Creative Writing Contests at Carleton
| Writing Contests at Carleton: The Nick Adams Short Story Contest and Carleton's Four Annual Literary Prizes |
| The English Department encourages Carleton students to enter their work in the four writing contests sponsored by the college. In addition, the department participates in the Nick Adams Short Story Contest organized by the Associated Colleges of the Midwest. For detailed information about these competitions scroll down on this page. For information about writing contests sponsored by other institutions or publications, check the notices posted on the Creative Writing Bulletin Board next to Laird 209. |
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The Nick Adams Short Story Contest
The English Department is pleased to report that two Carleton students have recently won the Nick Adams Short Story Contest:
Anne Guidry, English major '07, won the 2005 Contest for her story, "The Billie Holiday."
Sarah Schillaci, Engish Major '06, won the 2006 Contest for her story, "Rolande Quits Her Job."
Carleton's Literary Prizes: Fiction, Academic Essay, Poetry, Humor
The winning manuscripts of the Carleton Literary Prizes, 2008-2009, will be posted on our website as soon as possible.
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| THE NICK ADAMS SHORT STORY CONTEST |
The deadline for the 2009-20010 contest will be available in February 2010. |
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| Early in Carleton's winter term, the ACM, the Associated Colleges of the Midwest (of which Carleton is a member), announce that entries are being accepted for the annual NICK ADAMS SHORT STORY COMPETITION, which offers a prize of $1000 for the best story by an ACM student. All students in good standing, including first year students, may participate in the contest. |
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| The prize, named for the young hero of many Hemingway stories, was given by an anonymous donor to encourage young writers who are students of ACM colleges. The results of the competition will be announced in May and the $1000 prize awarded to the winner. |
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| CONTEST RULES ARE AS FOLLOWS: |
| 1. Each entrant may submit as many as two stories to the English Department. The story need not have been written especially for the competition, but must not have been previously published off-campus. |
| 2. Each manuscript is limited to 10,000 words. |
| 3. Each submission should include a removable title page or cover sheet with the author's name, the author's campus and home addresses. The title of the story (but not the author's name) must also appear on the first page of the story. |
| 4. The Carleton English Department is authorized to select as many as four stories to send to the ACM office in Chicago; a small committee of faculty drawn from colleges throughout the consortium will then select the semi-finalists. The winner will be chosen by a professional writer. Past judges have included such writers as Saul Bellow, Joyce Carol Oates, John Updike, Anne Tyler and Maya Angelou. |
| 5. The deadline for submitting stories to the Carleton English Department in 2008-09 is Monday, February 23, 2009. Stories must be turned in to the English Office, Laird 208, by 5:00 p.m. The manuscripts will not be returned, but contestants will be notified about whether or not their stories have been chosen to be sent to Chicago for further competition. |
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| Carleton's Finalists in the Nick Adams Short Story Contest: 2008-2009 |
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| Jimmy Dreese for his story, "Earth's Silent Moon, " Read Jimmy's story.
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Evan Haine-Roberts for his story "Dear Alys, the double/the hotel art, the fear that comes--"
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| THE CARLETON LITERARY PRIZES |
The deadline for all four competitions will be available in February 2010. |
| Carleton College awards prizes each year to the winners of the four writing competitions listed below. The prizes will be presented at the annual Honors Convocation to be held in May 20010 in the Carleton Chapel. There is a monetary award for each prize. |
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| THE CLASS OF 1885 PRIZE is awarded annually to the student submitting the best work of the imagination in prose. |
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| THE MARGARET DALTON CURRAN PRIZE was established in 1986 by family and friends in honor of Margaret Dalton Curran, '26, who developed a lifelong interest in excellent writing while at Carleton. This prize is awarded annually to the student submitting the most accomplished academic essay. |
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| THE HUNTINGTON POETRY PRIZE, endowed in memory of Dr. George Huntington, Carleton professor, poet and novelist, is awarded to the best poem, or group or poems, submitted by a Carleton student. |
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| THE SAMUEL STRAUSS PRIZE FOR HUMOROUS WRITING is awarded to the student whose submission is judged to be the wittiest. Entries may be of any length, dramatic or non-dramatic, and may be written in prose, verse, or hybrid forms. |
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| CONTEST RULES AND REQUIREMENTS: |
| 1. If you enter MORE THAN ONE of the contests, you must submit a DIFFERENT manuscript for each. A COMPOSITION CAN BE ENTERED IN ONLY ONE CONTEST. |
| 2. TWO COPIES of each manuscript should be submitted to the English Department secretary in Laird 208. Copies will not be returned. |
| 3. Your name should appear only on the back of the last page of each copy. |
| 4. Indicate on each submission the prize for which you wish to be considered. |
| 5. All pages of each manuscript must be securely stapled together or bound in a binder that can't be detached from the pages. The pages must be numbered. |
| 6. Contests are judged my members of the English and other departments. |
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| Winners of the 2008-2009 Carleton Literary Prizes are listed below. The texts of the Huntington Poetry Prize, the Strauss Prize, and one of the 1885 prize stories are now available. |
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The Class of 1885 Prize: Evan Haine-Roberts '09 for his story, "The Love Parade" Major: English.
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Leah Karels '09 for her story, "A New Record." Major: American Studies. Read Leah's story.
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| The Margaret Dalton Curran Prize: Emily Litwin '09 for her essay, "Nationalism, Feminism, and the Women of Ireland's Revolutionary Period." Major: History. To read Emily's essay, click on the box in the upper right corner of this page. |
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| The Huntington Poetry Prize: Gabriel Ulman '09 for his group of poems including: "Somewhere With Endings," 'Ballerina, Ballerina," "Us," "What We Are And Cannot Say," and "Pareidolia. Major: English. Read Gabriel's poems. |
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| The Samuel Strauss Prize for Humorous Writing: Rebekah Frumkin '12 for her story, "Stephen Dedalus Goes to College." Read Rebekah's story. |
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