Category: Conferences & Competitions

Polaris: A Literary Journal in Need of Submissions

Polaris is an undergraduate literary journal that has been in publication for 54 years.  Currently Polaris is accepting submissions now through February 1st.  Polaris publishes in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and visual art.  Please visit their website for more information on the journal and the opportunity to submit your work….

Flash Fiction Writing Contest

Literary Juice Magazine is hosting its first Flash Fiction writing contest.  To enter simply write and submit a short story (700 words) that you think is worth a $200 prize.  See further rules and submission details below: Contest Rules 1. All contest submissions must be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font. Story size is…

Honor a Friendship Through Writing

If you are an Oregonian woman and writer the “Thanks, Girlfriend!” Writing Contest might the contest for you.  Simply write a short article honoring a special friendship that you have and it could be chosen and read by thousands of readers at Oregon Women’s Report.  The top three articles will win prizes ($50, $35, and…

A Chance to Write Collaboratively

  National Novel Writing Month (also known as NaNoWriMo) is an annual, internet-based creative writing project which challenges participants to write 50,000 words of a new novel between November 1 and 30. Our own English Society will participate in this competition by writing a novel as a group rather than individually.  This means that one…

Elie Wiesel Essay Contest

The Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest 2013 is accepting online submissions now through December 3rd.  Students are encouraged to write an essay that discusses ethical issues and how to confront them.  Any fulltime, undergraduate Junior or Senior can participate. Suggested Topic: Articulate with clarity an ethical issue that you have encountered and analyze…

Win a $700 Scholarship

StayFitInCollege.org Announces Scholarship Awards: $700 Scholarship Award StayFitInCollege.org, which promotes fitness in college, has just announced scholarship awards for the 2012/2013 academic year. There is no purchase necessary to apply for the scholarship. The scholarship award aims to help students avoid the dreaded freshman 15. Any student that attends a university, community college, or even…

Creative Writing Submissions Needed

Antioch University Los Angeles’ creative writing MFA program’s biannual publication, Lunch Ticket, is accepting submissions for its second issue. Poetry, Fiction, Creative Non-fiction, YA fiction, Art/Image submissions are welcome.  Lunch Ticket welcomes diverse and quality work, regardless of theme. Visit Lunch Ticket’s Website or Facebook page, for submission guidelines….

Norton Anthology Recitation Contest

www.tumblr.com Couldn’t every English major could use an extra $150 dollars to Barnes and Noble?  Or how about your name listed in the “acknowledgments” portion of a Norton Anthology? All you have to do is recite a work of literature just the way you want to for the second annual Norton Anthology Student Recitation Contest!   Here are…