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The <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Australia</strong><br />
2007 Maritime Essay Competition<br />
The <strong>Navy</strong> <strong>League</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> is holding a maritime essay competition during the<br />
first half <strong>of</strong> 2007 and invites entries on either <strong>of</strong> the following topics:<br />
20th Century Naval History<br />
Modern Maritime Warfare<br />
A first, second and third prize will be awarded in each <strong>of</strong> two categories: Pr<strong>of</strong>essional, which<br />
covers Journalists, Defence Officials, Academics, Naval personnel and previous contributors<br />
to THE NAVY; and Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>essional for those not falling into the Pr<strong>of</strong>essional category.<br />
The prizes are:<br />
• Pr<strong>of</strong>essional category: $1,000, $500 and $250.<br />
• Non-Pr<strong>of</strong>essional category: $500, $200 and $150.<br />
Essays should be 2,000-3,000 words in length and will be judged on content and structure.<br />
The deadline for entries is 30 June 2007, with the prize-winners announced in the October<br />
2007 issue <strong>of</strong> THE NAVY.<br />
Essays should be submitted in Micros<strong>of</strong>t Word format either on disk and posted to: <strong>Navy</strong><br />
<strong>League</strong> Essay Competition, GPO Box 1719, SYDNEY NSW 2001; or emailed to<br />
editorthenavy@hotmail.com.<br />
Submissions should include the writer’s name, address, telephone and email contacts, along<br />
with the nominated entry category.<br />
THE NAVY reserves the right to reprint all essays in the magazine,<br />
together with the right to edit them as considered appropriate for publication.<br />
4 VOL. 69 NO. 1 THE NAVY