2016 Betty Creative Writing Awards

2016 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: April 4, 2016

Submission Guidelines

• Applications must be filled out completely to be considered for an award.
• Only complete entries received by 5 p.m. on April 4, 2016 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 here. 
• 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