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Royal wins essay contest category
Published December 12, 2009
Monaco Pictures and The Arts Council, Inc. announce the winners of their annual “Deck the Holidays” Essay Contest.
Over 150 original works, submitted by students from all over North Alabama, were received. Contestants’ creations, ranging from 200-500 words, correspond with the Alabama Tourism Department’s 2009 campaign, “The Year of Alabama History.”
In the category of “A Christmas/Holiday Story Set in the 1940s” (6th-9th-grade students), the winner is Marianna Royal with “War is a Cruel Time.” Marianna is in the sixth grade at Collins Elementary School.
Winners in three categories will be awarded an annual pass to Monaco Pictures and will be special guests at an awards reception at Scene Restaurant inside Monaco on Monday, Dec. 14.
In addition, their pre-taped essays will be aired on WLRH 89.3 FM public radio during the holidays. The winning entries were selected by a panel of judges that included members of The Arts Council, The Huntsville Public Library and the Huntsville Literary Association.
Based in Beverly Hills, Monaco Pictures® is an industry-supported initiative that has attracted some of the biggest and most respected names in movie theater operations & exhibition, including a stable of star celebrities and Hollywood stakeholders, who will make Monaco Pictures® the industry’s branded platform for over-the-top movie and entertainment programming experiences in major markets throughout the United States.
The Arts Council produces, promotes, coordinates and advances the arts to enrich the quality of life, economic development, and education of the greater Huntsville/Madison County community. A private, non-profit organization, TAC fulfills its mission through five core programs: Arts in Education, Panoply Arts Festival, Concerts in the Park, support to our Member Organizations, and Community Information Services.
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