Friday, June 05, 2009

Food Writing Contest

Here's an announcement of a food writing contest over at the website of The National Commission Of Culture And The Arts. An excerpt:

The 7th Doreen Gamboa Fernandez Food Writing Contest

The topic this year is biskwit: traditional cookies that have been part of Philippine cuisine, nationaly or locally, for at least 50 years.

There are many types including pan de san nicolas, kamachile, uraro, roscas, biscoch principe among many others. Modern products like today's chocolate chip cookies are not included.

English-language essays from 4,500 to 5,00 characters (800 words) will be judged by professional writers for content (50%), research (30%), style (20%). The judges' decision is final, and submissions become the property of Manila Ladies Branch of the International Wine & Food Society who manage the contest. Entries should be 2 pages, double-spaced on short bond paper. Submit 1 printed and 1 digital copy of the essay. For the digital copy use Word (doc.) or rich text file (rtf) on a CD. Deadlines for submissions is Aug 31/09, 5pm.

Click here for more details.

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