Contests
Moment, in addition to its flagship print publication, sponsors several contests annually.
The Moment Magazine-Karma Foundation Short Fiction Contest, established in 2000, is held annually. The top three short fiction submissions on a topic related to Judaism or Jewish culture or history are awarded prizes and are published in Moment, with award ceremonies having taken place in Washington, D.C., New York City, and Los Angeles. Past judges of the contest include Jonathan Safran Foer, Anita Diamant, Geraldine Brooks, Dara Horn, Judy Budnitz, and most recently, Erica Jong. Past winners have included Sherri Mandell, Joe Kraus, William Kaufman, and Edward Schwarzschild. The contest is funded by the Karma Foundation.
The Moment Magazine Emerging Writer Awards, founded in 2004, seeks out new and talented writers of any age and faith who have published at least one book that confront themes that are of interest to Jewish readers. Winners have included Anya Ulinich, Ann Kirschner, Gary Shteyngart, Elisa Albert, Steve Sheinkin, Nicole Krauss, Jennifer Mille and David Bezmozgis.
Rabbi Harold S. White Fellowship annually pairs Moment with a beginning journalist who works full-time for one year at the magazine. The fellowship is named for Rabbi Harold S. White who, for more than 40 years, has served as an interpreter of Judaism to Jews and non-Jews and who has managed to articulate, as few have, the global dimensions of Jewish culture. This fellowship is funded by friends and admirers of Rabbi White.
The popular Publish-a-Kid Contest invites young readers (ages 9–13) to read selected books and write book reviews. Winning entries are published in Moment. Hundreds of children from all over the world participate. Teachers often include participation as part of their curriculum.
Each year, the You Can Change the World Essay Contest selects a social action issue and asks young people in grades 9 – 12 to respond. Winning pieces are published in Moment. Teachers often include participation as part of their curriculum. Questions have included: "What can you do to prevent genocide?", and, "What can you do to prevent global warming?"
The Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative, currently in its first year, was created in memory of the Wall Street Journal reporter murdered by terrorists in 2002 while on assignment in Pakistan. The Initiative is designed to provide young journalists with the opportunity to research and write in-depth stories about modern manifestations of anti-Semitism and other deeply-ingrained prejudices. The winner of the Daniel Pearl Investigative Journalism Initiative is given a $5,000 stipend, assigned a mentor, and upon completing their piece will be published in Moment.
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