"If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead, either write things worth reading or do things worth writing."
Benjamin Franklin
Do you love to write? Are you a Boatswain's Mate, Machinery Technician, Damage Controlman or any rating, reserve, Auxiliary or civilian members, who has talents in writing but hasn't had any opportunity to let it show? Well here is your chance to let those skills flow from your imagination through your hand and pen and onto paper!
Radm Currier has announced the first D13 Competitive Writing Contest to encourage all members of the Pacific Northwest Team to share stories with shipmates on how to do your job, share successes and challenges, and to learn from each other's experiences. The D13 area of responsibility is unique within the Coast Guard in that we perform in every mission area, delivering services to the public in extreme weather conditions and operating environments. This is a great opportunity to make a difference in how we do business in D13 and other commands to improve upon our successes and advance our writing skills. This program fulfills a commitment made by all participants at the fall 2007 D13 Commanding Officer conference.
Writing topics! - Describe a demanding operation; discuss a problem that affects operations or support (with a proposed solution), or share best practices based on field experience.
Details! - Stories must relate to PACNORWEST Coast Guard operations or support (stories from out-of-D13 deployments are acceptable)
Stories must be factual and written in the first person ("I saw," "I noticed," etc.)
The story or essay mut be UNCLASSIFIED
Length! - 1000 to no more than 2500 words
Photos and drawings are acceptable if necessary to assit with understanding the story, although the focus of judging will be on the written content.
DEADLINE! - April 25, 2008
So, are you curious about the prizes? Here...let the drooling begin.
First Prize - $500
Second Prize - $250
Third Prize - $100
Each submission will receive a D13 Flag coin and participation and initiative.
So good luck and let the creativity and writing begin!!
Further questions? Call your friendly D13 Public Affairs Specialists at (206) 220-7237
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