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Earth Shine Institute Seeking Applications for the 2009 Tellina Scholarship in Poetry

 The Earth Shine Institute is pleased to announce that it is now seeking applications for the 2009 Tellina Scholarship in Poetry. The $1,000.00 college scholarship is awarded to middle and high school students in Lee County, Florida who demonstrate strong writing potential as poets. Submissions must be received by April 29, 2009, the last Wednesday in April. April is "Poetry Month".

Inaugurated in 2005, marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of Anne Morrow Lindbergh's beloved classic work Gift from the Sea, the Tellina Scholars Program is named for the shell of the same name, the tellina or sunrise tellin, one of the iconic shells highlighted in the book. The program seeks to encourage the writing of poetry and recognize Lee County's young poets in an era of profound and accelerating technological change when science and technological proficiency seem to be given priority over eloquence and the ability to communicate the human side of life's equation.

Eligibility:

  • Student must be in grades 6-12, in public or private schools, or home-schooled
  • Students must be studying in Lee County

    • Submission Requirements:

  • A completed application form, available on line at www.earthshineinstitute.com ,by email request at: esadmin@earthshineinstitute.com ; or by telephone request: 239-233-6131.
  • A portfolio of at least six (6) and no more than ten (10) poems, with preference given to works created within the last two years. No poetry written more than three years ago shall be considered. All poems must be typed, titled, dated and give the name of the poet;
  • A letter of aspiration written by the application including: 1) a statement of the significance of the poetry to the poet and 2) a brief description of the poet's future plans; and
  • A letter of recommendation from one of their teachers from an academic discipline.

    All submissions must be received by April 29, 2009.

  • Electronic submissions will be accepted in WORD attachments, one poem per attachment. Send the portfolio of poems with appropriate accompanying documentation in a single email to esadmin@earthshineinstitute.com . If sending a CD, please send to the same address for hard copy submissions given below.
  • Hard copy submissions and CD's should be sent by First Class Mail to:

    Margaret Eiluned Morgan, Tellina Scholarship Program
    Earth Shine Institute, 5249 Summerlin Commons, Fort Myers, FL 33907

    Fax submissions will not be accepted.

    Download the 2009 application [here].

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