{"id":949,"date":"2021-10-18T11:58:54","date_gmt":"2021-10-18T16:58:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/writing-center\/?page_id=949"},"modified":"2026-03-20T10:38:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T15:38:12","slug":"sau-writing-contest","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/writing-center\/sau-writing-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"SAU Writing Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Students may submit up to three (3) original<\/strong> works <\/strong>in the categories of poetry, short fiction, and creative nonfiction (which includes personal narratives, opinion essays, memoirs, travelogues, etc. but not academic essays); no more than three total submissions will be considered. Prizes of $100, $75, and $50 will be offered for submissions in each of the three areas. Submissions are\u00a0due by 11:59 pm on Wednesday, April 15.\u00a0<\/strong> The following rules apply to all submissions:<\/p>\n

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  1. Students may not win more than once in the same category.<\/li>\n
  2. Works should be unpublished and by a single author.<\/li>\n
  3. The student’s name should not appear in the submission.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  4. The student must provide a Muleriders email address, or their work may not be considered.<\/li>\n
  5. File names should not include the student’s name.<\/strong> Ideally, the file name will match the title of the work.<\/li>\n
  6. Students must confirm that they have not used generative AI to create or edit their work(s); submissions flagged for AI or plagiarism will be withdrawn from the Contest.<\/strong><\/li>\n
  7. Any work longer than 3000 words (not counting a Works Cited or biography) will be disqualified.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    The SAU Writing Contest is supported by the Department of Modern Languages; SAU faculty members will evaluate the entries without knowing the authors of the works they are judging.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n