Halloween Flash Fiction Contest

Creative Writing Contest

EAPSU is hosting an undergraduate creative writing contest. Submit your poetry, flash fiction, or flash nonfiction to poetry@ship.edu for a chance to win a cash prize and an invitation to read your work at this fall's conference. 

Thanks to Mrs. Rothermel for this message. 

Warren Contests Winners

The winners of the Warren micro-essay and mini-poetry contests have been announced!

The Poetry contest winners are:

1st: Nerves by Hannah Everett

2nd: Rose-Colored Glasses by Geara Catania

3rd: Landmine by Julia Miller

Honorable mention: Sin by Katelyn McGuire



Two Micro-essay winners tied for first place!

Middle of the Night Panic Attacks: Cause Rarely Identifiable by Morgan Mickavicz

and

Hunger by Sarah Goulet


All the winners should be posted on the Warren's website in the next few weeks.  Please check it out, and congratulations to all winners!

Narrow's Open Mic and Micro Contest Announcements

Warren Contests and Open Mic

As a reminder to all students interested in entering short contests, the deadline is coming up for the micro essay contest this Friday, November 2nd.  A micro essay is a one-page essay that can fall under any subject and style.  The Brevity Magazine has some excellent examples of these essays, which you can view here.

For your submissions, you are allowed to enter 1 (one) essay of any genre, as long as it falls under the word count (one page, single-spaced, font size 12.  The essay should be submitted as a Word (.doc or .docx) to litmag@bloomu.edu under the header "Full name/Title/Microcontest."  Don't place your name anywhere on the document.

There is a mini poetry contest sponsored by the Warren as well.  You may submit up to two poems of any genre.

Additionally, The Warren will be hosting an open mic on Monday, November 12th. Winners will be announced at the Narrow open mic held at 6:30 p.m., Monday, November 12, in room 004 Student Services Center (the small auditorium downstairs). The open mic is open to all students would like to read a poem or short prose piece, but you need to have entered the contest.

Savage Poetry Contest

Attention, all BU poets:

The Savage Poetry Award is given each spring to the Bloomsburg University student who submits the best poem to the panel of judges. 

The competition is open to all BU undergraduates.  The poet who takes first place will receive $150.

To enter the competition, writers should submit four xeroxed copies of as many as three poems.  The entrant's name should appear on a cover page only, along with an email address.  Entrees should be delivered to Dr. Terry Riley in the English Department.

Deadline: Friday, December 14th, 2018

English Department Contests