The League for Innovation invites each college or district in the
League to participate in the Student Literary Competition and submit
one entry in each of the following categories:
Poetry, Personal Essay, One Act Play, Short Story
General Eligibility:
A contestant must be a currently enrolled "for credit"
student in a League for Innovation institution. Enrollment must
be verified by the local coordinator.
Entries must be original works written during the student's enrollment
in credit courses at the college. Each entry must have the signature
of a sponsoring faculty member.
Winning entries from League member colleges will in turn be entered
in the national competition.
Entries must be submitted in two forms:
-
A hard copy, typewritten or word processed, and double spaced
on 8.5 x 11 inch white paper.
- A
disk copy, on a 3.5 inch high density disk. The disk should contain
no files other than the entry.
A
cover page for each entry must include:
-
Author's name.
- Home
address and phone number.
- Institution.
- Title
of entry.
The
upper right corner of each page of the entry must include:
-
Title of entry.
-
Author's ID# (can be school ID or Social Security Number).
-
Page number.
The
Author's name must not appear on any page of the entry itself.
The official League for Innovation Student Literary Competition
Entry Form must be completed, signed (student and faculty
sponsor), and enclosed with each entry.
Maximum
Length Requirements:
-
The Poem must not exceed 67 lines.
- The
Personal Essay must no exceed 2000 words.
- The
One Act Play must not exceed 3000 words, including stage directions
and production notes.
- The
Short Story must not exceed 3000 words.
Judging:
- In
each category, the judge is a nationally-recognized writer. The
decisions of the judges are final.
Awards:
Prize
money for winners of the national
contest will be distributed in each category as
follows:
-
First Prize $500
-
Second Prize $200
- Third
Prize $100
Deadline
for Local Competition: TBA by Campus Coordinator
College-wide winning entries must be submitted to the national coordinator by April 30th.
National Coordinator:
Elaine Ludovici, Department of English & Communications,
Miami Dade College – Wolfson Campus,
300 N.E. 2nd Ave., Suite 3604 - 30 Miami, FL 33132
(eludovic@mdc.edu)
Winners
of the national competition will be announced June 1st.
All winning entries will be published in a League for Innovation student literary publication.
By entering the competition, the student grants the League permission
to reproduce their submission in print and digital forms. |
