Submit to the 2025 creative writing contests by April 25

Attention all creative writers!

Each year, as a memorial to professors M.E. Chapin, Wilma Tague, and Juanita Jones, the English Department awards prizes in fiction, non-fiction/hybrid prose, and poetry.

All students are invited to submit four poems, a single short story, or a work of creative nonfiction/hybrid prose; students may submit in more than one genre, but must fill out a separate submission form for each entry. Each prize carries a monetary award. A Faculty Board of Review will choose the winners.

All entries must be submitted by Friday, April 25 to gcairo1@carthage.edu. Late submissions will not be considered.

No name should appear anywhere in the manuscript. Your name should be filled in on a form (please copy and paste from below) and emailed along with the submission. Please fill out a separate form for each genre in which you submit an entry.

The announcement of the award will be made at the English Department Awards gathering at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, in the Niemann Media Theater.

Contest entry form information:

Important note: The entry form must be submitted with each entry. Your name should be listed on the form and not on the manuscript.

(Please copy and paste the text below.)

The Chapin-Tague and Juanita Jones Awards—Application Form

Name: ________________________________________

Class: _________________

Genre (Poetry, Fiction, Non-fiction/hybrid prose):__________________________________

Title(s): ___________________________________________________________________________

Sponsoring Department, Office, or Organization:

English Department

For more information, contact:

Prof. Rick Meier: rmeier@carthage.edu