Annual Writing Contest
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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The Delta Epsilon Sigma Society is sponsoring its annual writing contest, to which all SFU undergraduate students are encouraged to apply. This contest provides a wonderful opportunity for aspiring writers to gain financial rewards, become published authors, and enhance their professional resumés.
Submission Deadline – Wednesday, November 30, 2022
Word limit: 5,000 per entry
Category List
1. Poetry
Writing in this category should show original poetry, either in verse or prose form.
A long poem should be submitted singly.
Shorter lyrics may be submitted in groups of two or three.
2. Short Fiction
Writing in this category should be original fiction, such as short stories or stand-alone sections of longer pieces.
Fiction should total 1500-5000 words, either in a single work or, in cases of very short pieces, in groups of two or three.
3. Creative Non-Fiction/Personal Essay
Writing in this category should communicate some dimension of the worldview or feelings of the writer.
Writing should be true—as affirmed by the writer—but may be creative in structure or form and may make use of character development, dialogue, or other techniques of creative writing.
Creative nonfiction pieces or personal essays should total 1500-5000 words, either in a single work or, in cases of very brief pieces, in groups of two or three.
4. Critical/Analytical Essay
Writing in this category should investigate a text, or a social or scholarly issue, through a critical lens.
Examples of this type of writing may include textual interpretation or expository or argumentative essays in which original research is not the primary aim.
Essays in this category should total 1500-5000 words.
Provide appropriate in-text citations for all direct or indirect (paraphrased) quotations.
Integrate brief quotations properly with correct punctuation.
5. Scholarly Research – There are Two Categories
Non-Empirical Humanities - Writing in this category should present primary or secondary research that provides and elucidates some original insight on a social, ethical, cultural, or humanistic question.
Empirical Sciences and the Social Sciences – Writing in this category demands precision (the precise use of words and phrases), clarity and economy because the writer is communicating highly technical information to others who might, or might not, be as knowledgeable.
Judging criteria include the presentation, quality, and depth of the piece and the manifestation of correctly performed research.
Documentation should follow one of the established scholarly style-sheets (MLA or APA).
An abstract (named "Abstract") must be placed at the head of the text, below the paper's title.
The length of the paper should total 1500-5000 (maximum) words.
Provide appropriate in-text citations (correlated to a "Works Cited" page at the rear of the paper) for all direct and indirect (paraphrased) quotations.
Integrate brief quotations properly with correct punctuation; avoid long, block quotations.
Other references (such as comments or informational notes) must appear as endnotes, not footnotes.
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Delta Phi Epsilon
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