March 26, 2025
University-Wide Creative Writing Contests
Submission period is open through April 7
Posted in: Awards, English Department, News Students Can Use
The English Department is pleased to announce that the submission period is open for the 2025 Creative Writing Awards. All current Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß undergraduate students, regardless of major, can enter the awards listed below. For a full list of all awards offered by the English Department, please visit the Awards & Scholarships website.
Deadline for all submissions: 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. Decisions by late April.
Four Creative Writing Awards (open to all Âé¶¹´«Ã½ÔÚÏß undergraduate students):
- Ìý submit one story or excerpt from a longer piece (must be labeled as such), limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced. $1000
- Ìý submit a maximum of three poems. If you are submitting more than one poem, the limit is 60 lines per poem. If one long poem, the limit is 150 lines. $300
- Ìý submit a single piece of fiction under 1,000 words, not including the title. It must be self-contained, not part of a larger work. $300
- Ìý submit one piece of nonfiction writing, limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced. $300