Litfest Contest for undergraduate creative writers at UMD

 Jimenez-Porter Literary aka "Litfest" Prize

CONTEST 2022

DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Tuesday Feb 15, 2022, by 12noon!!

 

What: 

The Jimenez-Porter Writers’ House is proud to announce our annual Literary Prize for Undergraduate Writing at University of Maryland, College Park. Winners must attend & read at LITFEST/The Stylus Release Party (date TBD) to collect their prize.

 

Awards:

1^st place award (1 each in poetry and fiction):  $150.00

2^nd place award (1 each in poetry and fiction):  $100.00

3^rd place award (1 each in poetry and fiction):  $50.00

 

How, or Guidelines for Submissions: 

Ø  Poetry submissions must not exceed 3 pages, maximum 1 poem per page.  Fiction submissions must not exceed 3000 words.

Ø  To submit go to www.styluslit.org, click on “Submit,” and choose categories of “Jimenez-Porter Literary Prize” in Prose or Poetry.

Ø  Do not put your name or contact info on the body of your work. Work is judged anonymously, by an “outside” judge (i.e. outside of University of Maryland). To be eligible for this contest, you must be an undergraduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, during the 2021-2022 academic year. 

Ø  For more information about guidelines, please e-mail Johnna Schmidt at jmschmid@umd.edu