Full-time IIT undergraduate students are invited to enter the 48th Annual Writing Contest, sponsored by IIT’s Lewis Department of Humanities. Full-time is defined as being enrolled for at least 12 credit-hours in the current (spring 2013) semester. Prizes are awarded in four categories:
| Prizes * | First | Second | Third |
| Edwin H. Lewis Prize for Fiction | $300 | $200 | $100 |
| Edwin H. Lewis Prize for Nonfiction | $300 | $200 | $100 |
| Freshman Essay Prize | $300 | $200 | $100 |
| Mollie Cohen Prize for Poetry | $300 | $200 | $100 |
* Prizes will be awarded as Amazon.com giftcards, which may be used for online purchases at www.amazon.com.
Deadline for submissions: 12:01 p.m., Tuesday, April 2, 2013.
Winners will be announced Thursday, April 18, on the Humanities Website.
Reception for all entrants, with awarding of prizes: Thursday, April 25, 2013.
More information can be found on the Humanities Website or by contacting iitwritingcontest@gmail.com.