{"id":4126,"date":"2018-01-25T14:28:53","date_gmt":"2018-01-25T21:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/?p=4126"},"modified":"2018-01-25T14:28:53","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T21:28:53","slug":"ifsa-ubc-writing-challenge-future-of-our-forests-deadline-february-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/lfsgrads\/post-4126","title":{"rendered":"IFSA UBC Writing Challenge: Future of Our Forests \u2013 Deadline February 14"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><b><u><span lang=\"EN-CA\">IFSA UBC Writing Challenge: Future of Our Forests \u2013 Deadline February 14<\/span><\/u><\/b><\/p>\n<p><b><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Have you always wanted to share your research on forests with a wide audience, but haven\u2019t gotten the right opportunity to spread the word? Well, you are in luck!<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">This writing challenge is an open call for all students to share about problems and\/or solutions related to the world&#8217;s forests. Each entry must be approximately 700-1000 words long. The top THREE submissions will each receive a $150 GIFT CARD to the UBC BOOKSTORE, will be published in the <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogifsa.wordpress.com\/ifsa-editorial\/\">IFSA Tree News<\/a><\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"> and will also be invited to attend a public appreciation event co-hosted by IFSA UBC and the GLOBAL LOUNGE! <\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; line-height: 15.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">You can write about your research or your personal\/professional experience related to forests<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; line-height: 15.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">You can even write about a topic related to forests and sustainability that you feel is important and you would like to explore. \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; line-height: 15.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">The write-up should be compelling and easily understandable to a lay audience. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; line-height: 15.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Be creative, engage the reader with a good story. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"margin: 0px 0px 10.66px; color: black; line-height: 15.55pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; vertical-align: baseline;\"><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Don\u2019t hesitate to include infographics, pictures, tables, charts.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">If you have any questions please write to us at <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><a>ifsa.ubc@gmail.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\">Please send your submissions to <\/span><span lang=\"EN-CA\" style=\"margin: 0px; color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt;\"><a>ifsa.ubc@g<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-CA\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Calibri;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IFSA UBC Writing Challenge: Future of Our Forests \u2013 Deadline February 14 Have you always wanted to share your research on forests with a wide audience, but haven\u2019t gotten the right opportunity to spread the word? 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