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Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages
University of Tennessee at Martin
131 Humanities Building
209 Hurt Street
Martin, TN 38238
(731) 881-7300
Chair: Lynn Alexander

 

 
Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages
Departmental Writing Awards

 

The University of Tennessee at Martin, College of Humanities and Fine Arts

Department of English Writing Awards, 2008-2009

 

The Department of English at UT Martin invites you to enter the annual Student Writing Contest, with awards in four categories:

 

The Robert G. Cowser Poetry Award (7+ poems) $150
The UTM English Department Short Story Award (1 story) $150
The Margrethe Ahlschwede Personal Essay Award (1 essay) $150
The John E. McCluskey Scholarly Essay Award (1 formally documented critical essay of 8-20 pages) $150

 

Winners for the 2007-2008 Awards:

The Robert G. Cowser Poetry Award

The Margrethe Ahlschwede Personal Essay Award

The John E. McCluskey Scholarly Essay Award

 

Eligibility

Competitions are open to full-time undergraduates enrolled at UT Martin during either or both of the 2008-2009 terms. All work submitted must be original. Previously published works are eligible. Writings may be concurrently submitted to Bean Switch.

 

Deadline

All entries must be submitted by 5:00 p.m., 20 February 2009.

 

Directions for Entering

  1. Enclose unsigned entry in a manila envelope.
  2. Include a cover sheet providing your name, e-mail, and phone contact information, and the category in which your submission is to be considered.
  3. Place the envelope in the basket labeled "Writing Awards" in the English Department Office (131 Humanities Building)

 

Recognitions

  1. The winner in each category will receive a cash award of $150.
  2. Each winner will be invited to submit an electronic copy of his or her entry for posting on the department website.
  3. Bean Switch 2009, the campus art and literary magazine, will publish a list of winners.
  4. Winners will be recognized at the English Department Awards Banquet, 2 March 2009.
  5. Winners will be recognized on Honors Day in April 2009.

Fall 2007