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Permalink Reply by Jo Anne Valentine Simson on April 19, 2012 at 9:47am

I would say probably not. Use a different, unpublished essay.

Permalink Reply by Grace Peterson on April 19, 2012 at 9:49am

Thank you Jo Anne. 

Permalink Reply by Sarah Paul on June 29, 2012 at 1:15pm

Why not ask permission from the anthology people and if it is ok with them, why not?

Permalink Reply by Karma on April 19, 2012 at 10:22am

I should think it would depend on how different the two essays are.

Permalink Reply by Grace Peterson on April 19, 2012 at 11:06am

The published essay is longer and includes more details including setting and dialog. The second is more like a letter I might right to a friend. The events are the same in both though and maybe therein lies the faux pas...?

Permalink Reply by Kimberly Lane on April 20, 2012 at 2:17am

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure educational essays are republished all the time as long as you own the rights.

Permalink Reply by Selene MacLeod on May 14, 2012 at 9:21pm

No, go with a different essay. It's probably too late, but once a work is "published" anywhere, whether on the Internet or in a dead-tree format, anything else is considered a reprint. :)

Good luck with the contest!