2008-2009 Lester M. Wolfson Poetry Award & English Department Writing Awards Contest

Rules and Procedures

Awards
Prizes in poetry, short fiction, drama, and non-fiction prose. The poetry award is in honor of Lester M. Wolfson, Emeritus Professor of English, who served as chief administrative officer of Indiana University South Bend from 1964 until his retirement as Chancellor in 1987.
                                                                                      
Eligibility 
All Indiana University South Bend students full and part time who are in good standing and who
have been enrolled in any academic term during the calendar year of the submission deadline are eligible to enter all genres. Students who have won 1st place in a genre in a previous competition
are no longer eligible to enter that genre, but may enter other genres.
                    
Submission Rules:
1. Submit manuscripts to the Department of English (DW 3115 or DW 3127) by December 17, 2008.

2. Manuscript preparation:

A.  Type or word-process manuscripts.

B.   Submit two copies of each manuscript.

C.   Include full name, student ID#, e-mail address, home address and phone number
        on the first page ONLY of each manuscript.

3. Students should retain original copies of their work. Manuscripts are not returned.

Genre Rules
Poetry: 1 to 3 poems, maximum of 6 pages
Short Fiction: 1 story, maximum of 7,000 words
Drama: 1 one-act or 1 full-length play (no musicals)
Non-fiction Prose: 1 work of non-fiction, maximum of 7,000 words

The winners will be announced at the award ceremony, Saturday, April 11, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
in Wiekamp 1001. This year’s judge and guest speaker is Susan Choi.

Any manuscripts submitted are automatically considered by the staff of Analecta, IU South Bend's student-edited and student-written inter-arts magazine, for publication in its annual spring issue.