Vol. 17, No. 1 • November 2012

Writing Contest

First Prize: $100

Second Prize: $50

Third Prize: $25

If you are under 18 and are or have been in foster care, please send us a letter or short essay in response to the following questions:

How do you know when someone cares about your well-being? What does it look like? What does it feel like?

Deadline: February 11, 2013

Anyone under 21 who is or has been in foster care or a group home can enter. E-mail your submission to [email protected] or send it via U.S. Mail your entry to:

John McMahon, Editor
Fostering Perspectives
Jordan Institute for Families
1459 Sand Hill Rd., No. 6 (NCDSS)
Candler, NC 28715

Include your name, age, address, social security number (used to process awards only, your confidentiality will be protected) and phone number. In addition to receiving the awards specified above, winners will have their work published in the next issue of Fostering Perspectives. Runners-up may also have their work published, for which they would also receive a cash award.

We’re Also Seeking Artwork and Other Writing from Children and Teens in Foster Care
Submissions can be on any theme. No deadline: submit your work at any time. If sent via U.S. Mail, artwork should be mailed flat (unfolded) on white, unlined paper.

~ Family and Children's Resource Program, UNC-CH School of Social Work ~