2009 Portrait of America Scholarship Contest

For the past couple of years, we tried having two contests per year - one in the fall and one in the spring. This year, we will have one contest that is open all year until June 1, 2009, and we will increase the scholarship prize to $1000.

The theme once again is "Portrait of America". This is your chance to express yourself through a photo or artwork and explain how you see America or what you believe it represents.

The world is facing many challenges right now on many levels - economic turmoil, terrorism, genocide, and climate change just to name a few. With challenge comes great opportunity. This is yours. Inspire us, your peers, and the world. Good luck!

Please complete the following application and include with your entry. Three versions are listed so hopefully your computer can view at least one of them.

• PortraitOfAmerica_App2009.pdf
• PortraitOfAmerica_App2009.doc
• PortraitOfAmerica_App2009.htm

Winner of 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship

We finally have a winner! Thank you to everyone who entered the contest. Once again we were overwhelmed with the quality of the entries. It makes choosing a winner very difficult. For that reason, we have several finalists this year that received free copies of my book The Best Kept Secrets for Winning Scholarships.

Winner - Ryan Rattan, Garland, TX - $500 cash prize













Finalists

• Marcel F. Hidalgo - New York City
• Rachel Offutt - Benbrook, TX
• Aimee Nicole Cruz - Montgomery, TX
• Natasha Skovron - Salisbury, MA

Thank you again to everyone and see you again next year!

2008 Portrait of America Photo Contest

Once again, American Spirit Publishing wants to see your "portrait", your vision of America! Last year's entries were breathtaking.

Many things are going on in the world - devastation from the China earthquake, famine, war, the Beijing Olympics, new life, blending of cultures, and happy times, too. How do you see America? Share with us an original photograph or photo of your artwork that conveys a sense of "America" as you see it. This is intentionally very open ended.

Creativity wins points. The winner receives a $500 cash award.
Please print, complete, and mail the application form along with your entry to the address on the application. Please postmark your entry by June 7, 2008. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for this award.

Good luck, and we look forward to seeing your entries.

American Spirit Publishing 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship - HTML
American Spirit Publishing 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship - MS Word
American Spirit Publishing 2008 Portrait of America Scholarship - Text

2007 Priceless Pets Photo Contest Winner!

Finally, after MUCH deliberation, we have a winner for the American Spirit Publishing 2007 Priceless Pets Photo Contest!

Cameron Richmond from Glendora, California
Photo features her cat Chamberlain looking out the window...with his paw on the drawstring for the blinds or window shade. Priceless!
Chamberlain has helped Cameron win a $500 scholarship. Thank you for all the entries. We had several other finalists that received smaller prizes including the book entitled The Best Kept Secrets for Winning Scholarships, which can be ordered from Amazon.com.

The runner-up, Weston Mullens from Mansfield, Texas, received a $100 prize.

2007 Priceless Pet Pics Scholarship - Open Applications

This year American Spirit Publishing will sponsor another $500 scholarship - the Priceless Pet Pics Photo Contest! So we want you to send us your favorite cute, funny, adorable, remarkable, puzzling, priceless pet photos. We don't care if you have a dog, cat, horse, iguana, skunk, snake, zebra, tarantula, or something else as your pet; if you love them and think it's a good photo, then send it in. With your photo, you can send us a short caption. For now, please mail the applications to us. Soon we hope to have a way to submit your application electronically.

Click here for the application:
American Spirit Publishing Priceless Pet Pics 2007 PDF
American Spirit Publishing Priceless Pet Pics 2007 Word / RTF

2007 Portrait of American Scholarship Results

We have a winner!!!

Sorry for the delay, but we had thousands of entries again so it was extremely difficult to choose a winner. That's why we had 5 finalists in addition to the winner this year. The winner received $500 and each of the finalists received an award as well. Congratulations to everyone, and we look forward to seeing your entries in December!

Genovefa Castiglione	Weston, FL	Winner
Felicia Kulp	Ellicott City, MD	Finalist
Daniel Owen Comite	Swampscott, MA	Finalist
Mark D. Pillor	Bowie, MD	Finalist
David Miner	Louisville, KY	Finalist
Andrew Fruth	Toledo, OH	Finalist

2007 American Spirit Publishing - Portrait of America Scholarship

Once again, American Spirit Publishing wants to see your "portrait", your vision of America! Last year's entries were breathtaking and restored hope in America for us.

Many things are going on in the world - famine, war, new life, blending of cultures, and happy times, too. How do you see America? Share with us an original photograph or photo of your artwork that conveys a sense of "America" as you see it. This is intentionally very open ended.

Creativity wins points. The winner receives a $500 cash award.
Please print, complete, and mail the application form along with your entry to the address on the application. Please postmark your entry by June 1, 2007. Only U.S. citizens are eligible for this award.

Good luck, and we can't wait to see your entries.

American Spirit Publishing 2007 Portrait of America Scholarship - HTML
American Spirit Publishing 2007 Portrait of America Scholarship - MS Word
American Spirit Publishing 2007 Portrait of America Scholarship - Text

Priceless Pet Pics Contest Results

Finally, we have the results for you! We had some technical difficulties with our site so we apologize for the delay. We received some outstanding and oh-so-cute photos... and some downright scary ones, too. Thanks to all who participated, and congratulations to our winners.

• Winner: Annie Liu from Oakland, CA with her "On Top of My World" photo with her dog
• Runner-up: A.J. Bradshaw of North Richland Hills with his Texas Longhorns pug

Thanks again, and please remember to participate in the 2007 Portrait of American contest. Applications must be obtained from the website and postmarked by June 1, 2007.

Priceless Pet Pics Photo Contest Scholarship

This year American Spirit Publishing will sponsor a new $500 scholarship - the Priceless Pet Pics Photo Contest! So we want you to send us your favorite cute, funny, adorable, remarkable, puzzling, priceless pet photos. We don't care if you have a dog, cat, horse, iguana, skunk, snake, zebra, tarantula, or something else as your pet; if you love them and think it's a good photo, then send it in. With your photo, you can send us a short caption. For now, please mail the applications to us. Soon we hope to have a way to submit your application electronically.

Include the following:

1. priceless pet photo
2. caption including your pet's name
3. your name and age
4. your email address
5. your home address and phone number

Mail to:

American Spirit Publishing
ATTN: 2006 Priceless Pets
PO Box 120937
Arlington, TX 76012

Eligibility:

All current public, private, or home schooled high school students who who are US citizens are eligible for this $500 scholarship award. Please postmark your entry to us by December 1, 2006.

Portrait of America Scholarship Results

We loved them all; it was so hard to choose! Your creativity is awe inspiring. Please nourish it throughout your college career and beyond! Ok, so here's the news you've been waiting for...

• $500 Winner
  Lisa Ann King
  Longmont, Colorado
  
• Finalists
  Zachary Lovelace of Woodbridge, Virginia
  Brady Thomas Overacre of Kimberly, Idaho
  Andrew Propp of Falls Church, Virginia
  Tessa Reynolds of Grandview, Texas

Congratulations everyone! Don't forget - our new scholarship contest details will be published soon! We will have a pet photo contest so take pictures of your dog, cat, hamster, turtle, horse, pig, or whatever!