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First-Year Writers: Submit your work for the Henrietta Morgan Memorial Award! (Deadline: Thursday, May 13)

Posted by on Friday, April 30, 2021 in Morgan Award, News & Events, Other events.

Bars of Blue, Yellow, and Red with white dividers are the background to this poster encouraging submission for the Morgan Award in Spring 2021Each year the Writing Studio conducts the competition for the Henrietta Morgan Memorial Award for First-Year Writers.

Established by William Morgan in memory of his wife, the award goes to the first-year student who submits the best sample of original writing.

In Spring 2021, the deadline for submissions is Thursday, May 13.

Submissions need not have been written for a “W” class or for any class. There are no restrictions as to length, type of writing, or subject matter (although all submissions must be in English).

Students may submit papers written as class assignments, or they may write papers especially for this contest. Poems, short stories, critical essays, research papers, articles of opinion, or expository essays are all acceptable.

Find out more and submit your work on our main Morgan Award page!

You can also see who won in recent years: Visit our Morgan Award Winners gallery.