Dear Evo Devo Friends,
Indian Astrobiology Research Centre (IARC) is an autonomous scientific
body that conducts and encourages research in astrobiology. IARC is
organizing the International Science Poetry Challenge; it is a
fundraiser to support the research and public outreach activities of
IARC.
Summary
- Poems can be in English, German, French and Spanish.
- Best poems will be published in an anthology called "Ballads of the
Universe".
- Submission fee $5, Einstein-Dickinson entry $15 & Darwin-Wordsworth
entry $25.
- Best entries will receive a certificate and a gratis soft paperback
copy of the anthology.
- Cash Prizes: First Prize $100 & Two Second Prizes $50.
- The event website
balladsoftheuniverse.com is under construction.
- The event will be active from mid-December 2010 to March 2011.
We are to form a 8 member selection panel to select the best poems. We
need 3 more volunteers to serve on the selection panel. The knowledge
of German, French or Spanish is desirable but not necessary. Those
interested kindly write to
pus...@astrobiology.co.in.
Thank You All.
Cheers
Pushkar
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Pushkar Ganesh Vaidya, Scientist
www.astrobiology.co.in.
Mumbai, India