[MR] Oak Editor Challenges the Order of the Laurel

[Becky McEllistrem]

This was sent to the Laurel list several days ago most
questions have been cleared up so now I want to send
it to the rest of the world.  If you need help hooking
up with a mentor or vice versa please write me
privately and I'll help.

I know most of you are thinking about Pennsic or other
summer vacations but I thought it would be good to
have this on your mind while meeting new
people/teachers, etc.


Lady Rebecca the Contrary
Oak Editor


>  
> I’ve wanted a fun way to combine our kingdom’s need
> for more A&S articles with the educational aspect of
> SCA for a while.  To that end I as the Oak Editor am
> issuing a challenge to the Order of the Laurel.  I
> challenge each laurel to create an article for the
> Oak.  I then challenge each laurel to encourage
> their apprentices to create an article.  The first
> student/teacher pair to submit two accepted articles
> to the Oak editor will be declared the winner. 
> 
> There will be a basket of prizes to choose from. 
> The
> first pair of submitters whose articles are accepted
> will choose first.  The second submitters will
> choose
> second etc.
>  
> The goal of this challenge is not just an increase
> in the volume of available of articles but to create
> a
> fun educational experience for both mentor and
> student. 
>  
> Rules of the challenge:
>  
> Articles submitted can be articles you're already
> working on but should not be articles already
> published in any other sort of newsletter.  Size of
> article is not as important as the content of the
> article.
>  
> All articles must be submitted NO later than the
> last week in October.  If I get enough submissions
> before the deadline date, we may end up having 3
> issues this year.
> 
> Drafts of articles may be submitted and resubmitted
> to the Oak Editor for evaluation at any time. 
> Brainstorming sessions are also welcome.
> 
> If you do not have a formal association but want to
> be part of the competition, you may create an
> informal
> association with a mentor.  I should have an email
> from both parties to tell me that such a
> relationship has been created.
> 
> Other mentor/student combinations that might not
> include laurels are welcome however I should have a
> message from both parties that both are interested
> in the challenge before work begins.  For this
> particular competition is is preferred that the
> mentor
> be a peer of some sort.
> 
> The mentor and the student should act as initial
> editors of each other’s article submissions.  The
> editor should do the plagiarism search, check for
> proper format of endnotes (or footnotes), check for
> excess references in the Bibliography that are not
> referred to in the article, etc.
> 
> Student/teacher pair may be related however it’s
> better if they are not.  
> 
> If a laurel has multiple apprentices then they are
> responsible for articles for each apprentice that
> wants to enter.  So if a laurel has 3 apprentices,
> and 2 apprentices want to enter, they must submit 1
> article for a combination with apprentice 1 and a
> completely separate article for a combination with
> with apprentice 2 etc.  The size of the article is
> not
> as important as the quality of the article.
> 
> If you’re going to Pennsic, let Pennsic be the place
> to help you with your research.  Make a point of
> meeting others with the same interests by
> introducing
> yourself to class instructors, etc.  If you’re
> not going to Pennsic you’ll have some extra time for
> library-based research.
>  
> I'm trying to keep the student/teacher pairs to this
> kingdom however you may discuss the possibility of
> exceptions with me.
> 
> Remember the deadline for all submissions will be
> the last weekend in October.  If a student completes
> their responsiblity but the peer does not, the
> student
> is still eligible to win a prize.
> 
Articles that are not part of this competition are
still very welcome.

> Lady Rebecca the Contrary
> Oak Editor
> 
>