Sponsored by the Robertson County Historical Commission
118 West 4^th Street - Hearne, Texas 77859

Background:

The Robertson County Historical Commission received an endowment from the Norman (“Nonie”) L. McCarver, Jr. Estate. It was understood that this fund would sponsor an appropriate event to honor Nonie’s devotion to Hearne and her history. Since one of Nonie’s accomplishments was winning a Young Authors Award given by the prestigious Southwest Historic Quarterly in his high school senior year , it seems only fitting to sponsor a contest that would reward a young budding writer.

Purpose:

McCarver Historic Tales is a creative writing contest for students eligible for graduation.
It is designed to encourage students to investigate their hometown history and use their imagination and creative writing style to tell a ‘tall tale’ including themselves as an active participant or observer of a local event.

Contest Rules:

Entries must be submitted no later than April 15th.
Winners will be announced during the Annual Awards Assembly.
Three copies of each tale must be submitted, each with a completed entry form as a cover page.

Manuscript style and rules:

Must be type written and double-spaced, using Times New Roman font in size 12
Minimum of 3 pages.
Maximum of 5 pages.

Judging:

Tale is well organized and easy to understand 25%
Tale is written using good grammar, spelling, and punctuation 25%
Tale depicts historical event 25%
Tale creativity 25%

Prizes:

All participants will receive a certificate of participation.

First Place - $200
Second Place - $100
Third Place - $50

Reservations:

The RCHC reserves the right to require a minimum 70% score to receive any monetary award.
Entries will not be returned to the student.
By entering the contest, the entrant grants the Robertson County Historical Commission permission to publish tales on the Robertson County website or in other publications.