Wordfest 2021 Submissions

Wordfest Students’ Writing Contest submissions are now open for 2021. All Valparaiso University undergraduate students are encouraged to compete. Students may submit in multiple genres. One submission per genre with up to three poems. For additional guidelines, please visit the English Department’s scholarships and awards page.

Prizes to be awarded: Wordfest Poetry Award, Wordfest Short Fiction Award, Wordfest Creative Nonfiction Award, Wordfest Critical Essay Award, Wordfest Dramatic Writing Award, Academy of American Poets Award, Anna Zink Springsteen Prize

Cash prizes of $100 will be awarded to winners in all writing categories.