National Undergraduate Competition in Poetry and Fiction

Submit! Submit! This contest is now in its 5th year and is one of the few writing competitions that focuses solely on undergraduate work.

Details:

RULES: Must be a current undergraduate student at a university or college in the United States. You may submit up to one (1) short story or three (3) poems. There is a $10 entry fee -- make checks payable to Cargoes. Entries submitted without an entry fee will not be considered. Please mail submissions along with a SASE envelope, and entry fee to:

Cargoes C/O K. Transue
Hollins University
P.O. Box #10209
Roanoke, VA 24020

Deadline is December 20th, 2008

Winners are Published in the 2009 edition of Cargoes and receive $200.

You can submit to both fiction and poetry, but you need to provide an entry fee for each genre.

Judges:

Poetry: Claudia Emerson – Pulitzer Prize Winner
Fiction: Tony D’Souza – Sue Kaufman Prize Winner