The NEA newsletter is a quarterly newsletter containing regional archival news, notices of important accessions, scholarly articles, grant awards, professional opportunities, and much more. The newsletter relies entirely on submissions made by NEA members and occasionally by others. We appreciate the time and thought you put into your writing, and thank you for adding your voice.

Contest Deadline Extended to May 10, 2013

The New England Archivists Newsletter editors are soliciting submissions for its annual student writing prize, worth $200!

The competition is open to all current student members of NEA. Entries should be emailed in an attachment to Judy Farrar by May 10, 2013. Please include your name, address, phone number, and email address.

For complete rules, see below.

  • The prize is open to all current student members of NEA.
  • One entry per person.
  • Essays should be between 1,500 and 2,000 words in length and must be the entrant's own previously unpublished work. Submitting work originally created for a class assignment is acceptable as long as it meets the other criteria.
  • Submissions will be judged by the NEA Newsletter Committee on the following: originality, clarity of ideas, grace of expression, and relevancy to the archival profession.
  • The winner will be awarded $200 and the winning entry will be published in the NEA Newsletter.
  • Entries should be emailed in an attachment to Judy Farrar. Please include your name, address, phone number and email address. Entries must be received by May 10, 2013.
  • NEA is not responsible for late or misdirected entries or technical malfunctions.
  • Entries that surpass the word limit will be returned for editing, only if time allows before the deadline.

Please email Judy Farrar with any questions!

Newsletter Editors

Sally Barkan
Senior Editor, Session Reports/Internet Tidbits Editor, (January 2011-January 2014)
Coordinator of Records Management
Massachusetts College of Art and Design

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Heather Cristiano, News/Notes/Calendar
Records Management Assistant
Harvard Medical School
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Judy Farrar, Senior Editor, Inside NEA/This Season in NE History Editor (January 2011-January 2014)
Claire T. Carney Library,
University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth
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Pamela Hopkins, Reviews Editor (January 2013-January 2016)
Reference Assistant
Harvard University Archives
Pusey Library--Harvard Yard
Cambridge, MA 02138
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