2011 Winners - finally

Sorry for the long delay in the announcement, but we did at least notify the winners back in July...I blame the HOT summer. 68 days over 100 degrees here in Texas! Shayne's picture, "The Blocked...

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About Brenda S. Smith

Brenda S. Smith is the author of The Best Kept Secrets for Winning Scholarships, published in 2003. She has directly advised over a dozen students how to win over $100,000 in scholarships. Through workshops and TV appearances, she has helped countless others. Every year, she organizes the American Spirit Publishing Portrait of America Scholarship, which has awarded over $8,000 in scholarships since 2003. When not helping students win scholarships, she enjoys cruising the town with her husband Tommy in their classic Volkswagens and spending time with their kids and grandkids.

2011 Winners – finally

Sorry for the long delay in the announcement, but we did at least notify the winners back in July…I blame the HOT summer. 68 days over 100 degrees here in Texas! Shayne’s picture, “The Blocked Lights of America” was our …

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Entries approved – keep them coming!

Hi everyone, I can’t believe it’s already April!  I hope your scholarship searches have gone well.  REmember, there’s still time to apply for some scholarships – including ours!  We had several new entries over the last week that were just …

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Scholarship Update – tell your friends

Great photos so far coming in to the 2011 Scholarship Contest!  Remember to send the links to your family and friends to vote for your photos. Also, get started on your FAFSA applications because many scholarships require them (we don’t …

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2011 American Spirit Scholarship Photo Contest Begins!

You’ve been patiently waiting…well, waiting at least! The time has finally come for the 2011 American Spirit Scholarship Photo Contest! You just upload the photo on this web site, and you can even have 2 entries. Share your photo links with family and friends for voting because we’ll choose the winner from the top 20 rated entries. http://www.secretsforwinningscholarships.com/2011-scholarship-contest/

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2010 Winners – Finally!

Finally we have the 2010 American Spirit Publishing Scholarship Winners! Sorry for the delay and thank you for all the comments and questions. We know you really are excited about the scholarship. 2010 Portrait of America Scholarship Winner Roger Rozzi …

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2010 American Spirit Publishing Scholarship

The time has come for the 2010 American Spirit Publishing Scholarship. This will again be in the form of a photo contest and offer one $500 cash prize. The theme once again is “Portrait of America“. This is your chance …

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2009 Portrait of America Photo Contest Winners

Sorry for the delay, but we finally have a winner along with two runners up to boot! Winner – Anthony Lee of Riverdale, GeorgiaFinalist – Logan Runde of Grapevine, TexasFinalist – Heather Tickhahn of Syosset, New York The winner received …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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