Essay Rules

CONTEST RULES

"What the Gettysburg Address Means to Me"

• All entrants must be high school sophomores or juniors.
• Entries must be typewritten and double spaced, with a maximum of 500 words. They must be written in prose. (No poetry entries).
• The name of the student, age, home address, email address and phone number; name of school, school address, email address and the name of the faculty member advisor must be typed on the back (upper right hand corner) of each page submitted.  Entries with the student's name on the front of the page will be disqualified.  Please, do not include a cover page on the entry.
• Mail all entries to:       Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania
                                   P.O. Box 3372
                                   Gettysburg, PA 17325
• All entries become the property of the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania. No entries will be returned.
• All entries must be postmarked by March 31.  The winner will be announced June 1.
• The Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania will not be responsible for lost entries.
• The decision of the appointed judges will be final.