We hope that you will consider submitting your best work for the 2021 English Prizes!
Monetary awards are given for the best submissions for each contest. All undergraduate students presently enrolled at Trinity College are encouraged to enter. The deadline is April 9th at 11:59pm. Please check our website for submission guidelines: https://www.trincoll.edu/english/department-news/students/. Good luck!
THE FRED PFEIL MEMORIAL PRIZE IN CREATIVE WRITING
This Prize is awarded annually for a piece of literary work (fiction, poetry, play script, screenplay, creative nonfiction) which addresses issues of social justice and the impact of culture and politics on human relationships.
One submission per student.
THE TRINITY ALUMNUS PRIZES IN FICTION
Prizes awarded for short stories of any length.
One submission per student.
JOHN CURTIS UNDERWOOD MEMORIAL PRIZES IN POETRY
Prizes awarded for up to four pages of original poetry.
Up to four pages of poetry per student.
THE ACADEMY OF AMERICAN POETS PRIZE
An award for one poem of any length (with possible publication in a nationally distributed journal).
One submission per student.
THE FRANK W. WHITLOCK PRIZES IN DRAMA
Prizes awarded for one-act play scripts.
One submission per student.
THE ALUMNI PRIZES IN ENGLISH COMPOSITION
Prizes awarded for expository writing. Essays originally written for college courses will be accepted if conscientiously revised and retyped.
One submission per student.
