Contest Rules
Eligibility
If you are an undergraduate enrolled at the University of Michigan—Dearborn for at least six hours during the Winter 2008 or Summer 2008 terms, you are eligible to enter the Writing Contest.
You may submit work in more than one category: only one entry per category. You are eligible to win in only one category.
All entries must be your original work; no collaboratively-authored manuscripts can be considered.
Your entries may not have been previously published (except in student publications).
Categories
Poetry: May be of any length. Up to 3 poems as a single entry
Fiction: Up to 30 double-spaced pages; one story per entrant
Creative Non-fiction: Up to 30 double-spaced pages; one essay per entrant
Honors Writing: Writing completed for any honors course, including COMP 110 & 220
First-year Writing: Writing completed in COMP 105, 106, 227 & 270
Researched Writing: E.g., the critical essay or other researched writing making use of secondary and/or primary sources; up to 25 double-spaced pages
Writing & Multiple Media: E.g., Web-based writing, digital films with scripts, projects that incorporate both text and visual elements
Writing in the Public Sphere: Service learning or community-based writing projects, projects related to advocacy or activism
Manuscript Format
To ensure objectivity, you should choose a Pen Name. Neither the judges nor the administrators of the contest will know your identity until the winners have been determined. Type this pen name on every page of your manuscript. Your real name should appear only on the entry form.
Each manuscript must be typed, double-spaced, and submitted with a cover sheet giving pen name, manuscript title (or titles, for poetry), and the name of the category you are entering. Submit two copies of your entry. (Poetry should be submitted as a single entry).
Place both copies of your manuscript, with a cover sheet for each, in a large envelope. Put the entry form below (or a sheet containing all this information) in a separate sealed envelope and place this envelope in the large sealed envelope. Write your Pen Name and category on both envelopes and submit one large envelope to the Writing Program Office, 3018 CASL Building.
All entries must be submitted to the Writing Program Office (3018CB) by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, May 9, 2008. Manuscripts will not be returned.