Deadline for all submissions: 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 7. Decisions by late April.

Four Creative Writing Awards (open to all 麻豆传媒在线 undergraduate students):

1. 听 submit one story or excerpt from a longer piece (must be labeled as such), limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced. $1000
2. 听 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
3. 听 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
4. 听 submit one piece of nonfiction writing, limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced. $300

Creative Nonfiction
ENWR 205.1
W 10:45-1:15, Kathryn Curto
ENWR 205.2
MR 2:15-3:30, Monika Elbert

Beginning Poetry
ENWR 212.1
W 10:45-1:15, Johnny Lorenz
ENWR 212.2
MR 11:15-12:30, Michael Robbins

Beginning Fiction
ENWR 213.1
F 2:30-5:00, Janis Hubschman
ENWR 213.2
TF 12:45-2:00, Jill Rosenberg
ENWR 213.3
TF 8:15-9:30am, Sasha Trojan

Special Topics
ENWR 250.1 Young Adult Literature
TF 9:45-11:00, Rachel Carter (remote class)
ENWR 250.2 Fantasy & Science Fiction
TF 12:45-2:00, Chris Kammerud
ENWR 250.3 Fan Fiction
TF 9:45-11:00, Henry Margenau
ENWR 250.4 Bilingual Fiction Workshop
TF 11:15-12:30, Cleyvis Natera
ENWR 250.5 Food Writing
W 10:45-1:15, Mark Rotella

Intermediate Fiction
ENWR 311.2
W 5:30-8:00, David Galef

Intermediate Poetry
ENWR 312.1
MR 2:15-3:30, Michael Robbins

Four Creative Writing Awards (open to all 麻豆传媒在线 undergraduate and graduate students):

1. 听 submit one story or excerpt from a longer piece (must be labeled as such), limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced. $1000
2. 听 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
3. 听 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
4. 听 submit one piece of nonfiction writing, limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced. $300

Deadline for all submissions: 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, April 3. Decisions by late April.

Creative Writing Awards FAQs

1. May I submit material for a 麻豆传媒在线 creative writing award that wasn鈥檛 written for a class? Yes!
2. May I submit material for a 麻豆传媒在线 creative writing award I have won in the past? No. We have limited prize money and would like to reward as many different writers as we can.
3. Do I need to include a personal statement? No, not for creative writing awards.
4. Do I need to be an English major or minor? The awards are open to any undergraduate student at 麻豆传媒在线.

For any questions about the contests themselves, contact David Galef, Creative Writing Program Director.

• Johnny Muller Memorial Scholarship in Fiction: $1,000. One short story or excerpt from a longer piece (must be labeled as such), limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced.
• Carter Ross Flash Fiction Award: $300. A single piece of fiction under 1,000 words, not including the title. It must be self-contained, not part of a larger work.
• Tom Benediktsson Award in Poetry: $300. 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.
• The Minnie Max Creative Nonfiction Award: $300. One piece of creative nonfiction or excerpt from a longer piece (must be labeled as such), limited to 20 pages total, double-spaced.

Deadline for all submissions: 11:59 p.m. on Monday, April 3. Decisions by late April.

The awards above are open to any undergraduate student at 麻豆传媒在线. English majors can use the to submit award materials. If you are not an English major, you鈥檒l need to submit your entries to Professor Jeff Gonzalez and he can submit the entries for you.

Short FAQ

• The piece must simply have been written by you, date and place and purpose (doesn鈥檛 have to have been written for a class) irrelevant.
• No multiple entries to any one contest.
• No previous winners should submit to that contest again (we have limited funds and would like to spread the wealth).

For any questions about the contests themselves, contact David Galef, Creative Writing Program Director.

Dear Students:

I imagine that many of you, like me, are outraged and horrified at the violent assault on our democracy yesterday perpetrated by a mob of Donald Trump’s supporters, and encouraged by the outgoing president himself and by many leaders of the national Republican party.

As a professor of literature, I don’t presume to have any special expertise on the forces that allow demagogues, fascists, and would-be dictators to rise to power, or how it is that a government based on law can so easily degenerate into mob violence.听 However, I want to reassure you all that this university is wholly committed to a safe and inclusive campus, where you are able to pursue your education free from violence and the threat of violence.

I also know that now more than ever the importance of education to our society becomes clear.听 As we struggle to restore the health of our society at large, we must remain committed to the core values of the university: the pursuit of truth over lies; free, open, and reasoned inquiry and debate based on facts, evidence, and logic; and a diverse and inclusive environment that gives equal access to all, regardless of race, gender, sexuality, (dis)ability, religion (or lack thereof), age, ethnicity, immigration status, or nationality.听 The university must be a microcosm of society at its best; our classrooms, libraries, cafes, dorms, and Zoom sessions should be places where we strive for knowledge, understanding, and wisdom in an atmosphere of kindness and mutual respect.

As you all know, the past year has seen not only assaults on our constitutional system of democracy, but also a dangerous pandemic that has claimed nearly as many American lives as World War II, and a nationwide movement for racial justice sparked by a series of horrific police killings.听 I’ve been amazed and inspired by your capacity, and that of your professors, to continue your academic work so successfully in spite of all this tumult, and to bring your work to bear on the pressing issues we face as individuals and as a community.听 I sincerely hope that with a new year, a new president, and the prospect of vaccinations, we can recommit ourselves to the educational work that our society so desperately needs.

Best wishes for a healthy and safe 2021,

Dr. Greenberg