Writing Contest Guidelines
Students from every discipline across the College are invited to submit writing that encourages reflection on this year’s SPACE theme: space s. Students can submit in one or more of three categories: prose (fiction or creative non-fiction), poetry, and essay.
Maximum word counts for fiction and non-fiction: 2500 words.
Maximum page count for poetry: 5 pages.
Prose, poetry and essay can be in any form.
Contest winners and several honorable mentions will be selected by a panel of interdisciplinary jurors based on the following criteria:
-originality, innovativeness, and depth of thought
-style
-connection to the space s theme
-special consideration will also be given for writing that also crosses disciplinary boundaries.
The winners and honorable mentions will be highlighted on the SPACE web magazine, where their work will be published and will receive an original illustration from students in Dawson’s Illustration program. All participants may submit their work for publication in the SPACE web magazine as well.
An award ceremony will be held at the end of the academic year (spring 2021), where all participants will be recognized, and prizes will be awarded to winners.
Prizes will be awarded in each category!
Deadline to apply:
The deadline to apply to the contest has been extended to midnight Sunday, February 14, 2021.
Your submission should be in the form of a Word document and the file name should be written with the last and first names of the creator plus the title of the piece (title can be shortened), all with lower case letters and using a hyphen between the last name of the creator and the title, and underscores between all other words as indicated below:
smith_jane-descent_from_above.docx
Make your submission:
To enter the competition, complete the participation form below.
