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WHO LOVES YA ? We do:)
At RIT Library, we exhibit our affection for our patrons
every day. By providing easy access to vital information on a
daily basis, and by working hard to provide assistance in many other ways, we hope we continually convey our desire to be a user-friendly resource you can depend upon.

We realize that there are many creative minds among our great RIT student population, so we are providing an outlet for expression and inventive writing. We've created a student writing contest we call "Why I Love RIT Library". We don't mean to put words in your mouth, but if you want a shot at a prize,
you may want to play along:)

Coinciding with National Library Week (April 6 - 12),
RIT Library is sponsoring a creative writing contest, conducted entirely online. Once you have carefully read and agreed to the Official Rules, use the form on the "How To Enter" page to submit your entry for consideration. A team of judges comprised of RIT Library personnel will be reviewing all entries, and will select the best of the bunch.

Prizes will be awarded for the judges' choices of the
Top 3 entries (see "THEME" Section below for details).

THEME
IMPORTANT FACTS & DATES
MORE QUESTIONS?

THEME:
The theme is: "Why I Love RIT Library". The following are the three formats for which prizes will be awarded:

1. An ESSAY (not to exceed 500 words) - or -
2. A POEM (not to exceed 500 words) - or -
3. A "Top Ten List" (ala David Letterman; i.e. "Top 10 Things I Love about RIT Library")

One winner from each category will be awarded a prize. (i.e. "Best Essay", "Best Poem", and "Best Top 10 List")

You can give your original work a Title, if you choose. And it doesn't have to be titled "Why I Love RIT Library", as long as it illustrates that theme. Entries can be sincere or humorous. If poems, they may rhyme or choose not to rhyme. They can be sincere recollections of times you received help at the Library. Or, they can just be fun in nature.

JUDGING CRITERIA:
The judges will be selecting the Three Winning Entries based upon the following criteria:
1. Creativity & Originality
2. Proper spelling and grammar

IMPORTANT FACTS & DATES:
Contest open for entries until April 11th, 2003. Entries submitted after the deadline will not be eligible for consideration.

Entries must be submitted ONLINE ONLY, via our "How To Enter" Page on this web site.

Winners will be announced no later than Thursday, April 17th at 3:00 PM. A list of the winners and their winning entries will also be posted to this web site directly following the announcement.

Please be sure to visit the other pages on this site for more information (LINKS are listed below). We hope you will want to participate. Good luck to all contestants!

MORE QUESTIONS?
If you have already read the information on this site and still have some unanswered questions, please contact:

Robert Chandler
Library Marketing Communications Specialist
rrcwml@rit.edu

RULES
PRIZES
HOW TO ENTER
WINNERS