This is a reminder of the 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

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