For all writers of Fiction, Poetry, Graphic Novels, Hint Fiction, and Essays, submit your best work for the chance to win a Certificate of Award from the Department of English & Foreign Languages, presented at this year’s Spring Honors Convocation. There will be a first place prize and an honorable mention in each above category.
In addition to the award, winners in each category will receive $50, their names will be inscribed on a permanent department plaque, and their submission will be published in the next issue of What Oft Was Thought, our award-winning literary journal.
Email your submissions as attachments with the subject line “Writing Contest Submission” to agreenbaum@barry.edu before February 8, 2020. Results will be announced by late April.
Contest Rules
- Open to all registered Barry University students
- Students may enter in all five categories (3,500 total word maximum)
- Maximum of five entries per person
- Entries will not be returned
- Deadline for submissions is February 8, 2020
Submission Requirements
- 12-point, Times New Roman
- Format: .doc or .docx (Word document)
- For each submission, state which category each submission is for. The categories are:
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Graphic Novels
- Hint Fiction
- Essays
- In a separate attachment, titled “Personal Information,” please provide the following information:
- Name
- Student number
- Permanent address
- Telephone number
- Email address
- Academic major
- A 2-3 sentence biography that reflects your particular interest in writing.
Sponsored by Sigma Tau Delta, the International English Honor Society & Department of English & Foreign Languages, Barry University.