Categories:

Poetry, flash fiction (limit: 1000 words), fiction (limit: 7500 words), creative nonfiction (limit: 7500 words), and research/report (limit: 7500 words).

Prizes:

1st ($50), 2nd ($25), 3rd ($10) place and Honorable Mention entries in each category.

The English Department Gala celebration to honor the winners will be held December 2013.

Entry Information:

To be eligible, students must have been enrolled for at least one full semester during the 2012-2013 academic year, including Summer I and II 2012, and/or for Fall semester, 2013. Limit: two entries per student per category. You may submit in as many categories as you like, but each entry must be accompanied by a cover sheet, and each entry must meet the requirements listed in the Submission Guidelines below.

Submission Guidelines:

• All submissions must be sent as an e-mail attachment (Word or pdf format only) to the address below.
• Submit entry in Times New Roman 12-point font, double-spaced (poetry may be single-spaced).
• Include your full name ONLY on the cover sheet, NOT on your story, poem, report, etc.  Entries that do not follow this guideline will be disqualified.

Submission Process:

1. Create a cover sheet in Word with the following information:
   • Your name
   • Mailing address (including zip)
   • IU Southeast email address
   • Any other email address you use regularly
   • Telephone numbers (including cell or work if you like)
   • Student ID number
   • A list of the titles and categories of your entries. (Each entry listed on the cover sheet must be included in the same email as a separate attachment.)
   • The following sentence: “I Do (or I do Not) want my submission to also be considered for the IU Southeast Review (literary magazine).
2. Save the cover sheet with the filename “2013 Writing Contest-yourlastname”
3. Attach this cover sheet and your entries as separate Word documents and send via email to iuswrite@ius.edu. You will receive a confirmation that your entry email has been received by The Writing Center.
   
   Remember: Entries without a cover sheet, with an incomplete cover sheet, or that don’t meet the guidelines for submission will be disqualified.

For questions, please contact The Writing Center at (812)-941-2498 or iuswrite@ius.edu.

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