From TNA email:

You Could Win $1,000 Plus a FREE Membership/Renewal!
Nurses Leading to the Future
2015 TNF Scholarly Writing Contest

The Tennessee Nurses Foundation is sponsoring a scholarly writing contest for ALL Registered Nurses (within all specialties of nursing), in the State of Tennessee. A $1,000 award plus a free one-year membership in both the Tennessee Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association (value $290) will be presented to the winner/s as part of the celebration of Nurses Week 2015.

The criteria has changed. You do not have to be a TNA member to participate in this contest. Get the word out to all of your colleagues!

Criteria:
1. Registered Nurse (within all specialties of nursing)
2. Paper is in a publishable format and may be published in the Tennessee Nurse.

Manuscript requirements:
1) Introduction: will provide adequate foundation for the body of the paper and will include a purpose statement for the paper

2) Body of the Paper: will address one of the following
· Nursing research – how to use research in daily practice supported by an example and explanation of how you have used research in your daily practice.
· The use of leadership in daily practice supported by an example and explanation of how you have either used or experienced a particular leadership style in your daily practice
· How you have used or influenced the use of evidence based practice in your daily practice.
· Identify mentoring strategies for use with new nurses and/or strategies to retain the experienced nurse.

3) Conclusion: will summarize the main points of the body of the paper with implications for nursing practice.

4) References: will be adequately and appropriately referenced in the body of the paper and will be from contemporary peer reviewed resources.

5) Must not have been previously published.

6) Maximum of 10 pages (inclusive of references)

7) Double spaced, 10 – 12 point font.

A completed application must include:
1) All applicant contact information, including email address.
2) Two (2) copies of the manuscript.

Deadline for submission: March 31, 2015. Submissions must be postmarked by this date. Fax submissions are not accepted.
Entries will be judged by blind review by selected nursing experts. The winner/s will be notified by email.

Please mail submissions to:
TNF Scholarly Writing Contest s 545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 405 s Nashville, TN 37228-1296

For your convenience the above criteria is attached to this email and is also available at www.tnaonline.org. Click the scrolling link on the home page.