2017 Betty Creative Writing Awards
Contest Rules
Through the generosity of Dr. Stafford Betty, the 2016
Betty Creative Writing Awards are presented annually to honor the
creative work of students at the undergraduate and graduate levels at California
State University, Bakersfield and California State University, Bakersfield –
Antelope Valley Campus. Awards in three categories will be presented:
Poetry ● 1st Place - $500
● 2nd Place - $300
● 3rd Place - $200 |
Short Story ● 1st Place - $500
● 2nd Place - $300
● 3rd Place - $200 |
Drama ● 1st Place - $500
● 2nd Place - $300
● 3rd Place - $200 |
Application Deadline: March 24, 2017
Submission Guidelines
· Applications must be filled out completely to be considered
for an award.
· Only complete entries received by 5 p.m. on March 24, 2017
will be considered.
· Submissions should include a completed application,
plus three hard copies of the work.
· Each entry should be given an original title, which must be
included on the application and at the top of the first page of the entry.
· Each of the three hard copies must have the original title
of the entry on the first page, but should contain no other identifying
information such as author’s name.
· Submission forms can be found at the following web address:
http://www.csub.edu/~ecase/Betty_Awards_Application_2017.htm
· Submissions must have been written by a student who is an
undergraduate or graduate student at CSUB and CSUB-AV during the current school
year.
· Submissions must not have been published previously and must
be the original work of the submitter.
· Only one entry per contestant may be submitted
per category.
· Eligible categories are:
Poetry – Poetry may be one poem or a sequence of poems but must
be between 40 and 80 lines in length; entries should be printed in a
standard font (Times New Roman 12 point) on white paper.
Short Story – Short stories must be a minimum of 8
typed pages and a maximum of 25 typed,
double-spaced pages in length and printed in a standard font (Times New
Roman 12 point) on white paper.
Drama – Drama may be for radio, stage, or screen; entries must be
a minimum of 8 typed pages and a maximum
of 25 typed, double-spaced pages in length and printed in a
standard font (Times New Roman 12 point) on white paper.
· Entries that do not conform to these standards will not
be considered for an award.
· Awards will be presented at the Annual Sigma Tau Delta
Induction and Awards Ceremony on April 28th, 2016. Award winners do not need to
be present to win.
· There are no entry fees or payments to enter or win the
Betty Creative Writing Awards.
· As a co-sponsor of this contest, Sigma Tau Delta will be
responsible for assembling and managing the awards screening committee, which
will consist of CSUB faculty and staff.
· Sigma Tau Delta/The Betty Creative Writing Awards reserves
the right not to name a winner in any or all of the categories if insufficient
entries are submitted.
Submit directly to – Dr. Emerson Case Faculty Towers 204B |
Or mail to – Dr. Emerson Case Department of English California State University,
Bakersfield 10F 9001 Stockdale Hwy. Bakersfield, CA 93311 |
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http://www.csub.edu/~ecase/Betty_Awards_Application_2016.htm