I'm not the first here to post about it, but sharpen your pencils, because Seed Magazine has just announced its first annual nonfiction science-writing contest.
The instructions ask people to write an essay, in 2000 words or less, about the future of science in America, and what the country can do to preserve and leverage its leadership role in the sciences.
The deadline for entries is June 30. Winners will have their essays published or excerpted in Seed Magazine and on seedmagazine.com, and will also be rewarded with cash-money.
Link to full contest details, here.
Hmm...what would you say? What's the American science establishment doing right, and what's it doing wrong? What does the "American science establishment" consist of, anyway? Has science got a unified front? Does it make sense for us to speak of "science" as this single entity? Or is it more of a hydra-head? And what does that mean for the future, anyway?
Think it over; you've got three months and counting.