Undergraduate Writing Competition

Undergraduate Writing Competition

Last Submission Date - March 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Founded in 2015, the Saint Louis University Undergraduate Writing Award honors undergraduate literary achievement in three rotating genres: short fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction.

Our mission is to foster a culture in which literary effort across the entire undergraduate body is encouraged and recognized, and excellence is rewarded.

For more information regarding guidelines, please visit this link below:

https://www.slu.edu/library/st-louis-literary-award-programs/competitions/undergraduate-writing-award.php
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If your entry wins a cash prize, you agree to give Saint Louis University a nonexclusive license to publish your work online. We may ask you for permission to print your entry as well. Your entry will not be published in print without your consent, and you retain all other rights. You are free to publish your work in print or online elsewhere, and to enter it into other contests, whether or not you win a prize in this contest.
Please write a brief description of your piece. What was the source of inspiration behind this piece? What is the message behind your work?
Please keep it at 300 words or less.
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Undergraduate Writing Competition

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