Writing Category
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REGISTRATION:
A $10.00 Entry Fee is required of all participants. Payment of the fee allows students to submit multiple entries to multiple contests,
subject to the limitations of the individual contests. Students entering multiple
contests need only pay the fee once. This fee is due by Friday, March 18th at 5:00pm.
Visit our ticket website to pay your entry fee under the event labeled "Celebration of the Humanities 2021-2022 Entry." If you have any questions, please call the Arts Division office at 209-575-6081.
You must pay the $10 Entry Fee if you wish to enter the Celebration of the Humanities Contest.
CONTESTS:
- Essay
- Creative Nonfiction
- Short Story
- Poetry
REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS:
Reminder: if you are submitting more than one entry, you will need to fill out an
entry form for each one.
Academic Essays are limited to no more than 3000 words.
Short stories are limited to no more than 5000 words.
Creative nonfiction is limited to no more than 3000 words.
Poems are limited to no more than 100 lines. There are no spacing restrictions on poetry. No more than five (5) poems may be submitted by any entrant.
Any degree of plagiarism will disqualify an entry. Works that rely closely on a previous work - for example, parodies, adaptations, or sequels - must be identified as such.
For further information, contact
Emily Malsam at 209.575.6648 or malsame@yosemite.edu
Zaid Shlah at 209.548.5793 or shlahz@yosemite.edu