ENTER THE CREATIVE AND PERFORMING ARTS SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION IN CREATIVE WRITING!

Deadline: Friday, October 2, 2015 by 4:00pm

• The Creative Writing Program is conducting its annual university wide creative writing competition for Creative & Performing Arts scholarships.
• Undergraduate students may submit three to five poems OR one short story OR one creative essay.
• Awards are typically $500 per academic year in the form of tuition waivers; awards of $1,000 – $5,000 are sometimes given for special merit.
• Multiple awards are available.

 

Submission Guidelines:

• Student may submit 3 to 5 poems OR 1 short story OR 1 creative nonfiction essay (not an academic paper).
• DO NOT PUT NAME OR ADDRESS ON THE MANUSCRIPT.  Include only page numbers and title on manuscript.
• Attach a cover letter stating name, email, phone number, CSU I.D. number (not ssn number), and genre.
• Address manuscripts to: Professor Dan Beachy-Quick, Director, Creative Writing Program.
• Please be sure to either mail OR Hand-Deliver submissions to the English Department mailroom on the third floor of Eddy Hall by Friday, October 2, 2015 at 4:00pm.

 

Criteria for Award:

• Must have a minimum 2.4 GPA.
• Must be undergraduates (working on first bachelor’s degree).
• Must be enrolled full-time (12+ credits).
• Should be making satisfactory progress toward degree, i.e., must have satisfactorily completed 75% of CSU courses attempted and must not have accumulated excessive credits.  (See Office of Financial Aid for further details.)
• Must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident.

 

The Creative Writing Faculty cannot comment on the writing; manuscripts will not be returned.