BYU

Writing Contest 

 9-12^th GRADE Students

Submission Date: January 31, 2013

PRIZES in EACH Category:

Fiction, Poetry, Personal Essay, and Critical Essay

*  FIRST PLACE:  $100.00

*  SECOND PLACE:  $70.00

*  THIRD PLACE:  $45.00

*  FOURTH PLACE:  $30.00 (Optional)

*  Honorable Mention:  $20.00 (Optional)

Contestants

 Each contestant may submit one entry in each category.

(For Submission Requirements & FORM:  GO here.  THEN click on, 

Highschool Students - RE:  Writing Contest)

*   Fiction entries should be between 1,000 and 4,000 words long. Indicate the approximate number of words on the first page of the entry, upper right corner.

*  Poetry entries may be in any verse form and may consist of one poem or a group of poems totaling 25 to 60 lines. Indicate the number of lines on the first page of each entry, upper right corner.

*  Personal essays may be from 700 to 2,500 words long. Indicate the approximate number on the first page of the entry, upper right corner.

*  Critical essays may be from 700 to 2,500 words long and include proper documentation if any is needed. Indicate the approximate number on the first page of the entry, upper right corner.