Don't forget about those contests!

For UW Undergrads (and one for Grad students): The UW Program in Creative Writing sponsors creative writing awards. Details and particulars are below. Good luck!



Charles M. Hart Writers of Promise Award

1.) Eligibility: any undergrad enrolled in English 203 in the academic 2007-2008 year.

2.) Entries must be original. Contestants may submit no more than one short story OR three poems. All entries must be on 8 1/2x 11” paper. Each entry should be clearly marked “short story” or “poetry” and if an entry is more than one page, it should be stapled. No piece which has won any UW-Madison creative writing award may be re-entered.

3.) The author’s name, social security number, address, telephone number, email address, and title of submission should be included on the first page of each story or individual poem.

4.) Deadline: Wednesday, April 23rd at 4pm in 6195D HC White.



George B. Hill & Therese Muller Undergraduate Creative Writing contests

1.) Eligibility: any undergraduate currently enrolled at UW-Madison.

2.) Entries must be original. Contestants may submit no more than one short story AND/OR three poems. All entries must be on 8 1/2x 11” paper. Each entry should be clearly marked “short story” or “poetry” and if an entry is more than one page, it should be stapled. No piece which has won any UW-Madison creative writing award may be re-entered.

3.) The author’s name, social security number, address, telephone number, email address, and title of submission should be included on the first page of each story or individual poem.

4.) Deadline: Wednesday, March 5th at 4pm in 6195D HC White.



Undergraduate Thesis Prizes: Felix Pollak, Eudora Welty, Cy Howard Awards

1.) Eligibilty: any undergradwho enrolled in English 695 for academic 2007-2008 year.

2.) The author’s name, social security number, address, telephone number, email address, and title of submission should be included on the title page of the thesis.

3.) All entries must be submitted to thesis director by Wednesday, April 23rd at 4pm.


Graduate Creative Writing Contests: August Derleth, David and Jean Milofsky Prize

1.) Eligibilty: all graduate students currently enrolled at UW-Madison.

2.) Eligible genres: fiction, poetry, personal essay, or research onWisconsin regional literature.

3.) Students may submit one typed double-spaced short story or essay of up to 30 pages AND/OR one group of poems (up to 15 pages, typed, with no more than 1 poem per page). Each manuscript must include a cover sheet with your name, social security number, address, and the genre of submission (research on Wisconsin regional literature, fiction, poetry, personal essay). Entries will automatically be considered for both contests.

4.) Deadline: Wednesday, March 26th at 3pm in 6195D HC White.

5.) No student may win more than one prize in a given year. No student may win in the same genre twice.


The Department of English takes no responsibilty for lost or damaged manuscripts. Entries that fail to conform to the contest rules will not be considered. Entries will not be returned. Winners will be posted on the UW Creative Writing Website at www.creativewriting.wisc.edu. Undergraduate winners may have their winning story or poems appear on this website.