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Plus new writers award — bring maths to life
This competition is now closed. The next Plus new writers award will open in September 2009. Keep an eye on our news section or subscribe to Plus to be kept up to date.
Maths is the language of the universe, so what have you got to say?
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Plus is looking for the science writers of the future, who can make mathematics lively and interesting for a general audience. The Plus new writers award gives our readers a chance to join our acclaimed list of authors, including physicist Stephen Hawking, mathematician and writer Marcus du Sautoy, and NASA astronaut Michael Foale.
The competition is open to new writers of any age and from any background who can explain a mathematical topic or application they think the world needs to know about. The winning entries will be read by an international audience of over a hundred thousand in the June 2009 issue of Plus, and the winners will receive an iPod, subscriptions to the journal Nature, and signed copies of popular maths books by some of the best science writers today.
The competition will be judged by three prominent mathematicians and science writers — judges in previous years have included the acclaimed mathematicians and writers Ian Stewart, John D Barrow and Marcus du Sautoy. The closing date is March 31st 2009.
There are three categories in this competition: secondary school and sixth form students, university students (both undergraduate and postgraduate) and the general public. To find out more, see the guidelines for school entrants and the guidelines for university students and the general public entrants.
If you think you can share your passion for maths with the general public, download your entry pack today (PDF or Word) and get writing!!
The Plus new writers award is kindly supported by the Maths, Stats and Operational Research Network, a Subject Centre of the Higher Education Academy. Plus would also like to thank the journal Nature for donating subscriptions as prizes.
- Competition prizes
- Guidelines for school entrants
- Guidelines for university student and general public entrants
- Rules of the competition
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- Download entry pack (PDF or Word) (includes guidelines, rules, entry form and copyright form)
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