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Sporty’s Announces Second Richard Collins Writing Prize

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Key Takeaways:

  • Sporty's is sponsoring the second annual Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots, offering a $2,500 cash prize and publication in *Air Facts* for an engaging story about how flying changed a young pilot's life.
  • To qualify, participants must be pilots (including students) aged 24 or younger by March 3, 2020, submitting an original, unpublished story of up to 1,500 words along with a 100-word first-person bio via email by the deadline.
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Do you have a truly engaging story to tell about how flying changed your life? If you also happen to be no older than 24, Sporty’s has the chance of a lifetime for you to share that story with the world through the recently announced the second annual Richard Collins Writing Prize for Young Pilots contest. The winning entry also takes home $2,500. The contest, named for Flying’s former editor-in-chief, Richard L. Collins, offers an exciting way for young writers to follow in his footsteps.

Rob Mark

Rob Mark is an award-winning journalist, business jet pilot, flight instructor, and blogger.

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