Carmichael Library

    Book Review Competition

    Enter the annual Book Review Competition!

Deadline: February 25, 2008
Winners will be announced on Honors Day, April 16, 2008
  

About the Competition

September 11 marks the start of the 2008 Carmichael Library Book Review Competition. The Carmichael Library Book Review Competition was established in 1982 to foster student interest in critically reading and evaluating a recent work of fiction or non-fiction.  The winners of the competition receive an award certificate with a monetary prize, and they are recognized at the Honors Day ceremony in the spring.

Rules

Participants should be discriminating in their selection of a book which will lend itself to thoughtful critiquing (i.e. formula books such as Harlequin romances should be avoided.) Any undergraduate student at the University of Montevallo may enter the competition. There are two divisions: Division I for freshmen only and Division II for all undergraduate students. Freshmen may enter either, but not both divisions.

Reviews must be:

• Evaluative book reviews, not descriptive summaries nor plot outlines
• Composed for a general audience. (See the Book Review Competition notebook at the Circulation Desk for model reviews)
• Typed, double spaced
• Submitted to the Library Director's office by February 25, 2008
• Accompanied by two cover sheets:
  • A cover sheet giving your name, mailing address, telephone number, and the division entered
  • A cover sheet/title page (without your name) giving author, title of the reviewed book, publisher, date of publication and division entered

If, in the opinion of the judges, no review merits an award, none will be given.

Division Information

Division I - Freshmen only
Up to four prizes of $25.00 each are offered.

• Books must be fiction or non-fiction.  If non-fiction, they should be non-technical books intended for the general public.  Only one review may be submitted
• Books reviewed must have been published between 2002 and 2008
• Reviews must be between 500 and 800 words long

Division II - All undergraduates eligible
Two $100.00 prizes will be offered, one for fiction.  Only one review may be submitted.

• Books must be fiction or non-fiction.  If non-fiction, they should be non-technical books intended for the general public.  Only one review may be submitted
• Books reviewed must have been published between 2003 and 2008
• Reviews must be between 1,000 and 1.500 words long

For details, contact Patsy Sears at 665-6103.  Rules for all entries are available at the Circulation Desk and the Reference Desk