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The Writing Division of the Broadcast Education Association invites papers for possible presentation at the BEA 50 th Annual Convention and Exhibition, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, April 21 – 23, 2005. The BEA convention theme is “Fifty Years of Excellence for Electronic Media Academics, Industry and Future Professionals.” This theme is intended as a focus for the convention, but does not imply that competitive papers must reflect that theme. BEA Writing Division Paper Competition Guidelines and Criteria The purpose of the Writing Division Paper Competition is to provide a forum for presentation of scholarly writing about writing. Writers and the scripts they create are central to virtually all television and film productions, documentaries, corporate media, and nearly every other genre of audio-visual program. Yet the act of writing, the creative processes that writers employ, and the forms and formats of scripts have rarely been the subject of scholarly investigation and analysis. TOPICS 1. The form, practice and technique of scripting for electronic media, including television, radio, interactive media, or theatrical films. 2. The nature of script writing as a creative enterprise, including a focus on the achievements and lives of writers. 3. Critical analysis of media content that exploits common scripted narrative forms and structures as analytical tools. 4. The historical evolution of media writing. 5. The teaching of writing for the media. 6. The business of writing. CRITERIA Entries to the competition will be judged according to the following criteria in blind review by a panel of judges: 1. The paper effectively uses critical or scholarly evidence to make a persuasive argument, and uses and expands communication theory where appropriate. 2. The paper brings original insights or perspectives to the chosen topic. 3. The subject and focus of the paper are significant to media writers and teachers of writing. 4. The paper is well written and conforms to scholarly standards of form and content. DEADLINE Dec. 1, 2004, Received by the Paper Competition Chair CATEGORIES Papers submitted to the competition are classified in two categories, Debut and Open. The Debut category is for faculty, professionals and students who have never presented a paper at a BEA convention. The Open category is for all others AWARDS The top two papers in the Debut and Open categories will receive recognition and are presented at the Division paper competition session at the BEA convention. In the Debut category, the top paper will receive a $200 cash award; the second place paper will receive a $100 cash award. The Division has not yet voted to provide similar cash awards for the top papers in the Open category, but will consider doing so at the next annual business meeting. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS Length not to exceed 30 double-spaced, typed/printed pages, including references and tables. APA style, with use in any example of the correct script style suited to the area of the discipline. Abstract not to exceed 250 words, to be included with the submission. The same paper may not be submitted to more than one Division during the same year. Author's name, institution address, phone number and e-mail address on cover page only (list all contact information for each author of multiple authored papers). Author's name(s) must not appear on any text page, as the papers are blind reviewed by a panel of judges. Cover page must include: • Title of the paper and to which Division paper is submitted. • Any A/V requirements for presentation session. • Whether submission is entered in Debut or Open category (any papers without such designation will be considered in the Open category). Category must not be used on any other page, as the papers are blind reviewed by a panel of judges. • Title to be printed on the first page of the paper and as running heads on all subsequent pages. • Author contact information, including all contact information for each author of multiple authored papers. COPIES Three (3) copies of the paper are to be submitted in printed (typewritten) form, accompanied by a file copy on diskette or CD. CONVENTION ATTENDANCE For multiple authored papers, at least one (1) author of an accepted competitive paper MUST attend the convention to present the paper. Participants MUST be members of the BEA and registered for the convention. RECEIPT OF SUBMISSION The three copies of the paper and the diskette or CD must be received by the Division Paper Competition Chair by Dec. 1, 2004. Winners will be notified by February 4, 2005. Additionally, the Division may select papers for presentation in the Scholar to Scholar (poster) session. All papers should be sent to:
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