English Department Essay Contests

Essays submitted in classes during the calendar year March 2007 to March 2008 are eligible. The deadlines for entries is March 21, 2008! (Papers may be turned in early, e.g. at the end of Semester I.) Instructors should encourage students to submit papers for the contests and may go over the papers with the students. Instructors should submit the papers for the freshman and literary essay contests to the department chair and may submit up to three papers from each section or course. (Papers for the Ferlini Prize are submitted by students directly to the English Department Chair.)

Please click on the title of the contest for more information and entry forms.

Entry forms may also be picked up at Esch 044.

 

The Literary Essay Contest

Papers written in Honors 180 and upper division English courses (day division) are eligible. Every paper should have a title. Minimum length is six pages. Papers may or may not have secondary sources. Students should follow the style the instructor of the course has indicated, but no name should appear on the paper. Papers should be identified by social security number. (Please submit another sheet with name and social security number.) The winners will receive cash prizes.

 

The Freshman Essay Contest

Any paper written in English 100 or English 101 (day division) is eligible. Every paper should have a title. Students should follow manuscript form indicated in the text for freshman English. No name should appear on the paper, and students should turn in a separate sheet with name and social security number. The winner will be awarded the Major General John Dillon Prize ( a cash prize), and the winner's name will be placed on a wall plaque.

 

The Ferlini Prize for Writing Across the Disciplines

This contest is open to all students, day and extended programs, above the freshman level. Students may submit one non-fiction essay (limit = one per student) on any subject. The paper should not have been submitted to any other contest on campus. There is one cash prize for an outstanding essay and citations for finalists or runners-up. Papers should be a minimum of five pages, typed and double-spaced with only the student's social security number appearing on the paper. Students should turn in a separate sheet with their full name, social security number, address and phone number. Students should give their essays to the English Department Chair.

 

 

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This page was last modified 27 February 2008