Contests
Archie Shiels Freshman Writing Contest:
Students must be enrolled in English 111X at the University of Alaska during the Summer and Fall 2009 or the Spring 2010 semesters. ENTRIES: The contest is for essays only, not poetry, fiction, or drama. There are no restrictions as to subject or length. The instructor’s permission is not required. The entry need not have been written as a class assignment. No more than one entry per student will be accepted.
E.L. Bartlett Prize for Literary Criticism
will offer a $100 award for the best critical paper written in an upper division or graduate literature course at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Entries can be from the Summer or Fall semester of 2009 or the Spring semester of 2010.
Farthest North Fiction Contest:
The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2009-2010 school year. The award will be given for the best fiction entry, either a short story or a single chapter from a novel. Only one entry per person will be accepted.
The Harold McCracken Endowment Poetry Contest
will offer a $100.00 award for the best poem or group of poems, not to exceed a total of three pages. The prize money is made available through The Academy of American Poets. The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2009-2010 school year. Only one entry per participant will be accepted.
The Harold McCracken Award for Outstanding Fiction and Non-Fiction Writing About Alaska and the North Country:
The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2009-2010 school year. The award will be given for fiction or non-fiction writing (not exceeding 30 pages). Only one entry per person will be accepted.
The Minnie E. Wells Award for Literary Criticism:
The award is open to undergraduate students who have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree. Eligible essays are those written in an upper division- or graduate-level course offered by the English Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks during the Summer or Fall semester of 2009 or the Spring semester of 2010. REQUIREMENTS: An eligible essay demonstrates careful scholarship, sound critical methods, and a close reading of the text. It does not have to be a heavily documented research paper, but it might include some annotations.
Northern Lights Essay Contest:
The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2009-2010 school year. The award will be given for the best submission of a nonfiction essay, a personal essay, or a journal entry. Only one entry per person will be accepted.