English Department announces spring writing contests

The Department of English would like to announce their 4 upcoming Writing Contest:

1. Loring Holmes & Ruth Dodd Drama Contest–DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBUARY 19th, 2016 AT NOON
(Prizes: $500 / $250 / $100)
(Number of submissions per student limited to ONE. Entries can be a one-act play or a section of a longer play; Minimum of 10 pages, NOT to exceed 50 pages.)

2. Prentiss Cheney Hoyt Poetry Contest–DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBUARY 19th, 2016 AT NOON
(Prizes: $100 / $50 / $25)
(Number of submissions per student limited to FIVE poems)

3. Betty ’79 & Stanley Sultan Short Story Contest–DEADLINE: FRIDAY, FEBUARY 19th, 2016 AT NOON
(Prizes: $250 / $100 / $50)
(Number of submissions per student limited to ONE story, not to exceed 5,000 words)

4. Leroy Allston Ames Essay Contest–DEADLINE: MONDAY, APRIL 25th, 2016 AT NOON
(Prizes: $500 / $300)
(For best essay on the literature and/or history of England from 1750 to 1900.)
(Number of submissions per student limited to ONE essay)

All work must be completely original.

For additional information please contact The Department of English! We look forward to reviewing your entries!