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Friday, 23 March 2012 11:00 |
 Submit your five best sports stories for a chance to win $1,000!
Hartman Newspapers L.P. is giving one talented sportswriter a chance to claim $1,000 and the title of best sportswriter in Texas. The family-owned newspaper group is sponsoring the Fred Hartman Excellence in Sportswriting Award, named in honor of the late Texas sportswriter and newspaper owner.
Fred Hartman began his newspaper career as a sportswriter and eventually became editor and publisher of The Baytown Sun, working for Carmage Walls and Southern Newspapers. He became a newspaper owner later in his career, but he never lost his passion for sportswriting.
Each year the contest will alternate between two fixed circulation breaks: over 10,000 and under 10,000. This year the contest is open to any journalist currently employed with a Texas newspaper under 10,000 in circulation. Next year only journalists employed with a newspaper over 10,000 in circulation will be eligible to enter.
Submit five of your best sports stories. All entries must have been published in a Texas newspaper during calendar year 2011. Sports photos will not be considered. The winner will be chosen based on quality of writing.
All entries must be emailed, delivered or postmarked by April 22, 2012, and must include the entry form. Submissions will not be returned. Multiple sportswriters from the same paper may enter, but all contest entries must be submitted by an editor or publisher.
The $1,000 prize will be awarded at the Texas Press Association’s annual Newspaper Awards Brunch, June 23 at The Westin Riverwalk in San Antonio. Contact Laura King with questions.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 23 March 2012 13:22 )
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