Willamette Writers: Kate Herzog Award

Willamette Writers
and
Barnes and Noble
Sponsor
The 2008 Kate Herzog Scholarships

The winners of the 2008 Kate Herzog Scholarships are:

Kimberly George for her entry Secondhand Smoke, first place.
Jordan Stewart-Rozema for The Way I Know, second place.
John Justin Dabrowski for gorzka, third place.
Ariana Robey-Lawrence for Needle in my Eye, fourth place.
Dylan Garity, honorable mention for New Footsteps Over Old Grounds.

Postmark Deadline: February 28, 2008.

1st place, $500 college scholarship
2nd place, $250 college scholarship
3rd place, $250 college scholarship
4th place, $250 college scholarship
5th place, pass to attend Willamette Writers writing conference

Each winner will be invited to attend the Willamette Writers Conference on August 1-3rd, in Portland. That includes 1 banquet ticket to an awards banquet, and one consult with an agent, editor or film producer. Winners will be invited to an awards banquet at the annual Willamette Writers conference August 2nd, 2008 The nominating teacher will also be invited to attend the awards banquet. Scholarships do not include travel expenses or accommodations at the conference.

High school seniors and college freshman and sophomores can enter.

To apply

Please forward:

1. Original, unpublished writing sample of less than 1000 words, typed, double-spaced. The sample should be titled, but should not include any information about the author. Writing published in school publications is eligible.

2. A cover letter with contact information that includes the title of the writing sample, and a paragraph that includes information about the student's goals as a writer.

3. Letter of recommendation from an instructor in the current academic year. Submit all materials to the following address:

In previous years, student entries have ranged about one third fiction, one third essays, one third memoirs, and some poetry. Letters of recommendation have generally run one to two paragraphs.

Dates to Remember

Finalists will be responsible for their own travel and accommodation expenses if they attend the conference.

For further information, please contact Willamette Writers using contact points at left.

Finalists will be announced May 15.

For a PDF with information about the Herzog Scholarship , click on the link.

Misty Lynn Ellingberg accepts her scholarship from Cynthia Whitcomb at our awards banquet for her entry, The Postman Comes Looking For Us.

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Erika Kunders of Barnes and Noble speaks about the Herzog Scholarship on this video posted on YouTube.

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Willamette Writers is the largest writers' organization in Oregon and one of the largest writers' organizations in the United States. It is a non-profit, tax-exempt Oregon corporation led by volunteers. Elected officials and directors administer an active program of monthly meetings, special seminars, workshops and annual writing conference. Continuing with established programs and starting new ones is only made possible by strong volunteer support. Members continually explore other ways to interact in the literary community and to exchange information about writing resources.

Willamette Writers' goal is to provide and encourage a creative environment and support system for current and aspiring writers. Since its beginning in 1965, Willamette Writers has provided meeting places for the exchange of ideas and information and has initiated programs designed to help writers increase skills related to the craft of writing. Both published and aspiring writers are invited to join. Dues are $36 a year.

For more information about our meetings in Portland, Eugene, Medford, and Newport (Oregon Coast) including meeting times, speakers and locations, check out our meetings page.

The winners of the 2007 Kate Herzog Scholarships were:

Misty Lynn Ellingburg for her entry The Postman Comes Looking for Us, first place.
MaCherie Doerfler for Toy Tiger, second place.
Michele Tong for Janie, third place.
Marissa Moodenbaugh for Remembrance of Home, fourth place.
Anne Walla, honorable mention for Waterlilies in November.

The winners of the 2006 Kate Herzog Scholarships were:

Allison Glasscock for her entry The Ache of Paradise Remembered, first place.
Pesha Wasserstrom for Last Stop on the Ego Train, second place.
Mary Hansen for The Clavicle, third place.
Raphael Magarik for Jerusalem, fourth place.
Cassie Keller, honorable mention for Breakfast: Heritage of the Day.