Dear all,
This is a reminder from the Plus team (http://plus.maths.org):
Plus new writers award - you've got just over two months to submit your
article!
Maths is the language of the universe, so what have you got to say?
Plus is again looking for the science writers of the future, who can
make mathematics lively and interesting for a general audience. The Plus
new writers award (http://plus.maths.org/competition) gives you (or your
students) a chance to join our acclaimed list of authors, including
physicist Stephen Hawking, mathematician and writer Marcus du Sautoy,
and NASA astronaut Michael Foale. Whether you're young or old, a student
or a teacher, a maths expert or an enthusiastic amateur, if you want to
share your fascination with maths with the rest of the world, then this
is a great way to give it a go.
There are three categories to this writing competition: Secondary school
and sixth form students are invited to write a piece of up to 900 words
about the life and/or work of any mathematician, living or dead.
University students, undergraduate and postgraduate, and the general
public can write a longer piece on any mathematical topic or application
they think the world should know about. The competition is kindly
sponsored by the Maths, Stats and Operational Research Network, a
Subject Centre of the Higher Education Academy, and by the London
Mathematical Society.
The winning entries will be read by an international audience of over
200,000 in the June 2008 issue of Plus. The closing date is March 31st
2008. Besides the fame and glory of seeing your article published in
Plus (one of last year's winners went on to write for New Scientist),
there are also prizes for the best submissions, including signed copies
of popular science books and an Apple iPod.
Our competition website contains all the relevant information, as well
as posters for download, in case you want to advertise the competition
in your school or college.
So if you know some maths you want to shout about, download your entry
pack now and get writing!
Competition website: http://plus.maths.org/competition
With best wishes from both the Plus and NRICH Teams.
--
Liz Woodham
NRICH Primary Coordinator
University of Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge
CB3 0WA
01223 764246
http://nrich.maths.org
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