2005 history contest rules.The US Field Artillery artillery, originally meant any large weaponry (including such ancient engines of war as catapults and battering rams) or war material, but later applied only to heavy firearms as opposed to small arms. Association is sponsoring its 20th annual History Writing Contest with the winners' articles to be published in Field Artillery and the Association's version of the magazine, FA Journal. To compete, submit an original, unpublished manuscript on any historical perspective of Field Artillery or fire support by 1 February 2005. The Association will award $300 for the First Place article, $150 for Second Place and $50 for Third. Selected Honorable Mention articles also may appear in Field Artillery. Civilians or military of all branches and services, including allies, are eligible to compete. You don't have to be an Association member. Your submission should include (1) a double-spaced typed manuscript of not more than 4,000 words with footnotes, (2) a bibliography bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. , (3) your comprehensive biography and (4) graphics (black and white or color photographs, maps, charts, etc.) to support your article. Your article must include an analysis of lessons learned or concepts that apply to today's Field artillery--it should not just record history or document the details of an operation. Contestants can draw from any historical period they choose. A panel of three historians will judge the manuscripts without the authors' names. The panel will determine the winners based on the following criteria: * Writing Clarity (40%) * Historical Accuracy (25%) * Usefulness to Today's Field Artillerymen (25%) * Originality o·rig·i·nal·i·ty n. pl. o·rig·i·nal·i·ties 1. The quality of being original. 2. The capacity to act or think independently. 3. Something original. Noun 1. (10%) By 1 February 2005, send the manuscript to the US Field Artillery Association, ATTN ATTN Attention ATTN Atentamente (Spanish) ATTN A l'attention de (French: Care of) : History Writing Contest, P.O. Box 33027, Fort Sill Fort Sill, U.S. military reservation, Comanche co., SW Okla., 4 mi (6.4 km) N of Lawton; est. 1869 by Gen. Philip Sheridan. A 95,000-acre (38,445-hectare) field artillery and missile base, it is the home of the U.S. Army Artillery and Missile Center. , Oklahoma 73503-0027 (FedEx to Building 758, McNair Road). For more information, call DSN DSN - Digital Switched Network 639-5121 or 6806 or commercial (580) 442-5121/6806 or email us at history@fieldartillery.org. |
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