2014 Betty Creative Writing Awards

Contest Rules

Through the generosity of Dr. Stafford Betty, the 2014 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 ●     1^st Place - $500      ●     2^nd Place - $300      ●     3^rd Place - $200

Short Story ●     1^st Place - $500      ●     2^nd Place - $300      ●     3^rd Place - $200

Drama ●     1^st Place - $500      ●     2^nd Place - $300      ●     3^rd Place - $200

Application Deadline: April 7, 2014

Submission Guidelines

· Applications must be filled out completely to be considered for an award.

· Only complete entries received by 5 p.m. on April 7, 2014 will be considered.

· Submissions should include a completed application, plus three hard copies of the work.

· Each submission should be given an original title.

· Each of the three hard copies must have the original title of the submission 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/EnglishClub/Betty_Awards_Application_2014.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 26th, 2013. 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.

· Prizewinners of The Betty Creative Writing Awards will be listed permanently on the CSUB English Club website.

· 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

http://www.csub.edu/EnglishClub/Betty_Awards_Application_2014.htm