Students must be enrolled in English 111X at the University of Alaska during the Summer and Fall 2011 or the Spring 2012 semesters. ENTRIES: The contest is for essays only, not poetry, fiction, or drama. There are no restrictions as to subject or length. The instructor’s permission is not required. The entry need not have been written as a class assignment. No more than one entry per student will be accepted.

The Contest will offer a $100 award for the best critical paper written in an upper division or graduate literature course at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. Entries can be from the Summer or Fall semester of 2011 or the Spring semester of 2012.

The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2011-2012 school year. The award will be given for the best fiction entry, either a short story or a single chapter from a novel. Only one entry per person will be accepted. $100 award.

will offer a $100.00 award for the best poem or group of poems, not to exceed a total of three pages. The prize money is made available through The Academy of American Poets. The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2011-2012 school year. Only one entry per participant will be accepted.
 

The contest is open to all students, either graduate or undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2011-2012 school year. The award will be given for fiction or non-fiction writing (not exceeding 30 pages). Only one entry per person will be accepted. 

The award is open to undergraduate students who have not yet earned a bachelor’s degree. Eligible essays are those written in an upper division- or graduate-level course offered by the English Department at the University of Alaska Fairbanks during the Summer or Fall semester of 2011 or the Spring semester of 2012. REQUIREMENTS: An eligible essay demonstrates careful scholarship, sound critical methods, and a close reading of the text. It does not have to be a heavily documented research paper, but it might include some annotations. $200 Award.

The contest is open to all graduate students enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2011-2012 school year. The award will be given for the best submission of a nonfiction essay, a personal essay, or a journal entry. Only one entry per person will be accepted. $100 Award.

Northern Lights Essay Contest - Undergraduate: The contest is open to all undergraduate students enrolled at the University of Alaska during the 2011-2012 school year. The award will be given for the best submission of a nonfiction essay, a personal essay, or a journal entry. Only one entry per person will be accepted. $100 Award.