32nd Annual High School Writing Contest

Prizes in Each Category

1^st - $100
2^nd - $50
3^rd - $25

All Finalists will receive a Certificate of Honorable Mention
All Winners will be considered for publication in Venture, Rider’s literary magazine

Categories

Essay
Write a personal essay, labeled ESSAY, on a topic of your choice of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.

Fiction
Write a short story, labeled FICTION, of no more than five double-spaced, typed pages.

Poetry
Write a poem of no more than 50 lines.

Rules

1. Type on the entry:
   Your Name and address
   Grade
   Teacher’s Name
   School Name and address

2. Include a letter from a teacher stating that the work is original and by you.

3. Entries must be typed.  Handwritten entries will not be read.  Stories and essays must be double-spaced.

   Single-spaced prose will not be read.  Please give your story, essay and or poem a title.

4. Only one entry per category will be considered.  Choose your best writing and send only one.

5. Mail your entry postmarked no later than December 17, 2011 to:

   Dr. Robbie Clipper
   English Department
   Rider University
   2083 Lawrenceville Road
   Lawrenceville, NJ  08648

Entries cannot be returned. 
Winners will be announced in May 2012.
Include a self-addressed stamped envelope if you wish to receive a list of winners.

Good Luck!