20 thoughts on “Q&A for the Shmoop 2010 High School Essay Contest”

1. Does it need to have the standard 5 pararaph format?

2. Hi Sarah,

   You can format your essay in whatever way you think will make it most effective. Color outside of the lines if it helps make your point!

3. Where exactly will shmoop post the winner on the website?

4. Does it matter where we put our name, School, grade, and teacher, etc etc? Or is there a place where you would prefer it? Another question I have is are there any prizes for second and third place?

5. Oh one more question that I had was can we change the color of the writing? Instead of just black?

6. Do in-text citations count as part of the word count for the essay?

7. what ami to do? this thing i signed up for

8. when will we get a confirmation email?

9. If the essay is a few words over the word limit will it be disqualified from the competition?

10. I realy like this wedsite, but i have a question. How many entrees did you recieve for the Edger Allan Poe Essay contest?

11. What do the second place winners and third place winners get?

12. @Jada, the other finalists win a Shmoop t-shirt, a certificate, a shout out on our website, and our respect and admiration.

13. so, who was the grand prize winner and finalists?

14. so, yeah, where exactly will you post the winners of the contest?

15. Will we be emailed if we are a winner or will we find out at school?

16. When are you guys going to announce the winners?

17. We announed the winner: http://www.shmoop.com/news/2010/12/09/fall-2010-essay-contest-winner/

18. Is there going to be another contest for the fall of 2012?

19. Wait.. I meant fall of 2011

20. In the novel Pride and Prejudice there are many themes we have crossed by while reading the novel? What are the most important themes in the novel? And how does it relate to the characters?