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There are three competitions open to college students:
The Two-Year College Writing Award Competition is open to first and second-year full-time students enrolled in community colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Maximum length of entry is 15 single-spaced pages. Winner will receive the following:
• Cash award of $5,000
• Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony
The Four-Year College Writing Award Competition is open to current full-time undergraduate students. Maximum length of entry is 15 single-spaced pages. Winner will receive the following:
• Cash award of $10,000
• Scholarship to the Norman Mailer Writers Colony during the summer of 2013 • Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony Students may submit one or more stories (within the page limits) or a self-contained section of a longer work (for example, from a novel).
Submissions may be "conventional" or "experimental" and may represent any fiction tradition. However, the best work will demonstrate compelling literary merit.
NEW! The Poetry Award is open to full-time students enrolled in four-year colleges, two-year colleges, junior colleges, and technical colleges. Students may submit one or more poems, to a maximum of 10 pages. The winner will receive:
• Cash award of $5,000
• Travel and lodging* to attend the Colony’s National Award Ceremony Entries for all three awards will be accepted until April 30, 2012, Noon CDT. For more information, or to enter, visit:
http://lists.ncte.org/t/2683363/20323278/11198/3/.
Teachers, please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students who might be interested in this exciting award. If you have questions, please email nmw@ncte.org.
Good luck and happy writing, everyone! For great examples of classic fiction, read here.
~DRM
