English Department Contests and Awards
English Department Award for Writing
C. Carter Colwell Award for Best Researched Essay
This award is given to the best-researched essay written for an English course. To be eligible for this award, a student needs senior standing, and the essay must have been written for an English course during the past four terms (Spring 2022, Summer 2022, Fall 2022 or Spring 2023).
Submission Guidelines
To submit an essay for consideration, please create a Submittable account. After you create an account, you can submit your essay. Please fill out the form and attach the required documents. Provide the work to be judged with one cover sheet that includes your Stetson University ID number and the award title for which your entry should be considered. Your name and ID number should not appear on any other pages of your submission. Students' work is judged anonymously. The submission deadline is Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
If you have any questions please contact Lori Snook at [email protected].
Sullivan Creative Writing Program Awards
Academy of American Poets Student Poetry Prize
This award includes a cash award and a one-year membership to the Academy of American Poets. To submit for this prize, please create a Submittable account. After you create the account, you can submit your poems. Please fill out the form and attach three poems.
If you have any questions please contact Lori Snook at [email protected].
The submission deadline is Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
Sullivan Awards in Creative Writing
Genres
- Fiction
- Poetry
- Creative non-fiction
- Playwriting/Screenwriting
To submit for this award, please create a Submittable account. After you create an account, you can submit your writing. Writers may submit one entry in each genre. Please fill out the form and provide the work to be judged with one cover sheet that includes the award title, genre and student ID; Your name and ID number should not appear on any other pages of your submission. Students' work is judged anonymously. The submission deadline is Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.
No entries will be returned. The English department reserves the right not to make an award.
If you have any questions please contact Lori Snook at [email protected].
The submission deadline is Tuesday, March 14, 2023, at 4:00 p.m.