I wanted to take a minute to recommend Brian Evenson. I’ve come to admire his writing because Evenson’s fiction is stripped of excessive narration. Evenson leaves out description of physical appearances of characters and settings of his stories. Evenson focuses on exploring how setting can effect the moral decisions that his characters make. Evenson was [...]
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Maya’s 2nd Annual Fall Term Writing Contest!!
By Jordan SchillingMonday, October 19th, 2009
Maya, Drexel’s undergraduate literary magazine, is holding its 2nd Annual Fall Term Writing Contest! Drexel undergaduates can submit writing in any of the three categories: Poetry, Fiction, and Nonfiction. All undergaduates are welcome to submit as many pieces in one or all categories as they would like. First place in each catefory wins cash prize [...]
Story time, children!
By Emily HomrokThursday, May 14th, 2009
I recently won a writing contest. Okay, that’s cool, I’m pleased. Part of the deal is a hundred bucks — being a college student (and not one of those “John Ritters III” type college students who populate certain nearby campuses that shall go unnamed) — and that’s pretty cool too. But there is one other [...]
WoW contest deadline — win cash and get published
By Scott SteinMonday, April 13th, 2009
The deadline for submitting to the WoW Writing Contest is tomorrow, April 14. Students can submit in multiple categories: Fiction, nonfiction, poetry, op/ed, humor. See the guidelines for complete details.
Best of the Worst: Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest
By Dana MollicaThursday, March 12th, 2009
I’ve never attempted to write badly on purpose before, but I think I just found a good reason to give it a try: The $250 prize offered by the Bulwer-Lytton Fiction Contest. The contest celebrates horrible writing — the more awkward, long-winded and excessively florid the better. It’s named after Edward George Bulwer-Lytton, whose infamous [...]
Last chance to win cash, get published
By Scott SteinFriday, March 6th, 2009
The second round deadline for entering the Publishing Group’s Essay Contest is this Tuesday, March 10th. This could be the last round to submit and the last chance to win $100 and have your work published in The 33rd, the CoAS anthology of student and faculty writing produced by PG. Students can submit to multiple [...]
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