The Department of Humanities is accepting submissions for its 60th annual writing contest. All Spring 2025 full-time Illinois Tech undergraduate students (students who are currently taking at least 12-credit hours) are invited to submit original pieces of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, one-act plays, freshman essays, and philosophy.
Winners will be announced on or after Wednesday, March 26, 2024 on the Lewis College of Science and Letters website. An in-person awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025, from 12:45–1:45 p.m. For more details, including the official entry form and contest rules, visit the contest website or contact humanities@iit.edu.
CATEGORIES
Edwin H. Lewis Prize for Fiction
Edwin H. Lewis Prize for Nonfiction
Henry & Myrna Knepler Freshman Essay Prize
Mollie Cohen Poetry Prize
Warren Schmaus Prize for Philosophy Writing**
PRIZES*
1st prize: $350
2nd prize: $250
3rd prize: $150
*Prizes will be awarded in the form of PNC Bank Visa Gift Cards, which can be used anywhere Visa cards are accepted.
**This is only one first place prize for $150.00 for the Warren Schmaus Prize
ALL SUBMISSIONS DUE BY MARCH 5, 11:59 P.M. CST | Humanities@iit.edu
Here is the link to the entry form: 2025 Writing Contest Entry Form