The San Mateo County Fair Announces $20,000 Scholarship; California Scholarship Encourages High School Students to be Creative in Literary Arts

San Mateo, CA, February 12, 2010 --(PR.com)-- What: San Mateo County Fair, June 12 – 20, 2010, invites all California high school juniors and seniors to participate in the Creative Writing Scholarship offered by Notre Dame De Namur University, Belmont, CA. Students are to submit their original short stories, poetry and essays to the San Mateo County Fair Literary Contest. Students must enroll and be accepted to Notre Dame De Namur University within one year of graduating from high school and have a 3.00 GPA or above. For more information please visit: sanmateocountyfair DOT com.

Who: All high school juniors and seniors in California with a 3.00 GPA or above.

When: Deadline for submissions: Friday, April 30, 2010

Where: San Mateo County Event Center
2495 S. Delaware Street,
San Mateo, CA 94403

Cost: There is no cost for this scholarship contest; limited to one entry per applicant.

For more information: Contact Tarah Cranford at tcranford AT smeventcenter DOT com or (650) 574-3247, for additional information on the event or media opportunities. For application information please visit page 120 at of the San Mateo County Fair's Exhibit and Contest online application. Or visit NDNU website.

San Mateo County Fair
2495 S. Delaware Street,
San Mateo, Ca 94403

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