the question of the day to receive a reward!
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DoI Programs
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1. Be a US citizen at level 25 or under
2. Grab your profile ID (this is the number at the end of your citizen profile page url)
3. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/DoI-MoW (once per day)
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1. Be a US citizen at or between levels 21 - 28
2. Do not belong to the AFA or any anti-American group (party or MU)
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4. Fill out the form DAILY (after using training grounds) to receive weekly payment
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1. Be a US citizen between levels 20-29
2. Do not belong to AFA or any anti-American group (Party or MU)
3. Visit this IRC Channel and talk to a DoI staffer
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3. Request here: http://bit.ly/DoI-Moving (once per day)
Comments
Go eBabies!
Also, check out the clickable images! 😮
too bad its not open to new writers lol....
What do you mean?
people new to using their newspaper lol...I wrote my first article 4 days ago haha...Ive had the paper for 3 years haha
Oh, yeah... haha. Yep, this is mainly for new players. 😉
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great, i will take part.
voted.
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Does the writing article contest have to be eRepublik game related or no?
Writing and reading is sexy
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Ah, too bad I found about this too late.
Great idea on getting newbies more involved.
yes, I finally reedited my article after missing the topic. 🙂 Glad someone told me the topic or I would not even know and miss out what kind of writing skills I have.
do we have the winner announced?
today is the 30th, where are the results? Love to know who took what place in this contest.
WOW- this is really fantastic!!!
i mean WTF, you make a contest, you tell everyone to take part, you say on 30th the winners will be announced, while today is the 2nd, and no one gives a flying fcuk to at least notify the participants on whatever is happening!! well, at least for the courtesy!
THIS IS NOT THE WAY THINGS SHOULD RUN!!