Writing Contest for IIT Undergraduate Students

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.